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Job Demand: Medium
Average weekly wage: $1,927
Where you could work:
Engineering companies - Arup, Downer
Government - Qld Rail
Electricity & telecommunications suppliers
Electrical Engineers do the following tasks:
- Planning and designing power stations and power generation equipment
- Determining the type and arrangement of circuits, transformers, circuit-breakers, transmission lines and other equipment
- Developing products such as electric motors, components, equipment and appliances
- Interpreting specifications, drawings, standards and regulations relating to electric power equipment and use
- Organising and managing resources used in the supply of electrical components, machines, appliances and equipment
- Establishing delivery and installation schedules for machines, switchgear, cables and fittings
- Supervising the operation and maintenance of power stations, transmission and distribution systems and industrial plants
- Designing and installing control and signalling equipment for road, rail and air traffic
- May specialise in research in areas such as power generation and transmission systems, transformers, switchgear and electric motors, telemetry and control systems