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Electrical Engineer - Career Advice: Switch from Maintenance to Design & Master Automation, ML & AI for Power Systems?

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Asked by Anonymous - Jan 14, 2025Hindi
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Hi everyone, I’m currently working as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer and switched in Electrical Design, focusing on earthing and lightning protection systems. My long-term career goal is to transition into Power System Design, specialize in Smart Grids, master Control Systems and Industrial Automation, and integrate Machine Learning (ML) and AI into these domains. Here are my main questions: Is switching from Electrical Maintenance to Electrical Design a good move financially and career-wise? After building expertise in earthing and lightning design, what should be my next steps to move into power system design, automation, and smart grids? How can I learn control systems and industrial automation to complement my design skills effectively? How do I incorporate ML and AI into control systems, automation, power systems, and smart grid applications?

Ans: Switching from Electrical Maintenance to Electrical Design is certainly a good move. Follow the YOU TUBE lectures and free videos of UDEMY for different topics. Also listen to NPTL lectures of the corresponding subjects which are delivered mainly by the faculties of different IITs. Application of ML and AI into control systems, automation, power systems, and smart grid applications can be discussed with senior engineers in your field. Truly speaking if possible meet some faculty of Electrical engineering of some reputed college like IITs/NITs. If you can't meet them then from the web site of the IIT/NIT find out their mail IDs and contact them by asking all the details. Best of luck. Just follow me. Professor......................................:)
Asked on - Jan 14, 2025 | Answered on Jan 14, 2025
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After building expertise in earthing and lightning what should be my next step to get financially in high demand?
Ans: Be in touch with big housing societies and commercial complexes for getting ample jobs and opportunities.
Asked on - Jan 16, 2025 | Answered on Jan 16, 2025
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Is Earthing and lightning design is a good field and high paying? What else skill i should learn to be in demand?
Ans: Earthing and lightning design is a good field but it may not be high paying. In the present era AI & ML are the two most high paying sectors.
Asked on - Jan 17, 2025 | Answered on Jan 17, 2025
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After doing earthing and lightning design i can further move towards Power system engineering?
Ans: YES
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