calibration technician
Calibration technicians test and calibrate electrical and electronic equipment. They read blueprints and other technical drawings to develop testing procedures for every product.
Also called: technician in instrument calibration, instrument calibration technician, instrument calibrator, electrical instrument calibration technician, calibrator of electrical and electronic equipment, instrumentation calibration technician, instrument and calibration technician, pyrometry instrument calibration technician
- 23
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3113
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
23- battery formation
- calibrate electronic instruments
- check system parameters against reference values
- communicate test results to other departments
- conduct quality control analysis
- develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments
- electrical equipment regulations
- electronic equipment standards
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- instrument performance elements
- interpret electrical diagrams
- measure electrical characteristics
- metrology
- monitor machine operations
- operate surveying instruments
- quality assurance procedures
- quality standards
- read standard blueprints
- report defective manufacturing materials
- test electronic units
- use measurement instruments
- use testing equipment
Optional skills
18- assemble electronic units
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- develop calibration procedures
- develop material testing procedures
- electrical discharge
- industrial software
- keep records of work progress
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic systems
- maintain test equipment
- manage instrumentation systems
- provide user support for electrical instruments
- research equipment needs
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- validate raw materials
- write calibration report
- write inspection reports
- write records for repairs
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