Hi forks, how do you think electrical/electroinics engineer can make RM10k per month? I mean what is the criteria to meet this goal such as years of experience, knowledge, contribution etc...
If you are manufacturing or ME engineer welcome to share your view.
Thanks in advanced. ☺

through an illicit way ..

O&G

Bobatea

how many years experience?

I mean how many years can deserve RM10k/month. There is no right or wrong, just curious to know.

Oil and Gas , within 8-10 years of experience, you may achieve this number.
Depends on many factors:


1. Downturn
2. Performance
3. Job scope (Offshore, consultant, operator, etc).

Mean u sure it will make 10k. Just a timing matter?

Why limit to earning salary only? U can set up small enterprise with electrical license, get certificatiin from SJT, do some small domestic electrical contracts i.e. wiring etc. 10k is just around the corner.

Thanks for your info. At least I get the hint around 8-10 years experience.

Need to know how long can reach this stage, if I still work as engineer.

This is a good idea. However I still prefer to learn as employee before I will consider make a step ahead.

Intel ok?

I think possible but depends on job level and years experience.
How long you think can achieve?

O&G
Power Plant

I think above sectors are the fast lane..

Looks like O&G is the fastest sector to achieve this target.
I thought nowadays O&G not stable as before?

Less than 10 if you perform well.

Ambik chargemen cert

Dan juga cert IECEx

This post has been edited by mohdyakup: Aug 12 2019, 05:43 PM

This is a good number

Apa tu chargemen cert?
Banyak cert kena ambik...

Son, ayam haz dissappointed on yew.

Nahhh TS pergi install Telegram sana and join this group.

Thank me later.

I shouldn't say perform well but your boss like you or not.

Another factor - whether you job hop enough or not.

of course must upgrade yourself along the way be it cert/prof.accreditation etc.

by 50 years old how much?

Transition towards computer science or digitalisation related engineering... In Malaysia "engineer" title is misused a lot until it became cheap. Real engineers walk the path to become a lead/principal engineer, subject matter expert, engineering specialist etc.

If 50 belum kena "chop" considered lucky

Tambah SIL cert, wireman cert.

This.

Thanks for the addition!

early retirement? what age u plan to do so?

As long I still can work and company need me, I will work until retired.

Depends how far you could go?
I guess in Msia max can go will be 30-40k

What position is that?

Parking for future reference

Even technical in EE also can go up to 30k - 40k?

Easy to hit? How about the ratio? One out of ten people?

May be one out of 100 or even more, depends on field of industry.

Can't expect working at same position, but wages climb to such a level.
Promoted (jump ship) to senior position, managerial position, director, then you will have such a wages.

Many do venture into own business after getting experience, and various contact in and out in the field, this is where the "wages' can go even beyond.

TUV cert ok jgk

The highest i’ve known; 45k+, EE engineer, OnG

In many multinationals, there are two tracks, a management track and a technical track ie. no people management. I've been in at least 3 multinationals practicing this although they were more technical companies.

The titles and salary ranges would be similar across the two tracks. For example

Engineering Advisor/Senior advisor = Manager/Senior manager
Principal Engineer = Director
Chief Engineer = VP/SVP

How easy is it to be a Principal Engineer? It's as difficult as being a Director.
Salaries aren't standard, the principal telecom engineer reporting to me was making RM60-80k monthly if I recall

How much u earn monthly?

Principal Engineer.
I think someone already answer this.
PE is the equivalence of director.

wow..since in o&g thread u keep on asking others how much is the salary.

Before 2015 oil price crash, Principal EE with SBM Offshore KL, 90k RM per month

Malaysian?

Yes.

top guy in SBM? anyone better than him?

Dah tanak jawab dah.

you better give up on him.

RJuk ka?

Gila psl gaji punya org

Perform very well, around 5 years.

Well, around 10 years.

Avg, around 15 years

Mean everyone retired with 5 figures?

Yes, every EE engineer.

Yeah generally with a SIL (TUV certification) and IECEx CoPC you open up a lot of doors to specializing in high income industries.

No wireman cert (here in Aus it's different) but I do have TUV FSEng and CoPC (except for 5), which helps me a lot with the money side of things. Wanting to do TUV PHRA at the end of this year.

This post has been edited by empire23: Aug 17 2019, 04:58 PM

Principal Sparky emerges

Itu otai EE wooo *salute*

No lah. Took a 50 percent cut in pay to stop FIFO and now I’m doing pipeline work on the DBNGP. Mostly just office based these days.

May go back when Barrow Island T4 and 5 are announced but I recently got some calls for Pluto LNG2.

Going back to the topic at hand I guess much like a Doctor, the real money is made when you specialise in a very esoteric field of electrical engineering where the end product requires a specific skillset.

Depending on your current job my advice is to branch out and look for niche opportunities to extract more knowledge. For example as I work in remote areas where power is generated onsite, SKM Powertools is very useful, not to mention HV switching qualifications.

Our control system engineers often double up at network engineers with an ACMA structured cabling and fiber license with CCNP quals too, because the company would often rather pay 1 person extra rather than hire another person.

Lol, that guy forever spam everyone asking for salary details.

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Anyway my 2 cents contribution to the main topic.

Closed down EE company in KL, average monthly salary

Engineer 1 = ~RM3k
Senior eng = ~RM4K
Staff eng = ~5-6K
Principal eng (management track equivalent would be "manager") = ~7-9K
Technologist ("senior manager") = ~10-15K, max payscale i believe was rm23k
Snr Technologist ("director") = 20-25K

additional benefit for moving into management role would be additional RSUs given

This post has been edited by miuk: Aug 18 2019, 09:58 AM

Mind to share which specific EE industry??

Great info! Are you founder of your EE company?
What's difference between principal eng and technologist?

Used to work at the recently closed big factory "white building" by the ldp in Sungai Way zone. You can probably guess which company is that.

Erm, not sure how to describe the difference between principal and technologist. Basically as a principal you're leading your own issues in your technical field. As a technologist you'll be expected to be an expert and other folks will be consulting with you for your expertise.

Where the ppl working now? Are they getting similiar package?

So it is LNG nowadays?

Can engineers splice FO cables in OZ? Union will rage?

HV switching, up till how many kV?

In general, would electrical have a faster career progression or electronic?

To top up.. for EE, these titles vs figures varies widely by company, experience and roles.
A staff/principal engineer at one company does not translate to a staff/principal at another.
Titles are not really standardised in the industry.

Eg. compared to the above, another company pays..
Staff/Senior staff rm9~13k
Principal/Senior principal ~rm12k-20k (there are overlaps)

I don't think you can really generalise.. the range is too broad.
Best you think of whether that type of role and skillset is valued more/less.

I reckon so, manager role in Intel could make that range of salary? I do not have any solid information on this but I reckon with 7-10 years of experience in such giant MNC, 10k range is achievable I reckon.

Perhaps anyone from Intel could shed light on this.

Good info. Guess the salary will keep on progressing until retirement. How much u expect by 60?


This post has been edited by wywy2020: Sep 13 2019, 10:06 AM

Yes in giant MNC, not only Intel but also applicable for other MNCs, the salary will certainly keep progressing until retirement, if you could make it to the top, there are many other perks (stocks, profit sharing, company cars) alongside with the salary package.

Always hearing about Jurutera Kompetent Elektrik / Jurutera Perkhidmatan Elektrik recognized by Energy Commission, or Professional Engineer with Practicing Ceritificate by BEM are the ones earning big bucks. Those are either in O&G or construction or some plant services.

What about Electronics?

If not O&G, it should be 10-20 yrs depending on companies

Yeah, most engineers in Malaysia are glorified technicians.