Job Prospects
As an Electrical Engineer, you could develop components for some of the most fun things in our lives (MP3 players, digital cameras, or roller coasters) as well as the most essential (medical tests or communications systems). This largest field of Engineering encompasses the macro (huge power grids that light up sites, for example) as well as the micro (including a device smaller than a millimeter that tells a car’s airbags when to inflate). As an Electrical Engineer, you might work on robotics, computer networks, wireless communications, or medical imaging – areas that are at the very forefront of technological innovation. Job responsibilities include specification, design, development and implementation of products or systems, as well as research to create new ideas. This role provides a number of challenges ranging from problem identification and the manufacturing and production of safe, economical, high-performance products and services.