Electronics Engineer

Overview

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

Day-to-day

• designing electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication and control 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.