Also called: Inverter Design Engineer, Power Conversion Engineer
Designs the circuits that convert and control electric power in EV chargers, solar inverters and laptop chargers.
You test a new EV fast-charger circuit that switches hundreds of amps thousands of times a second. Wearing safety glasses, you watch a thermal camera to find which part is getting hot, then redesign the board to waste less energy.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical engineering; master's helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Electrification of cars, grids and data centers is driving demand.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps simulate converters and pick parts; prototyping, testing high-voltage boards and fixing failures in the lab stay human.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus, Electronics CTE, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2071.
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