Field of work

Automation technicians EFZ work wherever automated systems are in use. Most of them work in the industrial environment of the mechanical, electrical and metal industries (MEM industries), but also in electrical engineering, building technology or transport technology.
Thanks to their versatile and demanding training, they can be used in a wide range of applications. You will work in a networked environment and be in constant exchange with other specialists, customers and suppliers. Her everyday life includes both manual activities and work on the computer. Their workplace is in internal workshops, in the office or directly at the customer's site. Clients are internal and external customers.

Key competencies

Automation technicians EFZ plan, manufacture and commission fully and partially automated systems in compliance with the applicable standards. They create the associated software programs and visualizations, network the systems and ensure secure data traffic. To do this, they independently obtain the necessary information.

As automation specialists, they carry out subsequent maintenance tasks, repairs or extensions independently and in compliance with the specifications. During commissioning, they test the software and carry out function and quality controls.

They analyze faults with the help of measuring instruments and analysis software, develop proposed solutions and carry them out professionally. You will create or adapt technical documentation with the help of computer-aided means.

They often work in a team and make effective use of their technical, social and personal skills. They constantly reflect on their actions and develop further in the process.

Professional practice

Automation technicians EFZ understand the entire functions of automated systems. As specialists, they network the various technologies of electrical engineering, fluid technology, mechanics and computer science. In doing so, they work closely with other specialists.

You will implement orders and projects independently or in a team and carry them out systematically and independently. In doing so, they observe occupational safety and health protection. They are open, flexible and innovative. Automation technicians have a keen interest in new things, especially new technologies. They take responsibility and develop creative solutions.

Significance

Automation technicians EFZ are characterized by their economical and at the same time ecological thinking and acting. Their work enables necessary developments to achieve decarbonization, as well as climate and energy goals. They observe legal rules and regulations and thus make a contribution to society and nature. They observe the principles of environmental protection, use resources efficiently and support the use of renewable energies, including their storage.

General education

General education includes basic skills for orientation in the personal life context and in society as well as for overcoming private and professional challenges.

Overview of Competencies

a: Development of automated systems

Compulsory

  • a1: Create or revise production documents for automated systems
    7777 A.01
  • a2: Create sketches of mechanical components or parts of automated systems
    7777 A.02
  • a3: Planning and parameterizing networks for automated systems
    7777 a.03

Compulsory voting

  • a4: Dimensioning drives of automated systems
    7777 A.04
  • a5: create a digital twin of automated systems and put it into operation
    7777 A.05
  • a6: Modeling Simple Mechanical Components with Computer Aided Design
  • 7777 a.06

b: Creation and commissioning of automated systems

Compulsory

  • b1: Setting up and commissioning automated systems
    7777 b.01
  • b2: Machining or manufacturing mechanical components or components of automated systems
    7777 b.02
  • b3: Programming software and visualizations of automated systems and testing them with the hardware
    7777 b.03
  • b4: Installing drives in automated systems and putting them into operation
    7777 b.04
  • b5: Integrating sensors or intelligent components in automated systems
    7777 b.05

Compulsory voting

  • b6: Setting up and commissioning control systems in automated systems
    7777 b.06
  • b7: Complement automated systems with robots and put them into operation
    7777 b.07

c: Maintenance of automated systems

Compulsory

  • c1: Maintain or modernize automated systems
    7777 c.01
  • c2: Check the functions of an automated system
    7777 c.02
  • c3: Fix errors in the hardware or control software on automated systems
    7777 c.03

Compulsory voting

  • c4: Maintaining drives of automated systems
    7777 c.04
  • c5: Monitor process data from automated systems and initiate measures
    7777 c.05
  • c6: Visualize energy consumption of automated systems and optimize their efficiency
    7777 C.06

d: Assumption of operational responsibility

Compulsory

  • d1: Planning project-oriented orders in the field of automation
    7777 d.0
  • d2: Controlling the Progress of Project-Oriented Orders in the Automation Environment
    7777 d.02
  • d3: Evaluate results from project-oriented orders in the automation environment
    7777 d.03

Compulsory voting

  • d4: Take overall technical responsibility for the development of automated systems in an MEM industrial sector
    7777 d.04
  • d5: Assume overall technical responsibility for the creation and commissioning of automated systems in an MEM industrial sector
    7777 d.05
  • d6: Assume overall technical responsibility for the maintenance of automated systems in an MEM industrial sector
    7777 d.06
  • d7: Training customers in the operation of automated systems in an MEM industrial sector
    7777 d.07