9523 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
Electronics assemblers and fabricators assemble and fabricate electronic equipment, parts and components. Electronics inspectors and testers inspect and test electronic and electromechanical assemblies, subassemblies, parts and components to ensure conformance to prescribed standards. They are employed in electronics manufacturing plants.
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Index of titles
Example titles
Aligner – electronic equipment manufacturing
Aluminizing equipment operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Antenna-tuner inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Assembly inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Assembly tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Automatic component-assembly-machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Automatic wire-wrapping machine tender – electronic equipment manufacturing
Avionics assembler
Avionics equipment assembler
Backplane and frame wiring operator
Base-filling machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Bench assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Bench worker – electronic equipment manufacturing
Board laboratory operator
Capacitor assembler
Capacitor inspector
Capacitor-treating tank operator
Cathode coater – electronic equipment manufacturing
Cathode-ray-tube-processing equipment setter
Chassis assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Chassis installer – electronic equipment manufacturing
Choke winder – electronic equipment manufacturing
Circuit board assembler
Coil assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Coil inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Coil-winding machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Colour picture tube assembler
Communications equipment assembler
Compact disc player assembler
Compact disc player inspector and tester
Component inserting machine operator
Component inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Components assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Condenser winder – electronic equipment manufacturing
Cone assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Console assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Conveyor line worker – electronic equipment manufacturing
Crystal calibrator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Crystal final tester
Crystal final tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Crystal finisher – electronic equipment manufacturing
Crystal frequency measurer – electronic equipment manufacturing
Crystal grower
Crystal inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Crystal lapper
Crystal unit assembler
Crystal-dicing saw operator
Die attacher – electronic equipment manufacturing
Diffusion furnace operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Dip-soldering machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Duplicating machine assembler
Electrical wire group assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Electron tube assembler
Electron tube inspector and tester
Electron tube stem assembly inspector
Electronic business machine assembler
Electronic cash register assembler
Electronic component assembler
Electronic component cleaner
Electronic component insertion colour coder
Electronic component tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Electronic components tester
Electronic control assembler
Electronic control operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Electronic equipment assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Electronic equipment inspector
Electronic equipment subassembler
Electronic instrument maker
Electronic keyboard assembler
Electronic office machines assembler
Electronic organ assembler
Electronic peripheral equipment assembler
Electronic products mounter – electronic equipment manufacturing
Electronic unit inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Electronics assembler
Electronics equipment assembler
Electronics inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Electronics manufacturing shop worker
Electronics tester
Electronics-manufacturing process inspector
Exhaust and sealing machine operator
Exhaust equipment setter – electronic equipment manufacturing
Filament stem inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Filament tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Filament-winding machine adjuster
Filter assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Final-assembly tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Finished product inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Fluorescent screen former
Funnel coater – electronic equipment manufacturing
Gauger, semiconductor material – electronic equipment manufacturing
General assembler and light machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Geophysical instrument assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Grid gauger – electronic equipment manufacturing
Grid inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Grid operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Harness and cable fabricator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Hearing aid inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Hybrid circuit assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Hybrid inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Impregnator and dryer – electronic equipment manufacturing
In-circuit test operator
Inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Inspector – printed circuit board fabrication
Installer – electronic equipment manufacturing
Integrated circuit assembler
Laser assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Laser-trimmer operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Magnetometer assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Manufacturing operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Mica capacitor assembler
Microcircuit assembler
Microelectronic circuit fabricator
Mobile transceiver inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Mount operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Mounter – electronic equipment manufacturing
Nautical instrument maker – electronic equipment manufacturing
Navigation aid inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Nucleonics instrument assembler
Office machine assembler
Pacemaker assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Parts and assemblies typewriter inspector
Parts tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Photoresist printer – electronic equipment manufacturing
Pick and place machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Picture tube assembler
Picture tube assembly screen aluminizer
Picture tube screen aluminizer
Picture tube tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Precision instrument assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Printed circuit board (PCB) assembler
Printed circuit board (PCB) assembly inspector
Printed circuit board (PCB) assembly machine operator
Printed circuit board (PCB) assembly machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Printed circuit board (PCB) etcher
Printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication inspector
Printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication machine operator
Printed circuit board (PCB) in-circuit machine -and repairing-machine operator
Printed circuit board (PCB) in-circuit test machine and repair operator
Printed circuit board (PCB) inspector
Printed circuit board (PCB) inspector and tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Process inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Process technician – electronic equipment manufacturing
Process tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Production operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Production tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Quartz crystal etcher and plater – electronic equipment manufacturing
Radar-indicator inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Radar-receiver assembler
Radiation-detector assembler
Radio assembler and installer
Resistor assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Resistor machine feeder
Resistor-processing equipment operator
Salvage operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Semiconductor assembler
Semiconductor calibrator
Semiconductor material gauger – electronic equipment manufacturing
Semiconductor mounter
Silicon wafer fabricator
Silicon wafer grower
Speaker assembler
Surface mount assembler
Surface mount assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Tape cartridge and cassette assembler
Tape cartridge and cassette inspector
Telecommunications equipment assembler
Telephone assembler
Television assembler
Television assembly chief inspector
Television picture tube gun assembler
Television picture tube laminator
Television picture tube rim bander
Television picture tube tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Television receiver inspector and tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Television set inspector and tester – electronic equipment manufacturing
Television tube assembler
Tension meter assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Test and trim operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Testing machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Through-hole assembler
Through-hole assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Transistor assembler
Tube assembler – electronic equipment manufacturing
Tube tester
Type-bar-and-segment assembler
Typewriter aligner
Typewriter parts salvager
Utility operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Vacuum evaporation process plater – electronic equipment manufacturing
Variable capacitor tester
Variable resistor assembler
Wafer fabrication lab technician – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wafer fabrication operator
Wafer fabrication operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wafer technician – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wave soldering machine operator
Wave soldering machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wire and harness assembler
Wire bonder – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wire soldering operator
Wire wound resistor calibrator
Wire wound resistor calibrator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wire wound resistor inspector – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wire-cutting machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wire-wrapping machine operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Wiring and assembly operator
Wiring and soldering operator – electronic equipment manufacturing
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Electronics assemblers
Solder and manually assemble various electronic components such as resistors, diodes, transistors, capacitors, integrated circuits, switches, wires and other electronic parts to designated locations on printed circuit boards
Assemble microcircuits requiring fine hand assembly, the use of microscopes and adherence to cleanroom procedures
Install, mount, fasten, align and adjust parts, components, wiring and harnesses to subassemblies and assemblies using hand and small power tools
Operate automatic and semi-automatic machines to position, solder and clean prescribed components on printed circuit boards
May replace defective components and repair and overhaul older devices.
Electronics fabricators
Operate and monitor process equipment including automatic and semi-automatic machines to fabricate electronic components, solder, clean, seal and stamp components and perform other process operations as specified
Set up process equipment and adhere to cleanroom procedures as required.
Electronics inspectors
Inspect electronic components and assemblies to ensure correct component selection and placement, wiring and soldering quality, proper pin insertions, location and diameter of plated holes, breaks in circuitry and line spacing in printed circuit board and other specified requirements while products are being assembled or fabricated
Check final assembly for finish, labelling and packaging methods
Check mechanical dimensions and perform “go-no-go” electrical tests
Identify and mark acceptable and defective assemblies and return faulty assemblies to production for repair
Collect, record and summarize inspection results
Investigate equipment malfunction and instruct on proper operation.
Electronics testers
Operate various test equipment and tools to perform simple electrical and continuity testing of electronic components, parts and systems
Set up and operate automatic testing equipment to locate circuit and wiring faults, shorts and component defects
Compare test results to specifications and set parts or products aside for repair or replace components or parts as indicated by test equipment
May conduct life tests (burn-ins) on components, subassemblies and assemblies
Maintain test result reports.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school is usually required for electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers.
On-the-job training is usually provided for occupations in this unit group.
A two-year apprenticeship program and trade certification for electronics assemblers are available but voluntary in Saskatchewan.
Electronics testers may require post-secondary courses in basic electronic theory, testing techniques and testing equipment.
Electronics inspectors and testers may require experience as an electronics assembler or component fabricator.
Additional information
Progression from electronics assembler or component fabricator to electronics inspector or tester is possible with additional training and experience.
Exclusions
Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing (9524)
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (2241)
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) (2242)
Supervisors, electronics manufacturing (9222)