Career Path

Electro-mechanical Technician

Overview

In this career, your responsibilities may include:

Using mechanical, electrical, and electronic expertise to install, operate, test, and repair automated and robotic equipment.
May work in a factory setting, or work on a wide variety of unmanned machines including submarines, aircraft, or equipment used in oil drilling or hazardous-waste removal.

Job Titles

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Academic Requirements

Typically requires an associate degree. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology would allow you to work as an Engineering Technologist, if you do not already have the U.S. equivalent of a bachelor’s degree. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree in engineering would allow you to work as an Electrical Engineer, Electronics Engineer, or Mechanical Engineer. Your associate degree might give you advanced standing or transfer credit toward a bachelor’s degree, reducing the time it would take you to graduate.

Certification
Certifications are not required, but could make employers more likely to hire you or offer you a higher salary.

You may be eligible for Certified Control System Technician (CCST) certification from the International Society of Automation, which is offered at three levels requiring 5, 7, or 13 years of combined education and related work experience.

You may be eligible for nine different certifications offered by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), a division of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Each of the following certifications are offered at two, three, or four different levels, depending on your years of related work experience (.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 5, 7, or 10):
Licensure

No licensure is required to work as an Electro-mechanical Technician.