What would you do as an Electrical engineer?
Electrical engineers
- usually work regular business hours
- usually work in offices but may work in laboratories, workshops, power stations or at building sites
- may work in hazardous conditions
- need to be logical, accurate and safety conscious
Tasks
- design electrical equipment, facilities and systems
- test, fix and upgrade existing electrical systems
- draw technical plans
- use software to create models
- oversee construction of facilities
- develop health and safety procedures
- inspect sites and facilities
- write technical reports
- develop project budgets
- survey land and bodies of water
How can you become an Electrical engineer?
You need a qualification to become an electrical engineer.
You need
- a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar area
You may need
- experience in similar work
- to be a member of Engineering New Zealand
- a driver licence
If you're in school
You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
