| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Prepare technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, or topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements. |
| Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks. |
| Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products. |
| Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements. |
| Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes. |
| Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment. |
| Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications. |
| Investigate customer or public complaints, determine nature and extent of problem, and recommend remedial measures. |
| Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget. |
| Plan or implement research methodology or procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
