Electronic Drafters

Draw wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings used for manufacture, installation, and repair of electronic equipment.

Job Task

• Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, and conductor paths.
• Compare logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculate figures to convert, redesign, and modify element.
• Consult with engineers to discuss and interpret design concepts, and determine requirements of detailed working drawings.
• Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry and printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
• Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, and tolerances.
• Key and program specified commands and engineering specifications into computer system to change functions and test final layout.
• Plot electrical test points on layout sheets, and draw schematics for wiring test fixture heads to frames.
• Review work orders and procedural manuals and confer with vendors and design staff to resolve problems and modify design.
• Copy drawings of printed circuit board fabrication, using print machine or blueprinting procedure.
• Generate computer tapes of final layout design to produce layered photo masks and photo plotting design onto film.
• Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
• Supervise and coordinate work activities of workers engaged in drafting, designing layouts, assembling, and testing printed circuit boards.
• Train students to use drafting machines and to prepare schematic diagrams, block diagrams, control drawings, logic diagrams, integrated circuit drawings, and interconnection diagrams.
• Select drill size to drill test head, according to test design and specifications, and submit guide layout to designated department.

Looking for a job in Electronic Drafters? Check out these great job search websites. Thousands of job opportunities and reseach for a new career! Includes job search websites from Australia and internationally