What Kinds of Things Do Electrical and Computer Engineers Do?

Electrical & Computer engineers work in nearly every area of business and industry including:
  • Automation & Robotics
  • Audio Engineering & Acoustics
  • Communications {Antennas & Communication Satellites, Wireless Communication (Cell Phones, & Bluetooth)}
  • Computers and the Internet
  • Consumer Electronics
    {Digital & Video Cameras, HDTV, A/V Recording & Playback Equipment (CD, VCR, DVD, IPOD, TIVO, etc), Satellite Radio (e.g., XM & Sirius)
  • Control Systems (for Home, Transportation, Business, and Industry)
  • Global Positioning (GPS) & Satellite Imaging Systems
  • Homeland Security & Defense Systems
  • Optics – (Lasers, LEDs, and Fiber Optics)
  • Medical Electronics
  • Electrical Power Generation and Distribution

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