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Overview
Microelectronics engineering technicians help develop, build, test and maintain small electronic devices and components such as microprocessors, memory chips and integrated circuits for controls.
In job descriptions, look for circuit diagrams, cleanroom work, electronic test procedures, soldering, integrated circuits, assembly drawings, quality inspection, machine monitoring and recording test data.
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Microelectronics engineering technician work supports engineers who develop small electronic devices and components. The setting can involve cleanrooms, benches, test equipment, circuit diagrams, prototypes, integrated circuits and production troubleshooting.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include interpreting circuit diagrams, following electronic test procedures, soldering components, reading assembly drawings, monitoring machine operations, inspecting product quality and recording test data carefully.
Salary context
Salary context depends on cleanroom responsibility, testing depth, device complexity, fault-finding duties, production pressure, documentation demands and whether the technician supports prototypes, process maintenance or volume manufacturing.
Career paths
Paths can move from assembly or test support into microelectronics testing, process technician work, quality control, equipment maintenance, production engineering support or specialist work with integrated circuits and sensors.
Good to know
Check adverts for cleanroom requirements, component scale, soldering or bonding methods, test equipment, standards, shift patterns, data recording, fault response and collaboration with microelectronics engineers.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for microelectronics engineering technician work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include sensor engineering technician, electronics engineering technician and microsystem engineering technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3023.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
26Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
Alternative labels
micro-electronics engineering technician
microelectronics technologist
microelectronic equipment technologist
technician in microelectronic engineering
technologist in microelectronics
microelectronic systems technologist
technologist in microelectronic systems
microelectronics process engineering technician
microelectronics technician
Occupation group
electronics engineering technician (3114.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0ea36a48-a27d-4515-b61f-3cab395cf60f |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3114.1.6 |
| ISCO group | 3114 |
| Concept type | Occupation |