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Electronics Engineers

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.

Fun facts

  • Decline Future Growth
  • 2502 Weekly Pay Before Tax
  • 89% full-time Full-Time Share
  • 6% female Gender Share

Tasks

There are many tasks done by electronics engineers. A few are listed below:

  • 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

Specific occupations

  • Electronics Engineer
  • Communications Engineer (Army)

Evangelia Gousiou, electronics engineer at CERN

Evangelia came to CERN (the famous European Organization for Nuclear Research) for a one-year position. Ten years later she is still at CERN enjoying a job that is never boring. Evangelia says that a good electronics engineer needs to know about a range of disciplines from software to mechanics, and that her job involves working with a wide range of people. Listen to her talk about the potential of electronic engineering.

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