A career in electrical engineering is so diverse you can find a job anywhere around the world or right at home. Examples of the type of industries you could work in:
- Communications
- Computers
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Instrumentation
- Integrated Circuits
- Automation
- Medical
- Power
- Aerospace
Examples of technologies implemented in these industries are:
- Micro-electro/mechanical systems
- Expert Systems
- Optical communications
- Wireless communications
- Microprocessor controls
- Robotics
- Programmable controllers
- High-definition television
Examples of the type of jobs that are available to you in any of these industries:
- Research new ideas
- Develop new products
- Design products or equipment
- Project leader
- Computer automation
- Computer modeling/simulations
- Technical marketing
- Manufacturing/production
Some job titles you might have:
Design Engineer: Use computer simulations and computer modeling to design high frequency circuits for digital cellular phones.
Research Engineer: Invent new optoelectronic devices to build optical computers.
Project Engineer: Lead a team of engineers from different engineering disciplines to design, test, and manufacture an undersea optical amplifier.
Test Engineer: Write and implement the computer program to conduct automated testing of an electronic ignition system.
Application Engineer: Define and integrate existing equipment to solve customer problems.
System Engineer: Define and develop a communications network.