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Electronics engineer

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Electro engineer Electronic engineer Electronic technology engineer Electronic technology engineering adviser Electronic technology engineering consultant Electronic technology engineering expert Electronic technology engineering specialist Electronics engineer Electronics engineering adviser Electronics engineering consultant Electronics engineering expert Electronics engineering specialist

Electronics engineers research, design, and develop electronic systems such as circuits, semiconductor devices, and equipment that use electricity as a source of power. They work with capacitators, transistors, diodes or resistors to create electronic circuits and applications of use in fields such as telecommunications, acoustics, instruments, and control.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Advising on and designing electronic devices or components, circuits, semi-conductors and systems;
(b) Specifying production or installation methods, materials and quality standards, and directing production or installation work of electronic products and systems;
(c) Establishing control standards and procedures to ensure efficient functioning and safety of electronic systems, motors and equipment;
(d) Organising and directing maintenance and repair of existing electronic systems and equipment;
(e) Designing electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls;
(f) Researching and advising on radar, telemetry and remote control systems, microwaves and other electronic equipment;
(g) Designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software;
(h) Developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems.

Knowledge

  • Electronics and automation
  • Electricity and energy
  • Management and administration
  • Engineering and engineering trades not further defined
  • Software and applications development and analysis

Digital competencies

  • Designing systems and products
  • Developing operational policies and procedures
  • Analysing business operations
  • Conducting academic or market research
  • Managing budgets or finances

Digital competencies

  • Designing electrical or electronic systems or equipment
  • Designing ict systems or applications
  • Using computer aided design and drawing tools

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Science and engineering professionals

Electrotechnology engineers

Electronics engineers

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Electronics engineers

284

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

41,64%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-12,15% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

86,47%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

4,77%

Part-time contracts

1,02% Turnover index

43

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

8%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering professionals

59%

41%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Electrotechnology engineers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Electronics engineers

No experience
4%
Less than 1 year
62%
Between 1 and 2 years
5%
Between 2 and 4 years
13%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
12%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
36%
Manufacturing
26%
Information and communication
19%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
2%
Others
9%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.