Electrical Engineer

Introduction

If you ever thought about becoming an electrical engineer, then this article is for you. In this article, you will find the answer to some of the most common questions related to this career.

What is it like to be electrical engineer?

Being an electrical engineer implies using mathematical and physical concepts to solve power transmission and electrical system issues, and to design and analyse electrical projects. It also involves making budgets to provide electric power services for new buildings and ongoing constructions.

What do electrical engineers do?

Using physics and mathematics electrical engineers design, develop, maintain and tests electronics and electrical systems. They must meet electrical demands related to distribution, transmission, and generation.

What do electrical engineers do on a typical day?

They design, test, and assemble electrical devices. On a typical day, electrical engineers write reports and emails to communicate with their coworkers, bosses, clients, and in general any internal and external stake holders in different projects. Also, when they work with other engineers on the same project they attend meetings where they get to work on strategic planning.

Where do electrical engineers work?

Electrical engineers can work in different areas. Some of them work in the field, next to architects and civil engineers, organizing and leading projects such as the maintenance of the electrical system of a new school, hospital or building. Some others work mostly in the office, modifying electrical plans and designs. They might also go in the ground, to verify or analyse projects. Others prepare the budgets for new projects, or they could also work on the sales department, selling these new projects.

How can I become electrical engineer?

For those who want to work as electrical engineers. They might be ready to follow established procedures and protocols, use maths and physics to solve electrical issues or to create new single face diagrams. To become an electrical engineer, you must be ready to take courses like differential and integral calculus, chemistry, and physics. To earn a degree as an electrical engineer, you need to be ready to study around 4 and 5 years after at university.

How much money do electrical engineers make?

In Canada electrical engineers make around 70 thousand dollars a year. The average income varies between 51 and 101 thousand dollars.

What kinds of additional training do electrical engineers need?

Electrical engineers might need to know the electrical codes of the country in which they're located, to employ some softwares to model electrical systems such as EasyPower, ETAP (Electrical Transient Analyzer Program), and NEPLAN.

What are the dangers of being electrical engineer?

Some of the biggest risks as an electrical engineer are electrical shocks that are not correctly grounded, and chemical burns coming from batteries that could explode or create a fire if they're not properly connected to the right source of energy.

What are the chances that electrical engineers will be replaced by robots soon?

I don't think the chances of electrical engineers being replaced by robots are high or even probable any time soon. Each project includes a huge number of different demands which don't only depend on the client, but the structure of the building. During the construction of a building, most of the time electrical engineers must coordinate their work with architectural demands. A machine or a software can't meet all these demands.

Conclusion

As you can see, being an electrical engineer requires a university degree, design and lab work, and a huge amount of love and understatement of mathematics and physics.