Designs, develops, adapts, installs, tests and maintains electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer systems, communication systems and other industrial applications.

Tasks Include:

• designs electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication and control systems, and other industrial applications

• designs software, especially embedded software, to be used within such systems
  
  
• develops apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems
  
  
• supervises installation and commissioning of computer, communications and control systems, and ensures proper control and protection methods
  
  
• establishes and monitors performance and safety standards and procedures for operation, modification, maintenance and repair of such systems
  
  
• designs communications bearers based on wired, optical fibre and wireless communications media
  
  
• analyses communications traffic and level of service, and determines the type of installation, location, layout and transmission medium for communications systems
  
  
• designs and develops signal processing algorithms and implements these through appropriate choice of hardware and software

Specialisations:

• Mechatronics Engineer
• Radio Engineer