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Electrical Engineering

Here are examples of industry areas students enter with this major, jobs/internships, typical employers that hire students, skills employers look for, and examples of where alumni work. To find more information make an appointment with your career counselor/advisor.

Industries

Industry Areas for Electrical Engineering
Industry|Employers
Job|Roles
Skills
Alumni

Electronics

  • Automatic Controls
  • Bioelectronics Companies
  • Digital Systems
  • Electromagnetics
  • Analog electronics
  • Power and Energy Systems
  • Communications and Signal Processing
  • Control Engineer
  • Electronic Engineer
  • Telecommunication Engineer
  • Acoustical Engineer
  • organizational
  • analytical thinking/problem solving
  • communication
  • teamwork
  • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
  • IBM
  • SAP
  • Nokia

Software Technology

  • Scientific service companies (instruments, lab equipment, software)
  • Technical service companies (intelligence, information systems, defense)
  • Federal government:
    • Armed forces
    • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    • Federal Bureau of Investigation
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Departments of Defense, Energy, Transportation
  • Computer Hardware Power
  • Operations
  • Systems Engineer
  • organizational
  • analytical thinking/problem solving
  • communication
  • teamwork
  • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
  • Intel Corporation
  • Google

Manufacturing

  • Aerospace
  • Transportation
  • Construction
  • Communications
  • Electrical and electronics machinery
  • Engineering Manager
  • Product Development
  • Research Scientist
  • Technical Manager
  • Systems Engineer
  • Quality Assurance
  • Project Managements
  • organizational
  • analytical thinking/problem solving
  • communication
  • teamwork
  • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
  • PepsiCo
  • Uber
  • Abbott

Consulting

  • Retail companies
  • Consulting companies
  • Banks and financial institutions
  • Hospitals and healthcare organizations
  • Supply Chain Management and Logistics
  • Productivity, Methods and Process Engineering
  • Management of Change
  • Financial Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Sales Engineer
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Analytical Thinking Skills
  • Leadership & Team Based Skills
  • Business Judgment
  • Communication Skills
  • Project Management
  • Professionalism
  • Deloitte
  • Accenture
  • BCG
  • Wells Fargo
  • Allstate
  • Bain & Company
  • EY

Popular Industries (According to LinkedIn)

  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Telecommunications

Professional Industries

Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institution of Engineering and Technology