As a Printed Circuit Board Assembler, you will need to master following:

• apply through-hole technology manually
• assemble printed circuit boards
• circuit diagrams
• coat printed circuit board
• ensure public safety and security
• operate insertion mount machine
• prepare board for soldering
• solder components onto electronic board
• through-hole technology

More generally, a printed circuit board assembler is also versed in:

• electronics
• ensure conformity to specifications
• integrated circuits
• meet deadlines
• printed circuit boards
• read assembly drawings
• semiconductors

It also helps to know the following:

• 3D printing process
• IPC standards
• clean printed circuit board
• electrochemistry
• maintain microelectronics
• maintenance of printing machines
• operate 3D computer graphics software
• operate SMT placement equipment
• operate printing machinery
• operate wave soldering machine
• pack electronic equipment
• printing materials
• printing on large scale machines
• surface-mount technology
• test microelectronics
• test printed circuit boards
• check for solder defects
• clean components during assembly
• determine suitability of materials
• dispose of hazardous waste
• electroplating
• keep records of work progress
• maintenance operations
• microelectronics
• microprocessors
• operate precision machinery
• oversee logistics of finished products
• printed circuit boards testing methods
• printing techniques
• replace defect components
• resolve equipment malfunctions
• use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs