Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
Electricity and electronics are an integral part of our contemporary world. Mobile phones, lighting systems, pacemakers and power plants are all powered by electrical or electronic technology. Support the engineers who bring these systems to life.
Description
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians may work independently or provide technical support and services in the design, development, testing, production and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems. They are employed by electrical utilities, communications companies, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, consulting firms, and in governments and a wide range of manufacturing, processing and transportation industries.
Profile(s)
- Conventional
- Investigative
- Realistic
Each profession is associated with a combination of three initial letters corresponding to one of the six RIASEC profiles. Profile combinations are determined based on skills, fields of interest and certain personality traits.
Main tasks
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists
- Design, develop and test power equipment and systems, industrial process control systems, telecommunication, broadcast, recording and audiovisual systems, micro-electronic systems and circuits, computers, computer systems and networks, and computer software
- Supervise the building and testing of prototypes according to general instructions and established standards
- Conduct or supervise the installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems other than aircraft electronics or instruments
- Carry out applied research in fields of electrical and electronic engineering and physics under the direction of scientists or engineers
- Set up and operate specialized and standard test equipment to diagnose, test and analyze the performance of electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems
- Write specifications, schedules and technical reports and control schedules and budgets.
Electrical and electronics engineering technicians
- Assist in the design, development and testing of electrical and electronic components, equipment, and systems
- Assist in inspection, testing, adjusting and evaluation of incoming electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic components and assemblies to ensure conformance with product specifications and tolerances
- Conduct life tests (burn-ins) on assemblies and record and analyze results
- Assist in building and testing prototypes to specifications
- Carry out a limited range of technical functions in support of research in electrical and electronic engineering and physics
- Install, operate and maintain electrical and electronic equipment and systems
- Calibrate electrical or electronic equipment and instruments according to technical manuals and written instructions
- Collect and compile operational or experimental data and assist in the preparation of estimates, schedules, budgets, specifications and reports.
Training
DIPLOMA OF COLLEGE STUDIES (DCS)
Industrial Electronics Technology
Description of the Industrial Electronics Technology program
To register for Industrial Electronics Technology:
- Cégep André-Laurendeau (French only)
- Cégep Beauce-Appalaches (French only)
- Cégep de Bois-de-Boulogne (French only)
- Cégep de Chicoutimi (French only)
- Cégep de Drummondville (French only)
- Cégep de Granby (French only)
- Cégep de Jonquière (French only)
- Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (French only)
- Cégep de l'Outaouais (French only)
- Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles – Campus de Gaspé (French only)
- Cégep de La Pocatière (French only)
- Cégep de Lévis (French only)
- Cégep de Maisonneuve (French only)
- Cégep de Matane (French only)
- Cégep de Rimouski (French only)
- Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup (French only)
- Cégep de Saint-Jérôme (French only)
- Cégep de Sainte-Foy (French only)
- Cégep de Sept-Îles (French only)
- Cégep de Shawinigan (French only)
- Cégep de Sherbrooke (French only)
- Cégep de Sorel-Tracy (French only)
- Cégep de St-Félicien (French only)
- Cégep de St-Hyacinthe (French only)
- Cégep de Thetford (French only)
- Cégep de Trois-Rivières (French only)
- Cégep de Valleyfield (French only)
- Cégep de Victoriaville (French only)
- Cégep du Vieux Montréal (French only)
- Cégep Édouard-Montpetit (French only)
- Cégep Garneau (French only)
- Cégep Gérald-Godin (French only)
- Heritage College (www.cegep-heritage.qc.ca)
- John Abbott College (www.johnabbott.qc.ca)
- Cégep Limoilou (French only)
- Cégep Lionel Groulx (French only)
- Cégep Marie-Victorin (French only)
- Cégep Montmorency (French only)
- Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Joliette (French only)
- Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French only)
- Champlain Regional College – Campus Lennoxville (www.crc-lennox.qc.ca)
- Champlain Regional College – Campus Saint-Lambert-Longueuil (www.champlainonline.com/champlainweb)
- Collège Ahuntsic (French only)
- Collège Bart (French only)
- Collège d'Alma (French only)
- Dawson College (www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca)
- Collège de Rosemont (French only)
- Collège LaSalle / LaSalle College
- Collège O'Sullivan de Québec (French only)
- Institut Grasset (French only)
- Institut Teccart
- Vanier College (www.vaniercollege.qc.ca)
Computer Engineering Technology
Description of the Computer Engineering Technology program
To register for Computer Engineering Technology:
- Cégep de l'Outaouais (French only)
- Cégep de Maisonneuve (French only)
- Cégep de Sherbrooke (French only)
- Cégep de Trois-Rivières (French only)
- Cégep Gérald-Godin (French only)
- Cégep Limoilou (French only)
- Cégep Lionel Groulx (French only)
- Vanier College (www.vaniercollege.qc.ca)
More information
More information on this job on IMT online
This trade is in highest demand in these regions:
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- Capitale-Nationale
- Île-de-Montréal
- Outaouais
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Lanaudière
- Laurentides
- Montérégie
- Centre-du-Québec
- Grande région de Montréal