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

• abide by regulations on banned materials
• circuit diagrams
• ensure material compliance
• in-circuit test
• perform in-circuit test
• process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006
• test printed circuit boards

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

• check for solder defects
• communicate test results to other departments
• electronic equipment standards
• electronics
• ensure conformity to specifications
• inspect quality of products
• instrument performance elements
• integrated circuits
• measure electrical characteristics
• meet deadlines
• perform test run
• printed circuit boards
• printed circuit boards testing methods
• quality assurance procedures
• read assembly drawings
• read standard blueprints
• report defective manufacturing materials
• send faulty equipment back to assembly line
• troubleshoot

It also helps to know the following:

• IPC standards
• automated optical inspection
• operate automated optical inspection machine
• surface-mount technology
• through-hole technology
• waste removal regulations
• write records for repairs
• apply soldering techniques
• apply technical communication skills
• hardware testing methods
• keep records of work progress
• liaise with engineers
• maintain test equipment
• microelectronics
• monitor machine operations
• quality standards
• remove defective products
• research equipment needs
• resolve equipment malfunctions
• semiconductors
• test hardware
• write inspection reports