Electrical Engineering Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

An Electrical Engineering Manager oversees engineering and technical design of electrical engineering projects, such as power plants, telecommunications or microelectronics. Manages communication and coordination among different types of engineers working on a project. Supervises project schedule, budget, and communications with stakeholders. Often supervises teams of electrical engineers.

Job Outlook

There were 34 Electrical Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1331 in the United States.

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

Salary

Many new Electrical Engineering 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 $157,435.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $157,435.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Electrical Engineering Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $144,432.

Education and Experience

Posted Electrical Engineering 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	0%
Bachelor's Degree	79.86%
Master's Degree	29.15%
Doctoral Degree	1.88%
Other	4.06%

Posted Electrical Engineering 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	3.21%
3 to 5 years	32.72%
6 to 8 years	30.57%
9+ years	33.5%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Electrical Engineering 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 (50.11%)
Management (48.08%)
Leadership (38.24%)
Operations (34.49%)
Planning (28.7%)
Coordinating (28.47%)
Mentorship (16.98%)
Verbal Communication Skills (13.97%)
Research (13.82%)
Problem Solving (13.82%)

Defining Skills

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

Electrical Engineering (85.89%)
Engineering Management (22.08%)
Project Management (60.85%)

Necessary Skills

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

Project Schedules (7.44%)
Project Engineering (6.15%)
Change Orders (5.61%)
Project Scoping (6.98%)
Continuous Improvement Process (13.58%)
AutoCAD (11.84%)
Automation (6.07%)
Capital Expenditure (4.25%)
Electrical Systems (13.73%)
Engineering Support (2.88%)
Asset Management (4.17%)
Business Development (17.91%)
Autodesk Revit (8.65%)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (4.02%)
Power Distribution (10.17%)
Construction (10.77%)
Engineering Design Process (10.7%)
Finance (4.7%)
Renewable Energy (5.69%)
Electrical Equipment (4.93%)
Due Diligence (6.37%)
High Voltage (7.13%)
Risk Management (2.81%)
Milestones (Project Management) (5.84%)
Invoicing (3.41%)
Financial Modeling (3.57%)
Mechanical Engineering (11.61%)
Procurement (9.33%)
Marketing (11.91%)
Systems Design (11.38%)
New Product Development (10.85%)
Process Improvement (13.35%)
Request For Proposal (6.3%)
Software Technical Review (4.63%)
Technical Leadership (5.77%)
Commissioning (5.69%)
Electric Power Systems (10.24%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Wind Turbine Technology (0.53%)

Alternative Job Titles

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

Energy Engineering Manager
Electrical Engineering Project Manager
Engineering Manager
Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineer/Project Manager
Energy Project Engineer
Project Controls Manager
Infrastructure Engineering Manager
Engineering Project Lead

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 Engineering Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (102)
Actalent (65)
DNV (45)
Jobot (35)
Invenergy (30)
The Judge Group (24)
Raytheon Technologies (24)
Eaton Corporation (23)
Sargent & Lundy (19)
Northrop Grumman (18)

North Carolina

Actalent (5)
GHD (3)
Eaton Corporation (2)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (2)
Gaylor (2)
Gaylor Electric (2)
Dewberry Engineers (2)
Prolec-GE Waukesha (1)
Dewberry (1)
Davron (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!

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