Electrical Engineer Jobs in Energy: Demand, Pay & Skills
Part of Plutarch’s ongoing analysis of skill demand in energy hiring — last updated 5 October 2026, based on 361 tracked postings.
As of 5 October 2026, Plutarch tracked 361 unique open Electrical Engineer postings at energy employers. 99 postings disclosed annual pay, with a United States median of USD 156,000.
Demand for Electrical Engineers is concentrated in the United States, with smaller clusters in Canada, India, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Titles span a wide range, from internship and campus-hire openings to senior, lead, principal, staff, and manager roles, with the single largest group carrying no stated seniority. Substation work and power systems design recur often enough to stand out as a distinct specialization within the broader role family.
Open postings
Where
- United States · 191
- United Kingdom · 22
- Canada · 20
- India · 10
- Australia · 8
- Other or not stated · 110
Seniority
- Early career · 18
- Level not stated in title · 177
- Senior, lead, staff or manager · 160
- Leadership · 6
Disclosed pay by country · annual
| Country | Lowest to highest employer midpoint | Median | Postings stating pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USD 90,000–257,000 | USD 156,000 | 99 of 178 |
| Canada | CAD 80,000–164,000 | CAD 119,000 | 11 of 19 |
Directional, not conclusive. Each figure is the midpoint of a salary range an employer disclosed in a public job posting, derived from public market sources and rounded to the nearest thousand. Samples are small, so a country appears only when at least 5 open postings disclose annual pay. At these sample sizes, do not compare one role’s median against another’s — the difference between them is smaller than the error on either.
How many employers state pay
- United States · pay stated in 112 of 178 postings we could read
- United Kingdom · pay stated in 3 of 20 postings we could read
- Canada · pay stated in 14 of 19 postings we could read
- India · pay stated in 0 of 6 postings we could read
- Australia · pay stated in 1 of 8 postings we could read
Counted from the same open postings as above, leaving out postings whose text we could not read for pay. Pay disclosure tracks local pay-transparency law more closely than employer policy, so a low rate is not evidence that employers here pay less.
Who is hiring
| Employer | Open postings |
|---|---|
| Siemens Energy | 43 |
| Hatch | 26 |
| Worley | 22 |
| GE Vernova | 13 |
| Helion Energy | 10 |
| Dominion Energy | 9 |
| Duke Energy | 8 |
| Baker Hughes | 7 |
| Constellation Energy | 7 |
| ExxonMobil | 7 |
| Antares Nuclear | 6 |
| Bloom Energy | 6 |
| Other employers | 197 |
How these roles are titled
The titles employers use for this role, most repeated first. Titles shown without a count appeared once.
- Electrical Engineer · 30 postings
- Senior Electrical Engineer · 24 postings
- Lead Electrical Engineer · 7 postings
- Electrical Design Engineer · 6 postings
- Principal Electrical Engineer · 6 postings
- Power Systems Engineer · 5 postings
- Staff Electrical Engineer · 5 postings
- Senior Principal Electrical Engineer · 4 postings
- Sr Electrical Engineer · 4 postings
- Power System Engineer · 3 postings
- Senior Power System Engineer · 3 postings
- Electrical Engineer I/II · 2 postings
- Electrical Engineer II · 2 postings
- Intern - Electrical Engineer · 2 postings
- Specialist Electrical Engineer · 2 postings
What employers ask for
Skills and tools named in the text of 252 open postings we could read in full, most named first.
| Skill or tool | Postings naming it | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Power systems / grid | 109 of 252 | 39 |
| High or medium voltage | 56 of 252 | 19 |
| Power system studies (ETAP, PSCAD) | 51 of 252 | 16 |
| SCADA | 31 of 252 | 20 |
| Excel | 30 of 252 | 15 |
| AutoCAD / MicroStation | 29 of 252 | 15 |
| Battery storage | 28 of 252 | 19 |
A skill counts when the posting names it anywhere — requirements, role description or the employer’s own introduction. A skill is shown only when at least 3 postings from at least two employers name it. Postings whose full text we did not read are left out of these counts rather than counted as asking for nothing.
Certificates and licences named
Credentials named in the same 252 postings. A mention is what employers ask for; it does not mean a law requires it.
| Certificate or licence | Postings naming it | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Engineer licence (PE / P.Eng) | 27 of 252 | 10 |
Patterns in the job titles
- Substation engineering and design
- Power systems and power electrical systems
- Electrical planning and design
- Protection and control standards
- Electrical design engineering
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What the postings suggest about filling this role
With senior and lead-type titles making up close to half of postings and a recurring need for substation and power systems expertise, sourcing experienced candidates is likely harder than filling general or early-career roles. The sizable share of unspecified-level titles adds ambiguity to how competitive each individual search will be.
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