Electronics Careers

Where do Electronics Technician Work?

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Bureau of Labor Official Job Statistics

Communications

Comtec EF Data
Channel 3 KTVK

Defense

General Dynamics
Honeywell
Boeing
Litton Electro-Optical Devices
Northrup/Grumman

Electronic Systems

Signal Technology

Industrial

ITC Manufacturing
Motay Electronics
MJS Designs
The Tech Group

Medical Technology

Medtronic/MicroRel
Guided Therapy Systems
St. Joseph (Hosp) Lab
G.E. Parallel Design
Eye-Tech
H & S Technical Services

Power

SRP
APS
Rural Electric

SemiConductor

VLSI Technology
ST Microelectronics
Intel
Jabil (formerly Varian)
IPEC Planar
Maxim
Microchip
Freescale
ASM America
ON Semiconductor
Epictronics

Transportation

Special Devices
ADOT (Arizona Department of Transportation)
City of Mesa
TRW Safety Systems
Simula
Kett Engineering
Solar Traffic Controls

Miscellaneous

Gameworks
Rockford Fosgate
USPS (United States Postal Service)

Electronics are everywhere, and electronics programs prepare students for careers wherever electronic systems are found. Students and graduates work in industries such as:

  • Aerospace,
  • Biotechnology,
  • Communications,
  • Entertainment,
  • Industrial,
  • Medical,
  • Power,
  • Semiconductor, and
  • Transportation.

All of these industries employ increasingly complex electronic systems in all areas of our economy. Typical ET jobs include developing, building, calibrating, testing, certifying, maintaining, and qualifying

  • instrument landing, radar, and air traffic control systems in airports,
  • complex biomedical equipment in biotechnology companies,
  • transmitters and communications equipment for TV and Radio broadcasters,
  • instrumentation and switching substations for power companies
  • medical ultrasound systems, pacemakers, and automatic defibrillators in medical equipment companies
  • traffic signal instrumentation and controls for large metropolitan areas,
  • high-speed automated systems for the U.S. Postal Service,
  • complex instruments and control systems for Semiconductor equipment vendors and manufacturers, and,
  • night vision equipment for defense companies.

Electronic Technicians do not repair radios and TV's.