Field of work

Electronics technicians EFZ work in small, medium-sized and large high-tech companies. You will develop and implement electronic hardware and software solutions. The aim is always to make something work, or to investigate how it works. They design and plan their products closely with other specialists, such as development engineers.

Electronics technicians EFZ plan and build electronic circuits for internal and external clients and accompany their production. The software, which has been developed and programmed in-house, is used to build in additional functions, for example to enable networking. The results are used in high-tech as well as in everyday products.

Electronics technicians EFZ work in development departments, test workshops or laboratories of their own company, but also with customers in Germany and abroad. Their actions are always oriented towards the needs of the client.

Key competencies

In the digital working world, electronics technicians EFZ participate in development processes from project planning to the construction of prototypes to production and assembly to commissioning, following the concepts and processes defined in the company. They work in accordance with the applicable guidelines and standards.

They process orders or projects by designing and planning ideas for innovative electronic products, creating programs, carrying out measurement and testing work and carrying out commissioning. They record the entire development process in writing and create technical documents.

In the operating phase of the devices or products, they are responsible for optimizations as well as for locating faults or rectifying faults. Electronics technicians EFZ are characterized in particular by their precise way of working and their quality awareness.

Her special competencies lie in the areas of circuit development, microcontroller technology, programming, measurement and testing technology, as well as in the manufacture of electronic products. They equip printed circuit boards with the smallest electronic components, assemble prototypes and integrate them into existing systems.

They can also make simple mechanical adjustments to housings, for example, independently. In addition to creativity and perseverance in finding solutions, they show a pronounced inclination towards the digital world of work.
Electronics technicians EFZ work in a networked technological environment. They are in constant exchange with other specialists and customers. You will work independently or in project teams. In doing so, they make effective use of their professional, social and personal skills. They reflect on their actions in their everyday work and develop independently.

Professional practice

Electronics technicians EFZ carry out their orders and projects systematically and independently. With regard to the continuous optimization of circuits and the associated software, they are flexible and open to innovations.

They are characterized by their curiosity, creativity and ability to abstract. Electronics technicians EFZ show great interest in new technologies and are fascinated by their wide range of possibilities. They have the courage to try new things and have the necessary patience and tenacity.

Electronics technicians EFZ take responsibility for the work equipment, apparatus, machines and systems they use, but also for occupational safety and health protection.

Significance

Electronics technicians EFZ are characterized by their economic and at the same time ecological thinking and acting. They are actively involved in the development and production of future-oriented technologies. Their work enables the necessary developments to achieve decarbonization, as well as the climate and energy goals. Electronics technicians EFZ and electronics technicians EFZ comply with 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: Developing ideas and concepts

Compulsory

  • a1: Understanding and interpreting requirements and needs for electronic hardware or software problems
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  • a2: Developing ideas, concepts and solutions for electronic hardware or software problems
    9999 A.02
  • a3: Clarify the feasibility of ideas or orders for electronic hardware or software solutions
    9999 A.03

b: Developing and manufacturing electronic hardware

Compulsory

  • b1: dimensioning electronic circuits and developing the scheme
  • b2: Develop the layout for printed circuit boards and create the production documents
  • b3: Manufacturing printed circuit boards and assemblies
  • b4: Commissioning, measuring and troubleshooting circuits
  • b5: check the requirements for the circuit

Compulsory voting

  • b6: Putting electronic assemblies into operation
  • b7: Mechanically process or manufacture front panels, housings or simple mechanical components

c: Software development

Compulsory

  • c1: Develop Mikrocontroller programs
  • c2: check the requirements for the software

Compulsory voting

  • c3: integrate intelligent components and services in a network or cloud
  • c4: Developing applications for controlling hardware
  • c5: Programming Logic Circuits in Complex Logic Devices

d: Assumption of technical and operational responsibility

Compulsory

  • d1: Planning project-oriented orders in the electronics sector of the MEM industries
  • d2: Monitoring the progress of project-oriented orders in the electronics sector of the MEM industries
  • d3: Evaluating the results of project-oriented contracts in the electronics sector of the MEM industrie

Compulsory voting

  • d4: Educating customers in the use of products from the MEM industries
  • d5: Processing series production orders in electronics
  • d6: Maintenance of production or work equipment with electronic components
  • d7: Monitor process data from automated systems and initiate measures
  • d8: Check the functions of devices
  • d9: Build, configure and commission technical systems with electronic components