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SPS Technical Qualification Standards (SPS_TQS) is a specialized automotive electronics
competency assessment framework designed to extend beyond traditional automotive
certification subject areas, incorporating advanced vehicle networking, electronic control
systems, module programming, telematics, infotainment, and emerging software-defined
vehicle technologies.
| Rating |
Designation |
Primary competency |
| SPS_TQS_1_00_00 |
Electrical Systems Technician |
Conventional & OBD-I 1986-95 |
| SPS_TQS_2_00_00 |
Electrical Diagnostic Technician |
Complex / Advanced Electrical |
| SPS_TQS_3_00_00 |
Advanced Diagnostician |
Specialized Electronics |
| SPS_TQS_4_00_00 |
Data Network Specialist |
Programming & Network Analysis |
| SPS_TQS_5_00_00 |
Master Automotive Mechatronics Diagnostician |
Integration, Communications & Telemetry |
The following lists outline the technical knowledge, skills, and competencies associated with
each SPS_TQS qualification level. These standards define the areas of expertise technicians
are expected to understand and demonstrate through technical competency assessments.
The yellow SPS_TQS identifiers indicate existing competency test questions associated with
the corresponding topics. Each identifier follows the format SPS_TQS_L_QQ_RR, where
L represents the qualification level (1-5), QQ identifies the question number, and
RR indicates the question's revision number.
For example, SPS_TQS_3_05_02 identifies Level 3, Question 5, Revision 2.
Topics without a yellow identifier do not yet have a corresponding competency test question.
SPS_TQS_1_00_00
Electrical Systems Technician
Classic & OBD-I 1986-95 (min. 1 year exp.)
- Electrical theory (SPS_TQS_1_01_01)
- Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws (SPS_TQS_1_01_01, SPS_TQS_1_11_01)
- Series/parallel circuits (SPS_TQS_1_02_01, SPS_TQS_1_11_01)
- Digital multimeter (DMM) (SPS_TQS_1_06_01)
- Voltage-drop testing (SPS_TQS_1_03_01, SPS_TQS_1_04_01)
- Wiring diagrams (SPS_TQS_1_10_01)
- Grounds and power distribution (SPS_TQS_1_04_01, SPS_TQS_1_10_01)
- Batteries, starting and charging (SPS_TQS_1_08_01, SPS_TQS_1_09_01)
- Relays, switches and conventional controls (SPS_TQS_1_05_01)
- Lighting
- Motors and actuators
- Opens, shorts and excessive resistance (SPS_TQS_1_07_01, SPS_TQS_1_03_01)
- Basic scan-tool electrical diagnosis
SPS_TQS_2_00_00
Electrical Diagnostic Technician
Complex / Advanced Electrical (min. 2 years exp.)
- Oscilloscope operation
- Waveform interpretation (SPS_TQS_2_02_01, SPS_TQS_2_03_01)
- PWM and duty-cycle circuits (SPS_TQS_2_01_01)
- Frequency measurements (SPS_TQS_2_08_01)
- Hall-effect and inductive sensors (SPS_TQS_2_02_01)
- Current-ramp testing
- Low-current and high-current measurement (SPS_TQS_2_04_01, SPS_TQS_2_05_01)
- Parasitic-draw diagnosis (SPS_TQS_2_05_01)
- Electronic module inputs/outputs (SPS_TQS_2_11_01, SPS_TQS_2_03_01)
- 5 V reference circuits (SPS_TQS_2_06_01)
- Pull-up/pull-down circuits (SPS_TQS_2_07_01)
- Short/open location techniques (SPS_TQS_2_09_01)
- Intermittent fault diagnosis (SPS_TQS_2_09_01)
- Advanced schematic interpretation
- Infotainment and body electronics (SPS_TQS_2_10_01)
SPS_TQS_3_00_00
Advanced Diagnostician
Specialized Electronics (min. 3 years exp.)
- Controller Area Network (CAN) (SPS_TQS_3_03_01)
- CAN High/CAN Low electrical characteristics (SPS_TQS_3_03_01)
- Network resistance testing (SPS_TQS_3_01_01, SPS_TQS_3_02_02, SPS_TQS_3_04_01)
- Oscilloscope CAN analysis (SPS_TQS_3_09_01)
- Bus topology (SPS_TQS_3_08_02)
- Terminating resistors (SPS_TQS_3_01_01, SPS_TQS_3_02_02)
- Gateway modules (SPS_TQS_3_07_01)
- Local Interconnect Network (LIN) (SPS_TQS_3_06_01)
- Single-wire networks (SPS_TQS_3_06_01)
- Network wake/sleep behavior (SPS_TQS_3_11_01)
- Module communication diagnosis (SPS_TQS_3_05_02, SPS_TQS_3_07_01)
- U-code diagnosis (SPS_TQS_3_05_02)
- Identifying a module pulling down a network (SPS_TQS_3_10_02)
- Network schematics
- DLC/network measurements
- Scan-tool topology functions (SPS_TQS_3_08_02)
- Module replacement/configuration fundamentals (SPS_TQS_3_12_01)
SPS_TQS_4_00_00
Data Network Specialist
Programming & Network Analysis (min. 4 years exp.)
- Advanced CAN waveform analysis
- CAN FD (SPS_TQS_4_01_01, SPS_TQS_4_02_01)
- Automotive Ethernet fundamentals (SPS_TQS_4_03_01)
- 100BASE-T1 / 1000BASE-T1 (SPS_TQS_4_03_01, SPS_TQS_5_16_01)
- Network topology diagnosis
- Gateway architecture (SPS_TQS_4_09_01)
- Module programming (SPS_TQS_4_06_02)
- Coding/configuration (SPS_TQS_4_08_02)
- Pass-thru/J2534 concepts (SPS_TQS_4_05_01)
- OEM diagnostic software (SPS_TQS_4_05_01)
- Software/calibration identification (SPS_TQS_4_07_02)
- Infotainment integration (SPS_TQS_4_12_02)
- Camera/display interfaces (SPS_TQS_4_12_02)
- ADAS electronic architecture
- Complex intermittent network failures (SPS_TQS_4_10_02)
- Advanced oscilloscope diagnosis
- Data acquisition and logging (SPS_TQS_4_10_02)
- Packet/network analysis
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