Profession vehicle electronics installer

Vehicle electronics installers set up equipment and accessories in motor vehicles such as CD players and GPS. They use electric drills and routers to install and examine malfunctioning electronic systems.  

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Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Electronic and telecommunication equipment

  The offered electronic and telecommunication equipment and products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

• Electrical wiring plans

  Pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes, and the power and signal connections between the devices. It gives information about the relative position and arrangement of devices and terminals on the devices, to help in building or servicing the device. A wiring diagram is often used to troubleshoot problems and to make sure that all the connections have been made and that everything is present.

Skills

• Install car electronics

  Place electrically operated accessories in vehicles such as batteries which power heating systems, radios and anti-theft systems.

• Install automotive electrical equipment

  Place electrical circuits and wiring in vehicles such as lighting and voltage gauges. These distribute and regulate electrical power and supply it to meters and other devices in the car.

• Use specialised tools in electric repairs

  Use of a variety of specialised tools, instruments and machines, such as presses, drills and grinders; employ them to carry out repairs in a safety manner.

• Maintain audiovisual equipment

  Perform routine maintenance tasks on audiovisual equipment as well as minor repairs, such as replacing parts and calibrating the instruments, on equipment used in processing sound and images.

• Ensure compliance with warranty contracts

  Implement and monitor repairs and/or replacements by the supplier in compliance with warranty contracts.

• Operate audio equipment

  Apply technologies for re-creation or recording of sounds, such as speaking, sound of instruments in electrical or mechanical form.

• Perform technical tasks with great care

  Avoiding possible risks and unwanted outcomes by watching carefully over all parts of a machine, device or vehicle and executing processes of production, maintenance or repair with great care.

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB