Electrical / Electronics Drafter

Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Computer-Aided Design Operator; Designer; Drafter; Drafting Technician (Drafting Tech); Electrical Designer; Electrical Drafter; Layout Designer; Printed Circuit Board Designer (PCB Designer); Staking Engineer; Staking Technician (Staking Tech)

Tasks

• Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
• Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
• Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect.
• Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
• Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
• Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
• Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.
• Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.
• Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.
• Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design.
• Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
• Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances.
• Compare logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculate figures to convert, redesign, or modify element.
• Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, or conductor paths.
• Study work order requests to determine type of service, such as lighting or power, demanded by installation.

Knowledge

• Design
• Engineering and Technology
• Computers and Electronics
• English Language
• Mathematics
• Administrative
• Education and Training
• Geography
• Public Safety and Security

Skills

• Active Listening
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Active Learning
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Written Comprehension
• Oral Comprehension
• Near Vision
• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Visualization
• Speech Recognition
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Speech Clarity
• Category Flexibility
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Flexibility of Closure