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Electrical Engineering
Career Field Description
Diego Quezada
October 15

TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Description of Electrical Engineering
Positions in Kingsport, TN
Entry level Position:
Mid-level Position:
High level Position:
Summary of Jobs in Electrical Engineering
Citations

General Description of Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineers design develop, test, and supervise and make sure all electrical equipment
is working properly and everything is in check. Some of this electrical equipment includes
electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems and power generation
equipment. Electrical engineers need to know how to design and build electrical equipment.
Electrical engineers mainly work in research and development industries and engineering
services firms.
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm

Positions in Kingsport, TN
Entry level Position:
Company Name

Ford

Job Title

Entry Level Electrical Engineer

Salary

50-60k

Required Education

BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Required Experience

It is an entry level job and company prefers people with less than 2 years of post
graduate experience.

Job Description

Other Information

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Involved in the design, installation, operation, maintenance, and ongoing improvements

of electrical systems and equipment and activities including egineering studies and
technical field support.

Mid-level Position:
Company Name

EMC Management

Job Title

Mid Level Spectrum Certification Engineer

Salary

75K - 85K

Required Education

Electrical Engineering degree is required

Required Experience

3+ years, Have worked SPO Program Managers and Project Engineers

Job Description

Research and identify reallocation requirements for Navy and Marine Corps
equipment in frequency bands impacted by the Presidential Broadband
Initiative.

Other Information
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High level Position:

Company Name

Hankins and Anderson

Job Title

Senior Electrical Engineer

Salary

100k-115k

Required Education

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering

Required Experience

15+ years

Job Description

At this corporation the employer will be a part of the team of innovative thinkers
and help iin designing electrical systems in Governmental and commercial
facilities.

Other Information
http://www.indeed.com

Summary of Jobs in Electrical Engineering

What are the duties, responsibilities, and common work activities?
Electrical Engineers design and build electrical equipment for thing that you usually use or see without
knowing. This includes heating, cooling and ventilation in an office or home. Transportation, construction
and production and distribution of power like outlets that charge your phone or stadium lights. Electrical
Engineers are also responsponsible with all the maintenance with what they work with.
What is the working environment, including conditions, setting, and geographic locations?
Electrical Engineers can work anywhere from in companies, government, or in education. Most electrical
engineers work with a group of people and rarely alone.

Is this field very specialized or is it very general with many options for specialization? Explain
Electrical engineering is not specialized because there is a wide variety of things they work on.For
example some work on generators and other work on the distribution of the electricity. Also there is the
designing of the control systems.
Geographically, where are most of the jobs in your field? (Everywhere or just some specific areas)
Geographically, there is no are where most electrical engineers work it goes from west to east in the
United States.

Citations
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/electrical_engineer_job_description.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering
http://www.engineeryourcareer.org.au/?page_id=157