Career Goals For Electrical Engineering

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Everything you see, everything you touch, every direction you turn, you are surrounded by the beautiful world of Engineering. The world functions effectively because of engineering. The beautiful aspect being the ability to create, utilize resources, and bring something into existence that will change or construct something beneficial to humanity. There is not a more exciting field to be involved in, especially now, as the on demand world continues to thrive and advance into new levels. Electrical Engineering (EE) is the field that interests me most though I am open to other fields of Engineering if I find I am drawn to something specific as school progresses. I plan to transfer to Old Dominion University (ODU) to pursue my Bachelors of Science …show more content…

I am open to other jobs in Engineering if I find myself excited and passionate about the field as I continue in school. As for now however, I find myself magnetically drawn to the Electrical field, pun intended. Part of my past employment may be another influencing factor for wanting to work in this particular field. When I served in the Navy, my rate was Cryptologic Technician Collections with my focus in signals exploitation and analysis. That included understanding electromagnetic waves and the spectrum.
My career goals are ambitious, as everything I do in life is. I plan to transfer to Old Dominion University to pursue my Bachelors of Science in Engineering. I chose ODU because of its close proximity to where I live and they have an excellent transfer agreement with Tidewater Community College. Electrical Engineering is a very exciting field and is growing alongside of the technology industry. It is where I se myself fitting into to the field and the universe, although I am open to other fields. Everything I have done throughout my life, especially recently, has lead me to this decision. After I earn my BSEE degree, I plan to continue my education pursuing my Masters and on from …show more content…

Electrical engineers are the primary problem solvers and their job requires the ability to lead, plan, design, and create projects based on academics and theory. Typically, they do this from start to finish with the assistance of a technician, depending on the task. Electrical engineering technicians do the hands on, practical application work, and usually have a particular set of skills that they specialize in. They assist the engineers in designing, building, testing and evaluating the product. The technologists typically have more authority than the technicians and can complete projects at a higher

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