Occupation Atlaselectrical engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/86ca306c-ab99-420a-9e2a-aa73c5c4de22
electrical engineer
Electrical engineers design and develop electrical systems, electrical equipment, components, motors, and equipment with the feature of energy transmission. They engage in large scale projects such as the design and maintenance of power stations, and the distribution of power to smaller applications such as household appliances.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.02
- I Investigative5.45
- C Conventional4.43
- E Enterprising2.44
- A Artistic2.12
- S Social1.72
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Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Electrical Engineers (17-2071.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (42)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- artificial lighting systems
- assemble electromechanical systems
- automation technology
- automotive engineering
- battery management systems
- computer technology
- define technical requirements
- design circuit boards
- design drawings
- design electric power systems
- design electrical systems
- design electromechanical systems
- design smart grids
- electric drives
- electric generators
- electric motors
- electrical engineering
- electrical equipment components
- electrical equipment regulations
- electrical instrumentation engineering
- electrical testing methods
- electrical wiring diagrams
- electricity
- electricity principles
- electromechanics
- engineering principles
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- integrated design
- interpret circuit diagrams
- maintain electrical engines
- model electromagnetic products
- perform energy simulations
- perform scientific research
- perform smart grid feasibility study
- power engineering
- robotics
- smart grids systems
- sustainable technologies
- use technical drawing software
Optional (66)
- Assembly (computer programming)
- CAM software
- Objective-C
- PHP
- R
- VBScript
- Visual Basic
- align software with system architectures
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse test data
- assemble hardware components
- assess financial viability
- battery design
- biotechnology
- combined heat and power generation
- create electrical wiring diagram
- design a mini wind power system
- design an electric heating system
- design electromagnets
- design prototypes
- design sensors
- design user interface
- domestic cooling systems
- electric heating systems
- electrical machines
- electrical wiring plans
- electromagnetic spectrum
- electromagnetism
- electromagnets
- electronics
- engineering control theory
- ensure equipment availability
- environmental legislation
- hardware components
- hardware materials
- hybrid control systems
- install operating system
- instruct on energy saving technologies
- instrumentation equipment
- integrated circuits
- manage system testing
- mathematics
- mechanics
- microelectronics
- microsensors
- mini wind power generation
- model electromechanical systems
- model hardware
- monitor machine operations
- nanotechnology
- operate precision machinery
- optoelectronics
- perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power
- perform data analysis
- physics
- precision mechanics
- prepare production prototypes
- process customer orders
- product data management
- program firmware
- select sustainable technologies in design
- test electromechanical systems
- test microelectronics
- test sensors
- use CAE software
- use precision tools
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
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11 shared · 28 more of its owndesign electromechanical systems, battery management systems, electricity principles, interpret circuit diagrams
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electric power generation engineer
10 shared · 12 more of its owndesign electric power systems, ensure safety in electrical power operations, electric generators, approve engineering design
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electrical drafter
10 shared · 14 more of its ownelectrical equipment components, design electrical systems, abide by regulations on banned materials, electrical wiring diagrams
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