Electrical Design Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

An Electrical Design Manager manages electrical engineers and design staff for a large company or large scale projects. Manages work to develop electrical design systems or system components.

Job Outlook

There were 5 Electrical Design Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 123 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Electrical / Electronic Designer industry, which includes the Electrical Design Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Electrical Design Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $94,464.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $94,464.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Electrical Design Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $74,329.

Education and Experience

Posted Electrical Design Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	4.07%
Bachelor's Degree	71.54%
Master's Degree	25.2%
Doctoral Degree	5.69%
Other	0.81%

Posted Electrical Design Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	1.28%
3 to 5 years	60.26%
6 to 8 years	15.38%
9+ years	23.08%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Electrical Design Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (30.89%)
Management (30.08%)
Operations (21.95%)
Leadership (17.07%)
Coordinating (17.07%)
Microsoft Outlook (16.26%)
Innovation (15.45%)
Presentations (15.45%)
Microsoft Excel (14.63%)
Mentorship (14.63%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Electrical Engineering (64.35%)
Project Management (60%)
AutoCAD (27.83%)
Construction (28.7%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Electric Power Distribution (3.48%)
Export Control (14.78%)
Building Codes (14.78%)
Engineering Design Process (10.43%)
Construction Management (16.52%)
Project Schedules (19.13%)
Change Orders (13.91%)
Electrical Equipment (13.91%)
Technical Management (13.04%)
Virtual Design And Construction (VDC) (8.7%)
Submittals (Construction) (14.78%)
Post-Production (6.96%)
Low Voltage (6.09%)
Network Routing (13.91%)
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) (3.48%)
Design Reviews (5.22%)
Computer-Aided Design (6.96%)
Process Improvement (17.39%)
Autodesk Revit (21.74%)
Electrical Systems (18.26%)
Control Systems (9.57%)
Procurement (4.35%)
Mechanical Electrical And Plumbing (MEP) Systems (4.35%)
National Electrical Codes (10.43%)
Building Information Modeling (10.43%)
Customer Support (6.96%)
Engineering Management (6.96%)
New Product Development (5.22%)
Power Distribution (8.7%)
Renewable Energy (11.3%)
Architectural Drawing (13.04%)
Autodesk (7.83%)
Microsoft Project (8.7%)
Workflow Management Systems (7.83%)
Shop Drawing (7.83%)
Bill Of Materials (4.35%)
Voltage Drop (9.57%)
Research And Development (7.83%)
Navisworks (BIM Software) (7.83%)
Electronic Components (6.09%)
Subcontracting (3.48%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Construction (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Electrical Design Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Electrical Construction Project Manager
Renewable Energy Manager
Federal Project Manager
Electrical Design Engineer
High Voltage Electrician
Electrical Engineering Manager
Electrical Design Intern
Electrical Power Engineer
Electrical Designer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Electrical Design Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Boeing (17)
McCarthy Building Company (8)
Turner & Townsend (5)
North Wind Group (5)
ICF International (5)
KLA (3)
Port of Seattle (3)
Plug Power (3)
Chicago Switchboard Co (3)
CBRE (3)

North Carolina

Timmons Group (2)
Siemens Energy (1)
Hitachi (1)
Knowhirematch (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Electrical Engineering Master's Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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