Electrical Engineers officer job roles, responsibilities, descriptions, duties and salary

Date of posting: 20 Sep 21

What Does an Electrical Engineer Do?

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Job designation: - Electrical Engineer

Electrical engineers design, scale, analyze, and manufacture electrical devices, from electric motors and navigation gears to energy efficiency machines and automotive electrical supplements, and personal devices.

Duties and responsibilities of an Electrical Engineer

Electric powered engineers observe the concepts of power, electronics, and electromagnetism to growth electric powered products and systems. They carry out threat assessments and ensure compliance with protection necessities and electric engineering codes. In addition they studies to create new applications.

  • Design, monitor and implement  electrical products and systems. 

  • Design manufacturing processes in accordance with  global standards and specifications.  

  • Manage engineering projects and complete them on time. 

  • Deadline Identification of customer needs and requirements  

  • Ensuring that equipment and applications meet customer needs and safety standards  

  • Collaborate with engineers and technicians to develop and implement new system processes

Places of employment for an Electrical Engineer

• Electrical engineers can work in many industries, including engineering services, manufacturing, telecommunications, research and development, and the federal government.Work schedule of an Electrical Engineer

A typical working period is forty hours, although there may be additional time to meet deadlines.

Qualifications required to become an Electrical Engineer

The minimum criterion for admission to the Electrical Engineering (btech) exam is to pass grade 12 in PCM / PCMB subjects and score at least 50% of the total score from an accredited school, university, or equivalent. To continue their studies in electrical engineering at the graduate level, applicants must have a btech Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.


Under-graduate courses to become an Electrical Engineer



Eligibility to pursue the course: -


  • The college students must bypass the twelfth grade in technology with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with 75% aggregate marks ( for SC/ST sixty five% )

  • Then for taking admission into the engineering schools and institutions the students need to should pass the JEE Mains and JEE Advanced as noted above

  • After passing the examinations the students can apply for taking admission within the establishments


Entrance-exams to be taken to pursue the course


  • JEE Mains

  • JEE Advanced


Institutes which are offering these courses 


  • IIEST Shibpur - Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology

  • Jadavpur University, Kolkata

  • Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata

  • IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology

  • Techno India University, Kolkata

  • Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia.


Post-graduate courses for an Electrical Engineer


Eligibility to pursue the course: -


  • Bachelors in Engineering with 60% pass


Entrance-exams to be taken to pursue the course


  • GATE


Institutes which are offering these courses 


  • IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology

  • IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology

  • IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology

  • IIT Ropar - Indian Institute of Technology

  • IIT Tirupati - Indian Institute of Technology

  • IIT Indore - Indian Institute of Technology

Key/Technical skills

  • Designing electrical equipment to meet certain specifications or needs. 

  • Supplying power or controlling voltage for electric circuits. 

  • Testing the performance of an electrical system after it has been installed. 

  • Developing new designs for existing electrical components or systems. 


Salary expectations

  • Average salary: -Rs. 368,137 lakhs per annum

  • Entry level salary: - Rs. 2.95 lakhs per annum

  • Experienced-level salary: - Rs. 10 lakhs  per annum

Process of getting the job of an Electrical Engineer

  • Placement from colleges, universities and other recognised institutions

  • Job searching on linkedin or Indeed for Electrical Engineer posts

  • Checking out any institution’s profile and requirements for an Electrical Engineer

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