SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202421521
Electronics engineer
Electronics engineer researches on, designs, develops and advises on electronic devices, equipment and systems and plans and supervises their development, construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair, and checks completed work to ensure compliance with specifications and safety standards. He/she studies operating requirements for electronic equipment in fields such as telecommunications, acoustics, instrumentation and automatic control systems and also engages in research and development work. He/she designs electronic systems and equipment, prepares working drawings and specifications, and supervises technical aspects of manufacturing processes.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Electronics engineer researches on, designs, develops and advises on electronic devices, equipment and systems and plans and supervises their development, construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair, and checks completed work to ensure compliance with specifications and safety standards. He/she studies operating requirements for electronic equipment in fields such as telecommunications, acoustics, instrumentation and automatic control systems and also engages in research and development work. He/she designs electronic systems and equipment, prepares working drawings and specifications, and supervises technical aspects of manufacturing processes.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) engineer • Electronics design engineer • Microelectronics (MEMS) engineer
Elsewhere
• Electronics physicist, see 21110 • Electrical engineer, see 21511 • Instrumentation engineer, see 21525 • Telecommunications engineer, see 21532 • Electronics draughtsperson, see 31182
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALSMinor group
215 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS II (Cont’d)Unit group
2152 Electronics EngineersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 21521 — Electronics engineer
ISCO-08
- 2152 — Electronics engineers
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.