Is electrical power engineering dying?

As long as civilization exists, and electrical energy is transmitted with help of Transformers, Switchgear etc, power engineering will never die. Basically, a certain amount of power being transmitted and utilized needs the entire gamut of electrical power distribution, to be implemented.

Is EE dead?

Deceased (1894–1962)
E. E. Cummings/Living or Deceased

Are electronics dying?

It is certainly not dying, but as said by others it is changing radically at break neck speed. The need for EE will not go away, and the fundamentals will remain necessary, but the applied parts of the field evolve fast. Designing for reliability, yield, cost is done very differently than even just a decade ago.

Is power engineering a dying field?

If power engineering is dying then someone forget to tell the industry! After a long downturn in the past twenty years, power systems and power engineering has been experience a great resurgence in popularity and interest. The boom of renewables, distributed resources, and storage.

What does a power engineer do?

Generation – Power engineers are involved in the design, development, engineering, installation & maintenance of power plants with massive synchronous generators that produce the electricity that keeps the lights on. Some power engineers may be involved with the engineering & commiss…(more) Loading…

Is Power Engineering making a comeback?

Power engineering is also making a comeback in universities across the country. Schools that shuttered or downsized their programs in the 1990s and 2000s are hiring more power engineering professors to accommodate the need of power engineers from industry and by students who want to study power engineering.

How do power engineers get their start?

Power Engineers get their start one of two ways. Many start as entry level labourers or employees before getting their first Power Engineering job where they work under certified power engineers in a power house, while doing distance education.