Career Details

Electrical Drafters
Draw wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings used for manufacture, installation, and repair of electronic equipment.

Overview

Draw wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings used for manufacture, installation, and repair of electronic equipment.

What you'll do

  • Consult with engineers to discuss and interpret design concepts, and determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
  • Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, and tolerances.
  • Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry and printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.

Abilities you'll need

ComprehensionDependabilityGood CommunicationsMathematical ReasoningProblem RecognitionProblem SolvingReasoning

Knowledge you'll gain

Administration and ManagementComputers and ElectronicsCustomer ServiceDesignEducation and TrainingEngineering and TechnologyMathematicsPublic Safety and Security

Skills

CommunicationCritical ThinkingDependabilityProblem SolvingTeamworkTime Management

Technology

Computer Aided Design (CAD) SoftwareComputersMicrosoft Office Software