Study of how electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism are applied to real-life problems. Electrical engineers design, test, and develop electrical and electronic systems as well as the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment and devices. This field covers a wide range of technologies ranging from electric motors to GPS to communications systems to space equipment. However, if you’re interested in computer hardware, that is included in computer hardware engineering, not electronic engineering.
Specializations:
- Generation and supply of electrical power
- Semiconductors and electronic components
- Communications systems (e.g., telecommunications)
- Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments
- Telecommunications/communications
- Robotics
- Artificial intelligence
- Cybersecurity
Skills:
- Sciences (physics, chemistry)
- Math (geometry, advanced algebra, statistics, calculus, trigonometry)
- Programming/algorithms
- Electromagnetics
- Thermodynamics
- Mechanics
- Circuits and electronics
- Engineering fundamentals
- Signal processing
- Communication systems
- Optics
Societies:
- IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology): To inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community, supporting technology innovation to meet the needs of society.
- Optica (formerly OSA): It was organized to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics, pure and applied; to promote the common interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers, and of users of optical apparatus of all kinds; and to encourage cooperation among them.
- The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE): The society’s fundamental mission is to provide world-class education and information services that enhance and promote the field of optical engineering, as well as add value to the careers of the members it serves.
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): The technical objectives of the IEEE focus on advancing the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, and computer engineering as well as computer science.
- National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers (NARTE): NARTE is a professional organization which certifies qualified engineers and technicians in the fields of telecommunications, electromagnetic compatibility/interference, and electrostatic discharge control.
- SESHA: A professional organization geared towards Environmental, Safety, and Health issues for high technology and associated industries.
- International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (iNARTE): iNARTE is a professional organization which certifies qualified engineers and technicians in the fields of telecommunications, electromagnetic compatibility/interference, and electrostatic discharge control.
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI): AAAI aims to increase public understanding of artificial intelligence.
- International Society of Automation (ISA): ISA promotes measurement and control, educating the public about career opportunities and publicizing the field’s importance to business and industry.
- Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE): SMPTE is an international, award-winning technical society devoted to advancing the theory and application of motion-imaging technology including film, television, video, computer imaging, and telecommunications.
Conferences:
- IEEE Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC)
- International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED)
- International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
- IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)
Sources
Wikipedia, Try Engineering (IEEE), Engineering Conferences, Engineering Professional Associations & Organizations, Engineering Societies & Organizations, professional association websites
