What is a smart grid engineer and how to become one

Key steps to become a smart grid engineer

1. Explore smart grid engineer education requirements

   Most common smart grid engineer degrees

   Bachelor's

   53.8 %

   Master's

   33.3 %

   Associate

   12.8 %

2. Start to develop specific smart grid engineer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Renewable Energy	20.61%
   MATLAB	18.35%
   Demand Response	15.74%
   Electric Utility	14.38%
   Linux	14.30%

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3. Complete relevant smart grid engineer training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New smart grid engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a smart grid engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real smart grid engineer resumes.

4. Research smart grid engineer duties and responsibilities

   • Coordinate with senior electrical engineers and achieve hands-on experience on coal fire plant power generation and power transformers, circuit breakers.
   • Prioritize, coordinate, troubleshoot and perform RF maintenance activities as require.
   • Develop synthesize-able decimation filter architecture.
   • Develop synthesize-able decimation filter architecture.

5. Apply for smart grid engineer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a smart grid engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams