Power Engineering is a sector which is certainly one of the most important, scarce and unexplored sector in India. With the Indian population growing at an unprecedented and likely to overtake China for being the largest population in another ten years, the natural resources of the country have been highly exploited. This means, in the near future there will be need of highly skilled manpower taking care of the power need of the country. In line with the situation, the country has already started investing millions of its capital in building power plants across different areas of the country. Hence, there are multiple job opportunities lined up right now and in the future for skilled and hardworking Power Engineering graduates.
Some of the top recruiters that hire B.Tech. Power Engineering pass outs are mentioned below:-
1) NTPC
2) Power Grid Corp
3) Reliance Power
4) Tata Power
5) Torrent Power
The various jobs in the field of power engineering and their descriptions are given below:
|
Job Profile |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Service Maintenance Engineer |
A Service Maintenance Engineer is responsible for planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance of equipment and supervise engineering and technical staff. |
|
Power Electronics Engineer |
A Power Electronics Engineer designs and maintains devices which accommodate high amount of current. |
|
Safety officer |
Safety Officers are responsible for making sure that safety regulations are adhered to and assesses the unsafe situations and hazards at power plants. |
|
Power Technician |
A Power Technician is responsible for monitoring and controlling all equipment and devices which are found in a power plant. |
|
Electrical Engineer |
Though a sub-field, a B.Tech. in Power Engineering can also work as Electrical Engineers who are responsible for designing circuits and equipment for power generation. |
B.Tech. Power Engineering: Salary Trends
With the government and the private sector investing heavily in the power sector, the average starting salary in the field is slightly higher than what is seen in other sectors. A person starting out after a B.Tech. in Power Engineering can expect to fetch anywhere between 20,000 to 80,000 rupees as a starting salary. In the coming years, the sector is destined to thrive and grow at an unprecedented rate and so will the salaries.
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