Electrical Engineer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Electrical Engineer Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Electrical Engineer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Electrical Engineer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 44% of Electrical Engineer job descriptions contained electrical as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

electrical
44%
engineering
44%
maintenance
44%
electrical engineering
38%
leeds
19%
plc
19%
production
13%
schematics
13%
testing
13%
fmcg
13%
electrical design
13%
eplan
13%
manufacturing
13%
engineer
13%
installation
13%
electrical engineer
13%
fault find
13%
packaging
13%
food
13%
grid connection
7%
iec standards
7%
beverage
7%
stakeholder management
7%
solar power
7%
solar energy
7%
renewable energy
7%
18th
7%
electricity
7%
degree
7%
wiring
7%
repairs
7%
reactive
7%
mitsubishi
7%
wireperson
7%
wireman
7%
test engineer
7%
supervisor
7%
panel wirer
7%
18th edition
7%
repair
7%
inspection
7%
worcester
7%
electrician
7%
droitwich spa
7%
droitwich
7%
control panels
7%
assembly
7%
assembler
7%
control panel design
7%
cad
7%
install
7%
autocad
7%
solidworks
7%
project
7%
industrial
7%
design
7%
construction
7%
civil
7%
lyne
7%
aviation
7%
aerospace
7%
submarines
7%
mechanical electrical
7%
facilities management
7%
motors
7%
welding
7%
control
7%
ppm
7%
operator
7%
multi skilled
7%
inspecting
7%
fitter
7%
fault finding
7%
electrical maintenance
7%
electric
7%
process machinery
7%
automotive
7%
electrical maintenance engineer
7%
under
7%
revit
7%
oldham
7%
middleton
7%
manchester
7%
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