What You'll Do

  • 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.
  • Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
  • Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
  • Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances.
  • Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
  • Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
  • Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.
  • Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
  • Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.62/5
Writing 3.5/5
Critical Thinking 3.5/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.5/5
Reading Comprehension 3.38/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.38/5
Speaking 3.25/5
Active Learning 3.25/5
Time Management 3.12/5
Monitoring 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cautiousness, Achievement Orientation, Integrity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Oral Expression 3.62/5
Written Expression 3.62/5
Visualization 3.62/5
Speech Recognition 3.5/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

1CadCam Unigraphics Adobe Illustrator Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Navisworks Autodesk Revit Aveva Group Plant Design Management System PDMS Bentley AutoPLANT Bentley I/RAS B Bentley MicroStation Bentley PlantSpace SupportModeler Bentley Systems ProjectWise Bowen & Groves M1 ERP C C++ Cadence OrCAD software Cadence PSpice Cadence Virtuoso Layout Suite COADE CADWorx P&ID Computer aided design and drafting software CADD Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.78/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.43/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 4.01/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.93/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Analog Design Engineer Analog Integrated Circuits Design Engineer (Analog IC Design Engineer) AutoCAD Drafter AutoCAD Technician CAD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design Drafter) CAD Draftsman (Computer-Aided Design Draftsman) CADD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Drafter) Circuit Board Drafter Circuit Designer Computer-Aided Design Designer (CAD Designer) Computer-Aided Design Operator Computer-Aided Design Technician (CAD Tech) Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Designer Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Operator Design Drafter Designer Distribution Designer Drafter Drafting Technician (Drafting Tech) Electrical Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Technician (Electrical CADD Tech) Electrical Computer-Aided Design Operator Electrical Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Designer Electrical Controls Designer Electrical Design Technician Electrical Designer Electrical Distribution Designer Electrical Drafter Electrical Systems Drafter Electromechanical Design Drafter Electromechanisms Design Drafter Electronic Drafter Engineering Agent Equipment Services Associate (ESA) IC Layout Designer (Integrated Circuit Layout Designer) Instrumentation Designer Layout Designer Line Staker Mask Designer Mask Layout Designer Printed Circuit Board Designer (PCB Designer) Printed Circuit Board Drafter (PCB Drafter) Printed Circuit Board Draftsman (PCB Draftsman) Printed Circuit Board Layout Designer (PCB Layout Designer) Printed Circuit Designer Staking Engineer Staking Technician (Staking Tech) Test Fixture Designer

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