Electronics Engineers

Electronics Engineers design, develop, adapt, install, test and maintain electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication, command and warfare systems, entertainment, transport and other industrial applications.

**Indicative skill level:**

#### In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

**Tasks include:**

- designing electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication and control systems, command and warfare systems, and other industrial applications - designing software, especially embedded software, to be used within such systems - developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems - supervising installation and commissioning of computer, communication and control systems, and ensuring proper control and protection methods - establishing and monitoring performance and safety standards and procedures for operation, modification, maintenance and repair of such systems - designing communications bearers based on wired, optical fibre and wireless communication media - analysing communications traffic and level of service, and determining the type of installation, location, layout and transmission medium for communication systems - designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software - designing the architecture, modelling and integration of communication and control systems, command and warfare systems, and other industrial applications