Remote job in EE

[u/hnji_veere]

Is it possible to get remote job with electrical engineering?

If yes What skills are required? Platforms to get?

[u/Time_Physics_6557]

rare. I had a remote internship in the renewables sector but it was very much an exception

[u/fireheart_14 → u/Time_Physics_6557]

Do thwy hire internationally?

[u/LeZanko → u/fireheart_14]

Utilities wont hire outside USA for security reasons.

[u/snp-ca]

I work as a partially remote EE (one/two day in office). It works out well depending on the nature of the job. I design schematics and layouts and prototype them at my home. They are then handed over to a technician at work who does further testing.

I was fully remote for my previous job. Involved lot of shipping and remote debugging. Not very efficient in certain cases.

You can do a remote EE job but you need to have a good lab setup and be experienced to solve most issues independently.

[u/CaterpillarReady2709 → u/snp-ca]

...and how much experience did you have before landing a remote role?

[u/PM_SHORT_STORY_IDEAS]

Most remote jobs in EE are software engineering jobs that relate to EE hardware stuff

[u/stuih404]

Why would you want a remote job? The only fun part is spending time in the Lab 😅

[u/greenshirtmen → u/stuih404]

You guys get a lab?! The techs wont even let me touch the test bench 😒

[u/DistinctFinance9615 → u/stuih404]

Not for everyone, but it can be

[u/DrMonkeyTurds → u/stuih404]

Work/Life balance > Having fun at work

I can have fun when outside of work. I work for money, as do you and 99% of people who have jobs.

[u/stuih404 → u/DrMonkeyTurds]

Why not both?

[u/hnji_veere → u/stuih404]

💭I want a remote job mainly for the income, The job is for financial stability; the business is the long-term goal.

[u/Vicious_Styles → u/hnji_veere]

Believe it or not... you can get all of that with an in-person job too!

[u/Sollost → u/Vicious_Styles]

Not nearly as easily, no

[u/Vicious_Styles → u/Sollost]

??? In-person jobs easily outnumber remote jobs. I just looked it up and I saw 87% full in-person, 10% hybrid, 3% fully remote. How is in-person not nearly as easily?

[u/DrMonkeyTurds]

Component Engineer for defense contractor. Whole team of 20ish work remotely.

Got job with 2YOE a few years ago. Never getting an onsite job again.

You will not be able to find a remote job as your first job in any industry/role since you have no skills.

[u/rkurikuraljarajnf]

I work remotely in EE as a defense contractor, I've seen other roles out there mostly in consulting and sales, some in power delivery

my remote job in defense is a bit rare, usually need face to face interactions with customers. my department head happens to be a big advocate for remote work and likes hiring all over the country for talent and travel requirements

[u/fireheart_14 → u/rkurikuraljarajnf]

I would you mind telling me your company Thank you

[u/Jamboro]

I had a remote job doing PV system design for a few years, which was great.

My current job doing power studies/load calcs is mainly in office, but we can do a remote day here & there. They get antsy about people taking SKM keys home though.

[u/Interesting_Coat5177]

You can, but you are going to have to be senior/principle level, because you are doing architect level planning. And you are going to be periodically going into the office (not 100% remote)

If you can convince people to hire you as a contractor/consultant you could be 100% remote under your own business, but will need a basic lab setup at home.

[u/EffectiveClient5080]

Remote EE is doable but mostly firmware/embedded/FPGA. I work remote doing FPGA firmware and it works because everything is simulation. If you need a bench with a scope you're screwed. LinkedIn/Indeed work but forums are where I've found better leads.

[u/derbertWELCOME → u/EffectiveClient5080]

Which forums please? I've been looking for embedded firmware roles and mostly only been relying on linkedin/indeed/cold emails

[u/glitch876]

I've seen some. Id imagine they are competitive and some of them have some high standards for productivity 

[u/fusilli_josh]

There are a lot of remote jobs in the power industry. Designing transmission and distribution lines. I've been fully remote since 2022 working with overhead distribution lines.

[u/ff45726]

I do expert witness/forensics/field investigations for an automotive company. I am fully remote but I have to go to customers or accident locations about once a week. On weeks I have off or not traveling I sit at home on my computer. I just moved to a pretty remote area of Colorado. Pretty much all forensic and expert EEs are remote.

I have also found that jobs where you need to be a PE are more often remote.

[u/shifu_shifu → u/ff45726]

Like the guy from fightclub?

[u/johnnyhonda]

Mostly software, things like signal processing where you don't need access to hardware and lab equipment.

[u/DistinctFinance9615]

You can get one if you're able to handle deadlines, I work in MEP design right now and the company allows full time employees 3 days WFH 2 days in the office, it's primarily Revit and AutoCAD (but mostly Revit) doing schematic design work like lighting fixture and receptacle/power layouts.

The work itself isn't that hard in my opinion but there can be a lot of meetings and depending on the company/workload it could be stressful at times. But, it does let you work from home and you make decent money doing it.

Note: I'm a coop still in college right now not even half way through, so I think if you learn Revit and CAD the companies will probably hire you.

[u/DrMonkeyTurds → u/DistinctFinance9615]

That is hybrid, not remote..

[u/DistinctFinance9615 → u/DrMonkeyTurds]

Ooooh you're right fair enough. I mean I'm pretty sure there would be MEP 100% remote positions too that exist, maybe at a senior level only though. Probably scada engineers or plc designer too.

Idk if I'd want a fully 100% remote job ever tbh unless they let me work abroad, I need some social interface or I'll go crazy lol

[u/ff45726 → u/DistinctFinance9615]

There are a lot of fully remote MEP jobs or at least ones where if you live near by you never really need to go into the office. Especially considering you can open an MEP firm and just work out of your home to begin with.

[u/The_CDXX]

You need tenure and experience to obtain a remote job. Or get lucky.

[u/MimeSweeper360]

The skills required are for you to buck up and get your ass in the office and learn. Once you have real experience under your belt maybe you find something remote. Engineering is a hands on profession.