2125-13 Electronics Engineer

Specialisations/Job Titles

• Mechatronics Engineer
• Radio Engineer

Tasks & Duties

Designs, develops, adapts, installs, tests and maintains electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer systems, communication systems and other industrial applications.

• designs electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication and control systems, and other industrial applications
• designs software, especially embedded software, to be used within such systems
• develops apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems
• supervises installation and commissioning of computer, communications and control systems, and ensures proper control and protection methods
• establishes and monitors performance and safety standards and procedures for operation, modification, maintenance and repair of such systems
• designs communications bearers based on wired, optical fibre and wireless communications media
• analyses communications traffic and level of service, and determines the type of installation, location, layout and transmission medium for communications systems
• designs and develops signal processing algorithms and implements these through appropriate choice of hardware and software

Entry Skill Level

The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience is required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.

This can be relevant when applying for temporary business sponsorship, and in some cases in applying for skills assessment.

Skilled Occupations List

This occupation is on the Skilled Occupations List. You could consider applying for Skilled Migration to Australia.

If you nominated the occupation of Electronics Engineer, you would score 60 points for skill in the skilled migration points test.

The skills assessing authority for this occupation is Engineers Australia.

Migration Occupations in Demand List

This occupation is on the Migration Occupations in Demand List. If you applied for Skilled Migration to Australia, you would score an additional 15 points for nominating this occupation, or an extra 20 points in the skilled migration points test if you have a job offer with a business which has had at least 10 full-time employees for the last 2 years.

If you applied for Employer Nomination, you would receive a waiver of Labour Market Testing.

Employer Nomination Scheme

An Australian business can sponsor you for a permanent visa Employer Nomination). The occupation of Electronics Engineer is on the gazetted list of occupations approved for ENS visas. Your occupation would be skills assessed by IEAust

Temporary Business Sponsorship

An Australian or overseas business can sponsor you for a temporary visa lasting for up to 4 years (subclass 457 visa - see Temporary Business Sponsorship). The occupation of Electronics Engineer is not on the gazetted list of occupations approved for temporary business sponsorship.