Power Engineering By Andrew W Monterroso Job Description
Power Engineering By: Andrew W. Monterroso
Job Description Power Engineers are the future of modern industries. The job of a power engineer varies as it depends on what industry they go to but all of them are very similar. All power engineers deal with the transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power. They are very essential since us humans now live in a very technological era where we use up energy every day.
Required Training To become a power engineer you will need a bachelor’s degree to get an entry level job in an industry. Without a higher education aiming to become a power engineer is pretty pointless. To become a power engineer you don’t just have to go through 4 years of lectures in college, as a matter of fact power engineers usually study in laboratories or in the field.
Skills and Characteristics In order to become a power engineer one should strong in mathematics, networks, basic electronics, power systems, control systems and power electronics. Besides being strong in subjects like math being an engineer means to be able to work individually or in a group. You have to be able to communicate with your partners and be able to be sociable amongst your peers.
Typical Wages There are various amounts of different jobs out there for power engineers to choose from. Depending on the industries they go to power engineers earn quite a lot of money within a year, on average the lowest wage for a power engineer is approximately 48, 000 USD in 1 year, while the highest wage for a power engineer is over 100, 000 USD in 1 year.
Job Outlook Becoming a power engineer would be a very smart choice as there a whole lot more jobs being created for that specific field of engineering. As the years pass the demand for power engineers is becoming more wanted. There are loads of industries that now demand for power engineers and loads of associations that want people to study power engineering. Loads of these industries are both domestic and international as other countries are beginning to acknowledge the need for power engineers.
Professional Associations Some industries that employ power engineers are I. E. E. E (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), American Association of Engineering Societies, National Society of Professional Engineers, etc.
Job Listings Schneider Electrical- Saint Louis Missouri. Job description/ skills Perform electric power systems, short-circuit, protective coordination, load flow, motor starting, arc flash hazard analysis. Produce project engineering documents including one-line diagrams, control schematics and equipment layout drawings. Develop electrical network architectures, protection schemes, electrical layouts and understand plant /facility processes. Develop knowledge and understanding of IEEE standards, NFPA 70 E and NEC are desirable. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from accredited university, EIT certificate preferred. Education Emphasis in power systems curriculum preferred Excellent attitude toward providing system solutions to customer problems Proven skills in written and oral communication of technical topics Familiar with Microsoft Office Auto. CAD, electrical system analysis software experience preferred using SKM, Easypower and/or ETAP, and EDSA experience a plus.
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