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Electrical Engineering Jobs & Salaries
Typical Electrical Engineering Jobs:
MORE DETAILS: http://admissionsync.com/2007/10/04/electrical-engineering-jobs-salaries/#comment-1249
From University of Arkansas
The following are typical jobs for an electrical engineer. This is a
small random sample of typical jobs rather than a complete list.
1. Power Plant Designer - Some electrical engineers make a career
out of designing new power plants for generating electricity.
2. Power System Design Engineer - This could be an engineer who
designs the electrical power distribution system for a company.
3. Substation Engineer - This is an engineer who specializes in the
construction and maintenance of high voltage electrical substations.
4. Power Electronics Designer - This is an engineer who specializes
in the design of electronic circuitry that controls high power motors
or other equipment, or that is used in the power grid. Electric cars
use power electronics. Power electronics is also important in
windmill design.
5. Digital Designer (Board Level) - A board level digital designer
designs digital electronic equipment. He or she designs the printed
circuit boards inside all manner of digital devices, and the circuitry
that goes on the boards. Most such designers work in teams.
6. Integrated Circuit Designer - An integrated circuit designer
designs the circuitry on integrated circuit chips, and the layout of
the circuitry on the chips. Most such designers work in teams.
7. Integrated Circuit Test Engineer - An I.C. test engineer designs
tests for integrated circuits. This is an essential occupation
because manufacturing defects cause a substantial percentage of newly
manufactured integrated circuit chips to be faulty.
8. Mixed Signal I.C. Designer - This is an integrated circuit
designer who specializes in the design of mixed analog/digital
circuitry. This is circuitry that has both analog & digital
components on the same chip.
9. Process Engineer - Some process engineers design the physical
and chemical processes used in manufacturing integrated circuit
chips. Other process engineers maintain the equipment used in
integrated circuit fabrication lines and keep the fabrication lines
working.
10. Device Engineer - A device engineer makes measurements on
semiconductor devices and on the processes that produce them, with the
goal of fixing problems or weaknesses in the process.
11. Design Automation Software Engineer - This is an engineer who
designs the software tools that electrical engineers use to help them
design complex circuitry. Knowledge of both electrical engineering
and computer engineering is required.
12. Embedded Systems Design Engineer - Designs microcomputer-based
systems that are embedded in larger systems to accomplish a task.
Examples include a system that would be the brains of the autopilot of
an airplane, or control the path adjustment of a satellite.
13. Digital Signal Processing Engineer - Designs systems using DSP
chips that analyze or change analog or digital signals. Examples
include the generation of an HDTV signal, or the design of a system to
encrypt message transmissions.
14. Maintenance/Electrical Supervisor - This would be an engineer
who supervises the personnel who are maintaining the electronic
systems in a manufacturing plant.
15. Analog Circuit Designer - This is an engineer who specializes in
the design of the analog circuitry for some class of application. An
example would be the design of high speed drivers and receivers for
communications links.
16. Engineering Manager - An engineering manager manages teams of
other engineers. Many managers also spend a lot of their time
interacting with other companies that sell or design equipment that is
used by the manager's company, or interacting with the company's
industrial customers.
17. System Designer - Designer of an entire system. A system
designer supervises the design of a complete electronic system of some
sort. A system could be as large as a television set or the
electronics system of an aircraft, or it could be as small as a single
complex integrated circuit chip.
18. Manufacturing Engineer - A manufacturing engineer specializes in
the design and maintenance of assembly and manufacturing processes for
electronics. An example would be an engineer who sets up automated
equipment for placing the components onto a printed circuit board and
soldering them.
19. Customer Support Engineer - Answers technical questions and
solves problems for a company's industrial customers. May involve
travel.
20. Packaging Engineer - Makes all of the critical decisions on how
a collection of electronic components becomes an electronic system.
He or she determines what kind and complexity of circuit board is
needed, how much room the components will occupy, how the heat will be
removed from the system, what package and power technologies to use,
etc.
21. Signal Integrity Engineer - Analyzes the performance of the
wiring that connects the integrated circuit chips in a package or on a
printed circuit board, and makes improvements in the wiring when
necessary. He or she insures that signals are not corrupted passing
through the wiring.
22. Designer of Image Sensor Arrays - A designer of the arrays of
photosensors that are used in a camera or video camera. The sensors
may use nanostructures.
Electrical Engineering Salaries
The table below shows average starting salaries for electrical/
electronics & communications engineers based on their highest college
degree. The starting salaries were obtained from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Degree Average Starting Salary $
Bachelor's 51,888
Master's 64,416
Doctorate 80,206
The following table shows the distribution of incomes among electrical
engineers for May 2004. This data also comes from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The table indicates, for example, that 90% of electrical
engineers make less than $108,070.00 per year, and that the remaining
10% earn more than this amount. The table refers to salaries of all
electrical engineers in May 2004, not just to starting salaries.
Percent Less Than 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
Salary $ 47,310 57,540 71610 88,400 108,070
MORE DETAILS:
http://admissionsync.com/2007/10/04/electrical-engineering-jobs-salaries/#comment-1249
Typical Electrical Engineering Jobs:
MORE DETAILS: http://admissionsync.com/2007/10/04/electrical-engineering-jobs-salaries/#comment-1249
From University of Arkansas
The following are typical jobs for an electrical engineer. This is a
small random sample of typical jobs rather than a complete list.
1. Power Plant Designer - Some electrical engineers make a career
out of designing new power plants for generating electricity.
2. Power System Design Engineer - This could be an engineer who
designs the electrical power distribution system for a company.
3. Substation Engineer - This is an engineer who specializes in the
construction and maintenance of high voltage electrical substations.
4. Power Electronics Designer - This is an engineer who specializes
in the design of electronic circuitry that controls high power motors
or other equipment, or that is used in the power grid. Electric cars
use power electronics. Power electronics is also important in
windmill design.
5. Digital Designer (Board Level) - A board level digital designer
designs digital electronic equipment. He or she designs the printed
circuit boards inside all manner of digital devices, and the circuitry
that goes on the boards. Most such designers work in teams.
6. Integrated Circuit Designer - An integrated circuit designer
designs the circuitry on integrated circuit chips, and the layout of
the circuitry on the chips. Most such designers work in teams.
7. Integrated Circuit Test Engineer - An I.C. test engineer designs
tests for integrated circuits. This is an essential occupation
because manufacturing defects cause a substantial percentage of newly
manufactured integrated circuit chips to be faulty.
8. Mixed Signal I.C. Designer - This is an integrated circuit
designer who specializes in the design of mixed analog/digital
circuitry. This is circuitry that has both analog & digital
components on the same chip.
9. Process Engineer - Some process engineers design the physical
and chemical processes used in manufacturing integrated circuit
chips. Other process engineers maintain the equipment used in
integrated circuit fabrication lines and keep the fabrication lines
working.
10. Device Engineer - A device engineer makes measurements on
semiconductor devices and on the processes that produce them, with the
goal of fixing problems or weaknesses in the process.
11. Design Automation Software Engineer - This is an engineer who
designs the software tools that electrical engineers use to help them
design complex circuitry. Knowledge of both electrical engineering
and computer engineering is required.
12. Embedded Systems Design Engineer - Designs microcomputer-based
systems that are embedded in larger systems to accomplish a task.
Examples include a system that would be the brains of the autopilot of
an airplane, or control the path adjustment of a satellite.
13. Digital Signal Processing Engineer - Designs systems using DSP
chips that analyze or change analog or digital signals. Examples
include the generation of an HDTV signal, or the design of a system to
encrypt message transmissions.
14. Maintenance/Electrical Supervisor - This would be an engineer
who supervises the personnel who are maintaining the electronic
systems in a manufacturing plant.
15. Analog Circuit Designer - This is an engineer who specializes in
the design of the analog circuitry for some class of application. An
example would be the design of high speed drivers and receivers for
communications links.
16. Engineering Manager - An engineering manager manages teams of
other engineers. Many managers also spend a lot of their time
interacting with other companies that sell or design equipment that is
used by the manager's company, or interacting with the company's
industrial customers.
17. System Designer - Designer of an entire system. A system
designer supervises the design of a complete electronic system of some
sort. A system could be as large as a television set or the
electronics system of an aircraft, or it could be as small as a single
complex integrated circuit chip.
18. Manufacturing Engineer - A manufacturing engineer specializes in
the design and maintenance of assembly and manufacturing processes for
electronics. An example would be an engineer who sets up automated
equipment for placing the components onto a printed circuit board and
soldering them.
19. Customer Support Engineer - Answers technical questions and
solves problems for a company's industrial customers. May involve
travel.
20. Packaging Engineer - Makes all of the critical decisions on how
a collection of electronic components becomes an electronic system.
He or she determines what kind and complexity of circuit board is
needed, how much room the components will occupy, how the heat will be
removed from the system, what package and power technologies to use,
etc.
21. Signal Integrity Engineer - Analyzes the performance of the
wiring that connects the integrated circuit chips in a package or on a
printed circuit board, and makes improvements in the wiring when
necessary. He or she insures that signals are not corrupted passing
through the wiring.
22. Designer of Image Sensor Arrays - A designer of the arrays of
photosensors that are used in a camera or video camera. The sensors
may use nanostructures.
Electrical Engineering Salaries
The table below shows average starting salaries for electrical/
electronics & communications engineers based on their highest college
degree. The starting salaries were obtained from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Degree Average Starting Salary $
Bachelor's 51,888
Master's 64,416
Doctorate 80,206
The following table shows the distribution of incomes among electrical
engineers for May 2004. This data also comes from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The table indicates, for example, that 90% of electrical
engineers make less than $108,070.00 per year, and that the remaining
10% earn more than this amount. The table refers to salaries of all
electrical engineers in May 2004, not just to starting salaries.
Percent Less Than 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
Salary $ 47,310 57,540 71610 88,400 108,070
MORE DETAILS:
http://admissionsync.com/2007/10/04/electrical-engineering-jobs-salaries/#comment-1249
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