Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, and power generation equipment. Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, including broadcast and communications systems, such as portable music players and Global Positioning System (GPS) devices.
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Sample Companies that have hired WPI Electrical and Computer Engineers
Acacia Communications
Allegro Microsystems
Canon Medical Research, USA
Dell
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Google
QinetiQ
The MathWorks, Inc.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Xcerra
Sample Graduate Schools
Boston University
Duke University
New York University
Purdue University
Stanford University
Tufts University
UMass-Amherst
University of California-LA
University of Florida
University of Texas-Austin
University of Waterloo
WPI
Average Starting Salary:
$73,559 (2018)
Sample Job Titles:
R&D Engineer
Controls Engineer
Software Engineer
Product Engineer
Sales Engineer
Firmware Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Sample Major Qualifying Projects:
Electrical Solar Panel Moisture Detector & Heater
Power Integrity System
Power Over Ethernet