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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="Engineering_technologist" title="Engineering technologist">Engineering technologist</a>.</div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="Technician" title="Technician">Technician</a>.</div>

<p>An <b>engineering technician</b> is a <a href="Professional" title="Professional">professional</a> trained in <a href="Skills" class="mw-redirect" title="Skills">skills</a> and <a href="Scientific_technique" title="Scientific technique">techniques</a> related to a specific branch of <a href="Technology" title="Technology">technology</a>, with a practical understanding of the relevant engineering concepts.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Engineering technicians often assist in projects relating to <a href="Research_and_development" title="Research and development">research and development</a>, or focus on post-development activities like implementation or operation.

</p><p>The <a href="Dublin_Accord" title="Dublin Accord">Dublin Accord</a> was signed in 2002 as an international agreement recognizing engineering technician qualifications. The Dublin Accord is analogous to the <a href="Washington_Accord_(credentials)" title="Washington Accord (credentials)">Washington Accord</a> for engineers and the <a href="Sydney_Accord" title="Sydney Accord">Sydney Accord</a> for engineering technologists.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nature_of_work">Nature of work</h2></div>

<p>Engineering technicians help solve technical problems in many ways. They build or set up equipment, conduct experiments, collect data, and calculate results. They might also help to make a model of new equipment. Some technicians work in quality control, checking products, tests, and collecting data. In manufacturing, they help to design and develop products. They also find ways to produce things efficiently. There are multiple fields in this job such as; software design, repair, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

They may also be people who produce <a href="Technical_drawings" class="mw-redirect" title="Technical drawings">technical drawings</a> or <a href="Engineering_drawings" class="mw-redirect" title="Engineering drawings">engineering drawings</a>.

</p><p>Engineering technicians are responsible for using the theories and principles of <a href="Science" title="Science">science</a>, <a href="Engineering" title="Engineering">engineering</a>, and <a href="Mathematics" title="Mathematics">mathematics</a> to solve problems and come up with solutions in the research, design, development, manufacturing, sales, construction, inspection, and maintenance of systems and products.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Engineering technicians help engineers and scientists in researching and developing, while some other engineering technicians may be responsible for inspections, <a href="Quality_control" title="Quality control">quality control</a>, and processes which may include conducting tests and data collection.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2></div>

<p>Engineering technician diplomas and two-year degrees are generally offered by <a href="Technical_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Technical schools">technical schools</a> and non-university <a href="Higher_education_institution" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher education institution">higher education institutions</a> like colleges of further education, <a href="Vocational_school" title="Vocational school">vocational schools</a>, and <a href="Community_colleges" class="mw-redirect" title="Community colleges">community colleges</a>. Many four-year colleges and universities offer bachelor's degrees in engineering technology but engineering technologists are somewhat different from engineering technicians.<sup id="cite_ref-BLS2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BLS2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In <a href="Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> and <a href="Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, the titles <a href="Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">engenharia técnica</i> and <a href="Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">ingeniería técnica</i> (literally 'technical engineering') are used. Professionals attain the title with the award of a short-cycle three- to four-year undergraduate degree (<a href="Associate_degree" title="Associate degree">associate degree</a> or <a href="Bachelor's_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a>) in a technical engineering field from colleges or technical engineering institutes (in Portugal) and (in Spain), from universities. Spanish "technical engineers" have full competency in their respective professional fields of engineering, being the difference that the three or four-year Engineers have competence only in their specialty (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, etc.), and the "Engineering Superior School" Engineers have wider competencies.

</p><p>In the <a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, the engineering technology accreditation commission (ETAC) of the <a href="Accreditation_Board_for_Engineering_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology">Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology</a> (ABET) grants two-year associate degree programs to students that meet a set of specified standards. These programs include at least a college algebra and trigonometry course and, if needed, one or two basic science courses at any accredited school. The number of math and science prerequisite courses depends on the branch of engineering that the student chooses.

</p><p>Engineering technicians apply scientific and engineering skills usually gained in <a href="Postsecondary" class="mw-redirect" title="Postsecondary">postsecondary</a> programs below the bachelor's degree level or through short-cycle bachelor's degrees. However, some university institutions award undergraduate degrees in the engineering field, which may confer the title of Engineering technician to the student, who is eligible to become a fully chartered engineer after further studies at the master's degree level. Engineering technicians are called professional engineers in the UK only.

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<p>Even though the term engineering technician is used throughout, it is mindful that these roles are often termed differently within specific jurisdictions. It also includes roles such as; certified or professional technician, which may also be called engineering associates.<sup id="cite_ref-Technician_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Technician-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3></div>

<p>The individual professional title <i>Certified Technician</i> and <a href="Post-nominal" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-nominal">post-nominal</a> <i>C.Tech.</i> are protected by provincial legislation and can only be used by registrants certified by engineering and applied science member organizations. The nine provincial professional associations are unified federally through <a href="Technology_Professionals_Canada" title="Technology Professionals Canada">Technology Professionals Canada</a>, which advocates for the profession within the provincial associations and respective regulatory bodies.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3></div>

<p>In the United Kingdom, the term <i>Engineering Technician</i> and post-nominal <i>EngTech</i> are protected in civil law and can only be used by technicians registered with the <a href="Engineering_Council_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Engineering Council UK">Engineering Council UK</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EngC_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EngC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<ul><li><a href="Practical_engineer" title="Practical engineer">Practical engineer</a></li>

<li><a href="Drafter" title="Drafter">Drafter</a></li>

<li><a href="American_Society_for_Engineering_Education" title="American Society for Engineering Education">American Society for Engineering Education</a></li>

<li><a href="National_Council_of_Examiners_for_Engineering_and_Surveying" title="National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying">National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying</a></li>

<li><a href="UNESCO-UNEVOC" title="UNESCO-UNEVOC">UNESCO-UNEVOC</a></li></ul>

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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos112.htm">US Department of Labor job Description</a></span>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bls.gov/k12/science05.htm">Engineering Technician</a></span>

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/17-3027.00">List of tasks and requirements for mechanical engineering technicians</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.imeche.org">Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) UK</a></li>

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