Hourly Wage for Plant Electrical Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Plant Electrical Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Plant Electrical Engineer in the United States is $38 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $36 and $41. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Plant Electrical Engineer

Strongbranch Services LLC - Valparaiso , IN

Plant Electrical Engineer - Maintenance Global leader in the steel industry is seeking an Electrical Engineer to provide strong technical knowledge and skills to assist maintenance and production ...

LinkedIn - 24 days ago

Hydro Plant Compliance Electrical Engineer (III, Senior I, Senior II, Senior III)

Chelan Public Utility District - Wenatchee , WA

The Electrical Engineer, Hydro Plant Compliance will schedule, gather data, and report all NERC/WECC compliance related requirements for the hydro facilities to include generator governors and ...

Energy Central - 52 days ago

Associate Electrical Engineer

World Technologies, Inc - New Orleans , LA

This role will report to the Principal Engineer, Electrical Operations Engineering and will be ... The role will be part of a team responsible for ensuring that the Plant Electrical System operates ...

LinkedIn - 10 days ago

Electrical Engineer

The Okonite Company - Santa Maria , CA

This position reports to the Plant Engineer/Facilities Manager in the Plant Maintenance Department POSITION REQUIREMENTS: * Minimum of a bachelor's degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering or ...

ZipRecruiter - 3 days ago

Senior Electrical Engineer

Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. - Alameda , CA

Who You Are As an Electrical Engineer on the Equipment Design and Development Team, you are a ... Maintain load list for entire plant and work with the balance of plant team to ensure seamless ...

LinkedIn - 10 days ago

Senior Electrical Engineer

ADVATIX - Advanced Supply Chain and Logistics - Houston , TX

Development of electrical single-line diagrams and overall plant electrical distribution systems ... A professional Engineer License is highly preferred but not required * Computer literate and ...

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What does a Plant Electrical Engineer do?

Plant Electrical Engineer

Plant Electrical Control Systems Including Relay, Temperature Control, PLC controls, Automation Systems, Combustion Systems.

November 01, 2022

Understand low and medium voltage electrical distribution systems including 480 volt.

December 04, 2022

Assist in maintaining and improving the plant's process systems, including programmable logic controllers, process communications networks, and human machine interface equipment.

December 28, 2022

Provide critical expertise on the plants low and medium voltage distribution system and associated equipment.

February 26, 2023

Develops preventive maintenance program in conjunction with operations and maintenance staff.

March 04, 2023

Reviews production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.

March 04, 2023

Provide technical support in the efforts of "continuous improvement' with regards to process efficiency and plant wide safety.

March 22, 2023

Support maintenance by providing technical assistance in the scope of preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, and other facets of reliability engineering.

May 05, 2023

Understands variable frequency drives, DC drives, transformers, programmable logic controllers.

May 05, 2023

Maintains and Updates Plant Electrical One-Line Diagram and ARC-Flash documentation.

May 14, 2023

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Plant Electrical Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Plant Electrical Engineer ranges from $36 to $41 with the average hourly pay of $38. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $36 to $42 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $39.

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