What Do They Do?
Using electricity and computers to improve people's lives is the main challenge faced by electrical engineers. They design and develop all types of electronic equipment, such as power generators, motors, lighting systems, computer hardware and software, and satellites. Electrical engineering is one of the most popular engineering fields and trends indicate that the growth in this area will continue at least into the next century. (See also: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering track)
Examples of Work Projects
- Designing the PowerPC microprocessor chip for computers
- Belonging to a research team working toward communication with dolphins
- Developing laser techniques for doctors to perform delicate surgery
- Creating ways to get electricity to the most far away places in the world
- Troubleshooting and redesigning the lighting system for an amusement park
Job Titles
- Electronics Engineer
- Electrical Power Engineer
- Researcher
- Supervisor of Manufacturing of Circuits
- Consultant
- Telecommunications Engineer
- Software Engineer
Some Employers of Electrical Engineers
- Computer industry
- Chemical industry
- Telephone systems industry
- Missile guidance systems manufacturing companies
- Power companies
Summer Internships
Major Areas of Specialization
- Analog and Mixed Signals
- Biomedical Imaging & Genomic Signal Processing
- Computer Engineering
- Control Systems
- Electrical Power & Power Electronics
- Electromagnetics & Microwaves
- Solid State/Electro optics
- Telecommunications & Signal Processing
Interests Related to the Field
- Computer programming
- Mathematics
- Electronic equipment
- Quantitative games
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