Centre for Career and Personal Development Degree Profiles

Electrical engineering touches virtually every facet of today’s high-tech world. Electrical engineering concepts are used extensively in telecommunication, technology, information processing, imaging and electrical power systems.

Being an electrical engineer is about driving innovation whether it’s designing a safer and more reliable power system or creating the next evolution of smart phone features. As an electrical engineer, you could be involved in wide variety of exciting projects from designing life support systems for hospitals to developing solar panels to be used in space.

• Electric machines, electronic devices, circuits and networks, radio communication, computers, control systems
• Critical thinking, complex problem solving and decision making
• Oral and written communication
• Planning, prioritizing and attention to detail
• Research and design
• Teamwork and project management

Please note some of these positions may require further training, certification or education. Check out the occupational profiles to review the full details for the occupations that interest you at alis.alberta.ca/occinfo

• Aviation
• Biomedical Engineering
• Business
• Communications
• Computer Hardware
• Electrical Utilities
• Energy and Electrical Power Systems
• Government
• Imaging
• Information Processing
• Instrumentation and Control Products Companies
• Manufacturing
• Nanotechnology
• Power Systems
• Software
• Solar Technology
• Technology
• Telecommunications 

• Minor in Computer Engineering
• Minor in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (MEED) 
• Minor in Management and Society 
• Biomedical Engineering Specialization (BMES)
• Energy and Environment Specialization (ENEE) 
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce combined degree 

• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
• Canadian Electrical Contractors Association
• Canadian Electricity Association
• Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta (ECAA)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Canada

• Engineering Students' Society (ESS)
• The Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering Students' Society (ZOO)

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Formal Career Assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be helpful tools for your career development.  These assessments have been used for decades to help individuals choose a major, explore career options during and upon completion of a degree and to further understand yourself in relationship to the world of work.  Inquire with Career Services if you are interested in these formal assessments.

Faculty Contact

Engineering Student Centre
Engineering Block C 205
T: 403.220.5732
E: engginfo@ucalgary.ca

Engineering Career Centre
Engineering Block C 205
T: 403.220.3089
E: ecc@ucalgary.ca

W: https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/departments/electrical-and-computer-engineering

Career Services
MacEwan Student Centre, Room 188
T: 403.220.8020
E: csstdnt@ucalgary.ca
W: ucalgary.ca/careers