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Occupation

Electrical Engineers

Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.

$120,630 medianBright outlookBachelor's typical

O*NET 31.0 · 17-2071.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Supervise or train project team members, as necessary.
  2. 02Plan or implement research methodology or procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.
  3. 03Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.
  4. 04Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
  5. 05Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
  6. 06Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
  7. 07Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.
  8. 08Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.
  9. 09Investigate or test vendors' or competitors' products.
  10. 10Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards.
  11. 11Investigate customer or public complaints to determine the nature and extent of problems.
  12. 12Prepare technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, or topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Design EngineerElectrical Design EngineerElectrical EngineerProject EngineerCircuits EngineerElectrical Controls EngineerElectrical Project EngineerEngineerInstrumentation and Electrical Reliability Engineer (I&E Reliability Engineer)Test Engineer

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Knowledge the job leans on

Engineering and TechnologyComputers and ElectronicsDesignEnglish LanguageMathematicsPhysicsProduction and ProcessingMechanical

Skills that carry over from service

Complex Problem SolvingCoordinationSystems EvaluationSystems AnalysisJudgment and Decision MakingOperations AnalysisSocial PerceptivenessInstructing