electrical engineer

Description

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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Related skills

• abide by regulations on banned materials (essential · skill/competence)
• adjust engineering designs (essential · skill/competence)
• approve engineering design (essential · skill/competence)
• artificial lighting systems (essential · knowledge)
• assemble electromechanical systems (essential · skill/competence)
• automation technology (essential · knowledge)
• automotive engineering (essential · skill/competence)
• battery management systems (essential · knowledge)
• computer technology (essential · knowledge)
• define technical requirements (essential · skill/competence)
• design circuit boards (essential · skill/competence)
• design drawings (essential · knowledge)
• design electric power systems (essential · skill/competence)
• design electrical systems (essential · skill/competence)
• design electromechanical systems (essential · skill/competence)
• design smart grids (essential · skill/competence)
• electric drives (essential · knowledge)
• electric generators (essential · knowledge)
• electric motors (essential · knowledge)
• electrical engineering (essential · knowledge)
• electrical equipment components (essential · knowledge)
• electrical equipment regulations (essential · knowledge)
• electrical instrumentation engineering (essential · knowledge)
• electrical testing methods (essential · knowledge)
• electrical wiring diagrams (essential · knowledge)
• electricity (essential · knowledge)
• electricity principles (essential · knowledge)
• electromechanics (essential · knowledge)
• engineering principles (essential · knowledge)
• ensure safety in electrical power operations (essential · skill/competence)
• integrated design (essential · knowledge)
• interpret circuit diagrams (essential · skill/competence)
• maintain electrical engines (essential · skill/competence)
• model electromagnetic products (essential · skill/competence)
• perform energy simulations (essential · skill/competence)
• perform scientific research (essential · skill/competence)
• perform smart grid feasibility study (essential · skill/competence)
• power engineering (essential · knowledge)
• robotics (essential · knowledge)
• smart grids systems (essential · knowledge)
• sustainable technologies (essential · knowledge)
• use technical drawing software (essential · skill/competence)
• align software with system architectures (optional · skill/competence)
• analyse production processes for improvement (optional · skill/competence)
• analyse test data (optional · skill/competence)
• assemble hardware components (optional · skill/competence)
• Assembly (computer programming) (optional · knowledge)
• assess financial viability (optional · skill/competence)
• battery design (optional · knowledge)
• biotechnology (optional · knowledge)
• CAM software (optional · knowledge)
• combined heat and power generation (optional · knowledge)
• create electrical wiring diagram (optional · skill/competence)
• design a mini wind power system (optional · skill/competence)
• design an electric heating system (optional · skill/competence)
• design electromagnets (optional · skill/competence)
• design prototypes (optional · skill/competence)
• design sensors (optional · skill/competence)
• design user interface (optional · skill/competence)
• domestic cooling systems (optional · knowledge)
• electric heating systems (optional · knowledge)
• electrical machines (optional · knowledge)
• electrical wiring plans (optional · knowledge)
• electromagnetic spectrum (optional · knowledge)
• electromagnetism (optional · knowledge)
• electromagnets (optional · knowledge)
• electronics (optional · knowledge)
• engineering control theory (optional · knowledge)
• ensure equipment availability (optional · skill/competence)
• environmental legislation (optional · knowledge)
• hardware components (optional · knowledge)
• hardware materials (optional · knowledge)
• hybrid control systems (optional · knowledge)
• install operating system (optional · skill/competence)
• instruct on energy saving technologies (optional · skill/competence)
• instrumentation equipment (optional · knowledge)
• integrated circuits (optional · knowledge)
• manage system testing (optional · skill/competence)
• mathematics (optional · knowledge)
• mechanics (optional · knowledge)
• microelectronics (optional · knowledge)
• microsensors (optional · knowledge)
• mini wind power generation (optional · knowledge)
• model electromechanical systems (optional · skill/competence)
• model hardware (optional · skill/competence)
• monitor machine operations (optional · skill/competence)
• nanotechnology (optional · knowledge)
• Objective-C (optional · knowledge)
• operate precision machinery (optional · skill/competence)
• optoelectronics (optional · knowledge)
• perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power (optional · skill/competence)
• perform data analysis (optional · skill/competence)
• PHP (optional · knowledge)
• physics (optional · knowledge)
• precision mechanics (optional · knowledge)
• prepare production prototypes (optional · skill/competence)
• process customer orders (optional · skill/competence)
• product data management (optional · knowledge)
• program firmware (optional · skill/competence)
• R (optional · knowledge)
• select sustainable technologies in design (optional · skill/competence)
• test electromechanical systems (optional · skill/competence)
• test microelectronics (optional · skill/competence)
• test sensors (optional · skill/competence)
• use CAE software (optional · skill/competence)
• use precision tools (optional · skill/competence)
• VBScript (optional · knowledge)
• Visual Basic (optional · knowledge)

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