You're What Keeps the Lights On
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
Contact Info
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Circuits Engineer, Design Engineer, Electrical Controls Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Electrical Project Engineer, Instrumentation and Electrical Reliability Engineer (I&E Reliability Engineer), Power Systems Engineer, Project Engineer, Test Engineer
Facts and Stats
Your career outlook is looking good – just like these stats.
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$100k
Median wages (annual)
2021
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12,300
Projected job openings
2021-2031
What you Need to Know
- Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Related Programs
Top Technology Requirements Included in Job Postings
- Analytical or scientific software — Minitab; Powersim PSIM; The MathWorks MATLAB; The MathWorks Simulink
- Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D; Autodesk Revit; Bentley Microstation; Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS
- Development environment software — Eclipse IDE; Integrated development environment IDE software; Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript; Microsoft Visual Studio
- Object or component oriented development software — C#; C++; Practical extraction and reporting language Perl; Python
- Word processing software — Microsoft OneNote; Microsoft Word
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