Back

Engineering Technicians

Engineering technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist engineers with the design, development, operation, installation and maintenance of engineering systems and constructions.

Average Salary

£36,450

New workers start around £22,641. Normal pay is £36,450 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £54,624.

Jobs

75,884

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Visits and advises clients on the use and servicing of mechanical and chemical engineering products and services.

  • Inspects completed aircraft maintenance work to certify that it meets standards and the aircraft is ready for operation.

  • Diagnoses and detects faults and implements procedures to maintain efficient operation of systems and equipment.

  • Prepares estimates of materials, equipment and labour required for engineering projects.

  • Sets up equipment, undertakes tests, takes readings, performs calculations and records and interprets data.

  • Plans and prepares work and test schedules based on specifications and drawings.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Commissioning

  • Risk Analysis

  • Machinery

  • Electrical Engineering

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Communications

  • Management

  • Operations

  • Problem Solving

  • Customer Service

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.