From radar to motor, electrical engineers design, implement, maintain and improve all electronic equipment that everyone uses every day. One person said, "Most EE likes to talk about technology, which is a great thing." ? Many engineers enter this industry to stimulate their intelligence. They are usually driven people whose goal is to strike a balance between competition and mutual support. In the EE we surveyed, more than 85% of EE think that interaction with peers is the most positive aspect of this industry. Daily activities include learning technical manuals, articles and other publications; Design, test and assemble equipment; I also have to write reports and follow up various operations. Must have computer skills.
More than 40% of the time is spent attending meetings, making strategic plans and tracking projects. The amount of interpersonal communication may make many project-oriented engineers feel uneasy; More than 15% of the newly hired EE have taken courses in internal management organization or writing skills. There is little contact between professionals and customers. This feeling of "project and product" isolation seems very valuable. In addition to designing and creating new circuits for televisions, video recorders, slot machines or stereo equipment, engineers with innovative instincts usually flock to deeper and unproven fields, such as cutting-edge medical technology and HDTV. Specialization is very important and it will happen soon. Engineers entered the fields of quantum electronics, acoustics, signal processing and ferroelectricity. EE must be patient; The average time from product design to shelves is two years.
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A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering can meet the needs of most entry-level positions, such as testers and data collectors, but they have a master's or doctoral degree. It is necessary for those who intend to further develop. The course content includes physics, chemistry, some biology, mathematics and statistics. The national defense industry provides a huge job market for aspiring electrical engineers, so it may be necessary to pass the safety inspection. The aviation industry provides another part of the job. Candidates should be familiar with the general methods and means of production, testing, assembly and power transmission of electronic components, and be familiar with computer electronic models if possible. Aspiring electronic engineers who want to work for large enterprises should be willing to follow established procedures and agreements.
Present and future
The 20th century is the information age, which was largely realized by electrical engineers. What we now think of as science essentially began with the invention of the microchip in A.D. 1960, which led to the emergence of modern personal computers. In the whole1970s, the most important EE progress came from the research supported by the national defense industry, but in recent years, this trend seems to have been reversed, and the most important progress came from the consumer electronics industry, especially the computer field. Product development and the use of microchips are more and more closely linked. It is estimated that the annual R&D expenditure in the United States is $654.38+07 billion, of which more than $7 billion is related to the work of electrical engineers.