How to become an electrical equipment or component assembler
Official title: Electrical equipment/component assembler
Also called: Electrical component assembler, Electrical equipment assembler, Industrial machine assembler (electrical), Office machine assembler (electrical), Office machine assembler (electrical)
Electrical equipment/component assembler assembles various parts into finished electrical components, sub-assemblies or machinery and apparatus. He/she assembles parts or mounts them on chassis by means of adjusting, fitting, wiring, positioning and/or welding operations using assembly equipment.
Main tasks
- Assembling component parts and electrical and electronic systems and positioning, aligning and fastening units to assemblies, sub-assemblies, or frames using hand or power tools, soldering and micro-welding equipment
- Reviewing work orders, specifications, diagrams and drawings to determine materials needed and assembly instructions
- Recording production and operational data on specified forms
- Operating wire-coiling machines to wind wire coils used in electrical equipment and components such as registers, transformers, armature wires, electric motors and generators
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Electrical Engineering. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Electronic equipment/component assembler
- Battery assembler
- Mechanical equipment/component assembler
- Electrical/Electronic products quality checker/tester
- Mechanical products quality checker/tester
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Questions people ask
How do I become an electrical equipment or component assembler?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.
Will AI change the work of an electrical equipment or component assembler?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026