Engineering
Power Electronics Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
Designs and develops power and control electronic equipment or hardware for products with motors. Works with circuits and other electronic equipment, components or systems.
Job Outlook
There were 23 Power Electronics Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1176 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Electronics Engineer industry, which includes the Power Electronics Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2012:
Salary
Many new Power Electronics 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 $92,868.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $85,932.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Power Electronics Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $84,298.
Education and Experience
Posted Power Electronics 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 | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 49% |
| Master's Degree | 48% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3% |
| Other | 0% |
Posted Power Electronics 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 | 20% |
| 3 to 5 years | 47% |
| 6 to 8 years | 14% |
| 9+ years | 19% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Power Electronics 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.
- Troubleshooting (35%)
- Communication Skills (29%)
- Problem Solving (25%)
- Teamwork / Collaboration (22%)
- Creativity (16%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Electronic Engineering (44%)
- Power Supplies (39%)
- Simulation (37%)
- Oscilloscopes (27%)
- Circuit Design (22%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- MATLAB (20%)
- Product Development (19%)
- Electrical Engineering (17%)
- Packaging (17%)
- Schematic Diagrams (17%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Embedded Systems (7%)
- Electric Vehicle (7%)
- Microprocessors (6%)
- Electronic Design (6%)
- Magnetics Design (5%)
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 along with the marginal value: the average salary difference between postings that request that skill and those that do not.
- Electric Vehicle (7%) – marginal value $2,459
- VHSIC hardware description language (VHDL) (4%) – marginal value $1,671
- Variable Speed Drives (1%) – marginal value $1,515
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Power Electronics Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Senior Power Electronics Engineer
- Power Electronics Design Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Engineering Technician
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.
- Electronics Engineer
- Computer Circuit Design Engineer
- Electronic Design Engineer
- Electrical Engineer (General)
- Electrical Design Engineer
- Hardware Design Engineer
- Electrical Controls Engineer
- Electrical Test Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Power Electronics Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Lucid Motors Inc (75)
- Raytheon (36)
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (32)
- L3Harris (31)
- Eaton (20)
North Carolina
- Eaton (6)
- Abb Incorporated (2)
- Segula Technologies (2)
- Maven Group Llc (1)
- Moeller Company (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!
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 Burning Glass Technologies. For more information about how they gather data and what it represents, see Burning Glass Technologies - Frequently Asked Questions.