Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineers
17-2071.00
Median wages
$85,130
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
- Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks.
- Prepare technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, or topographical maps to ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements.
- Confer with engineers, customers, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.
- Design, implement, maintain, or improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, or systems for commercial, industrial, or domestic purposes.
- Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, or customer requirements.
- Compile data and write reports regarding existing or potential electrical engineering studies or projects.
- Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish manufacturing, construction, or installation standards or specifications.
- Prepare specifications for purchases of materials or equipment.
- Estimate labor, material, or construction costs for budget preparation purposes.
- Supervise or train project team members as necessary.
- Conduct field surveys or study maps, graphs, diagrams, or other data to identify and correct power system problems.
- Investigate customer or public complaints to determine the nature and extent of problems.
- Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational, safety, or environmental standards.
- Plan or implement research methodology or procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.
- Design electrical systems or components that minimize electric energy requirements, such as lighting systems designed to account for natural lighting.
- Plan layout of electric power generating plants or distribution lines or stations.
- Assist in developing capital project programs for new equipment or major repairs.
- Analytical or scientific software — Minitab ; Synopsys PrimeTime; Tektronix EZ-TEST; The MathWorks MATLAB
- Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD ; Dassault Systemes CATIA ; PTC Creo Parametric ; Zuken E3.schematic
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software — Rapid prototyping software
- Configuration management software — Perforce Helix software
- Development environment software — C ; Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript ; National Instruments LabVIEW ; Verilog
- Electronic mail software — IBM Notes
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — SAP
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Microsoft Visio
- Industrial control software — Wonderware InTouch HMI
- Object or component oriented development software — C++ ; JHDL; Practical extraction and reporting language Perl ; Python
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Linux ; Microsoft Windows Server; UNIX
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Program testing software — Debugging software; Defect tracking software
- Project management software — Microsoft Project ; Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- Requirements analysis and system architecture software — Requirements management software; Unified modeling language UML
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- WAN switching software and firmware — ATD protocol; X.25 Protocol
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
