Facilities Electrical Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Facilities Electrical Engineer provides electrical engineering support for facilities.
Job Outlook
There were 27 Facilities Electrical Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 680 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Electrical Engineer industry, which includes the Facilities Electrical Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Facilities Electrical Engineer 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 $97,815.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $97,815.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Facilities Electrical Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $88,299.
Education and Experience
Posted Facilities Electrical Engineer 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 | 2.5% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 81.18% |
| Master's Degree | 14.71% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5.15% |
| Other | 3.09% |
Posted Facilities Electrical Engineer 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 | 14.41% |
| 3 to 5 years | 64.41% |
| 6 to 8 years | 9.46% |
| 9+ years | 11.71% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Facilities Electrical Engineer 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.
- Operations (42.5%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (34.85%)
- Communication (31.62%)
- Management (24.85%)
- Planning (22.94%)
- Problem Solving (21.47%)
- Coordinating (21.03%)
- Reliability (18.97%)
- Leadership (15.15%)
- Microsoft Excel (14.56%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Electrical Equipment (29.17%)
- Electrical Systems (45.41%)
- Electrical Engineering (87.67%)
- Maintenance Engineering (19.7%)
- Project Management (26.17%)
- AutoCAD (26.47%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- ETAP (9.02%)
- Cost Estimation (8.27%)
- Facility Management (6.47%)
- Auditing (7.82%)
- National Electrical Codes (15.79%)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (17.14%)
- High Voltage (9.77%)
- Computer-Aided Design (6.02%)
- Electric Power Distribution (20.3%)
- Electric Power Systems (18.95%)
- Automation (9.62%)
- Change Orders (8.27%)
- Engineering Support (9.62%)
- Facilities Engineering (9.77%)
- Power Distribution (21.5%)
- Relays (9.47%)
- Warehousing (9.02%)
- Construction (18.8%)
- Medium Voltage (17.44%)
- Submittals (Construction) (9.47%)
- Transformers (Electrical) (20.6%)
- Autodesk Revit (13.08%)
- SKM (Power System Software) (7.52%)
- Switchgear (24.66%)
- Commissioning (14.29%)
- Building Codes (9.02%)
- Instrumentation (10.98%)
- Low Voltage (12.78%)
- Procurement (10.53%)
- Fire And Life Safety (8.57%)
- Motor Control (19.4%)
- Environment Health And Safety (6.47%)
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology (3.01%)
- Variable Frequency Drives (12.18%)
- Voltage (10.08%)
- Control Systems (15.49%)
- Lean Manufacturing (3.61%)
- Machinery (10.83%)
- HVAC (14.44%)
- Three-Phase (4.36%)
- Electrical Safety In The Workplace (NFPA 70e) (8.87%)
- Arc Flash (12.63%)
- Engineering Design Process (10.53%)
- Electrical Safety (5.86%)
- Short Circuits (9.17%)
- Agile Methodology (2.86%)
- NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Codes (14.29%)
- Semiconductors (4.51%)
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.
- Electrical Equipment (58.43%)
- Project Management (52.41%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Facilities Electrical Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- Plant Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Power Engineer
- Electrical Coordinator
- Electrical Engineer
- Building Engineer
- Electrical Power Systems Engineer
- Principal Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Systems Design Engineer
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.
- Facilities Engineer
- Electrical Engineer (General)
- Electrical Engineering Manager
- Electrical Design Manager
- Electro-Mechanical Engineer
- Electrical Controls Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Facilities Electrical Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Uline (48)
- Power Engineers (37)
- GE Aerospace (24)
- Sandia Corporation (19)
- Actalent (16)
- Naval Nuclear Laboratory (15)
- Tesla (10)
- Cliffs Natural Resources (10)
- Gai Consultants (9)
- Intel (9)
North Carolina
- Actalent (6)
- GE Aerospace (6)
- Wolfspeed (5)
- GE Vernova (2)
- Insight Global (1)
- Research Triangle Institute (1)
- Wolfspeed (1)
- Kimley-Horn (1)
- State of North Carolina (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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