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Smart home engineer

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Domotics engineer Home automation integrator Home automation platform engineer Home automation specifier Smart home designer Smart home project engineer Smart home software engineer

Smart home engineers are responsible for the design, integration and acceptance testing of home automation systems (heating, ventilation and air conditioning (hvac), lighting, solar shading, irrigation, security, safety, etc.), which integrate connected devices and smart appliances within residential facilities. They work with key stakeholders to ensure the desired project outcome is achieved including wire design, layout, appearance and component programming.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Advising on and designing power stations and systems which generate, transmit and distribute electrical power;
(b) Supervising, controlling and monitoring the operation of electrical generation, transmission and distribution systems;
(c) Advising on and designing systems for electrical motors, electrical traction and other equipment, or electrical domestic appliances;
(d) Specifying electrical installation and application in industrial and other buildings and objects;
(e) Establishing control standards and procedures to monitor performance and safety of electrical generating and distribution systems, motors and equipment;
(f) Determining manufacturing methods for electrical systems, as well as maintenance and repair of existing electrical systems, motors and equipment.

Knowledge

  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Electronics and automation
  • Electricity and energy
  • Computer use
  • Database and network design and administration

Digital competencies

  • Developing operational policies and procedures
  • Advising on products and services
  • Training on operational procedures
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Presenting research or technical information

Digital competencies

  • Programming computer systems
  • Designing electrical or electronic systems or equipment
  • Using computer aided design and drawing tools
  • Designing ict systems or applications
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Leading others
  • Thinking creatively and innovatively
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Science and engineering professionals

Electrotechnology engineers

Electrical engineers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Electrical engineers

226

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

51,83%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

5,97% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

90,57%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

2,77%

Part-time contracts

1,03% Turnover index

25

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-14%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering professionals

59%

41%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Electrotechnology engineers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Electrical engineers

No experience
7%
Less than 1 year
30%
Between 1 and 2 years
11%
Between 2 and 4 years
22%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
24%
Manufacturing
31%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
28%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
18%
Construction
5%
Information and communication
5%
Others
13%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.