What is an Electrical and Computer Engineer ECE

What is an Electrical and Computer Engineer? ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 1 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Engineering Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Aerospace Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Physics Environmental Engineering Environmental Science ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 2 Ø Ø Ø General Engineering Geological Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Additional Options è Pre-Med è Pre-Architecture è Biotechnology Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Aerospace Ø Aeronautical Engineering è Aerodynamics, aerospace materials, structures, propulsion, flight mechanics, stability and control Ø Astronautical Engineering è Orbital mechanics, space environment, altitude determination and control, telecommunications, space structures, and rocket propulsion Ø Aerospace Engineering è Either aeronautical or astronautical ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 3 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Chemical Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Chemistry and advanced chemistry: organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, materials chemistry, or biochemistry Safety and environmental aspects Material and energy balances of chemical processes Thermodynamics of physical and chemical equilibria Heat, mass, and momentum transfer Chemical reaction engineering Continuous and stage wise separation operations Process dynamics and control, process design Modern experimental and computing techniques ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 4 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Civil Ø Ø Ø Conduct laboratory experiments and critically analyze and interpret data Perform civil engineering design Professional practice issues è Work Procurement è Bidding and quality based selection Ø Ø Interaction between design professionals and construction professionals Professional licensure ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 5 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Environmental Ø Ø Ø Knowledge of earth science and biological science Environmental issues associated with air, land, and water systems Environmental health impacts Conduct laboratory experiments and critically analyze and interpret data Perform engineering design Understand professional practice and public responsibilities ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 6 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Geological Ø Ø Ø Geologic science, principles and processes Identification of minerals and rocks Geophysics, field geology Visualize and solve 3 D geological problems Statics and geo-mechanics Problem solving in hydrogeology, processes forming earth’s crust, construction project impacts, exploration and exploitation of resources, disposal of wastes ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 7 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Industrial Ø Ø Ability to design, develop, implement and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy Integration of systems using appropriate analytical; , computational and experimental practices ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 8 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Mechanical Ø Ø Ability in thermal and mechanical systems areas Design and realization of thermal and mechanical systems ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 9 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Petroleum Ø Ø Ø Design and analysis of well systems Procedures for drilling and completing wells Characterization and evaluation of subsurface geological formations and their resources using geoscientific and engineering methods Design and analysis of systems for producing , injecting, and handling fluids Application of reservoir engineering principles and practices for optimizing resource development and management Project economics and resource valuation for design and decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 10 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Computer Science Ø Ø Design and analysis of computer systems Operating systems, programming languages System analysis and management of large scale systems Computer networks ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 11 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Electrical & Computer Engineering Ø Ø Ø Probability and statistics, and advanced mathematics Basic sciences, computer science, engineering sciences Analyze and design complex electrical and electronic devices, software, and systems containing hardware and software components ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 12 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Bioengineering Ø Ø Understanding of biology and physiology Application of advanced mathematics, science, and engineering to interface of engineering and biology Measurements on and interpretations of data from living systems Interaction between living and non-living materials and systems ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 13 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Electrical & Computer Engineering Ø School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at OU è Electrical Engineering è Computer Engineering è Bioengineering ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 14 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Electrical Engineering Ø Power è Generation & Control è Management & Policies Ø Communication è Coding & Transmission è Signal Processing Ø Solid State è Devices & Components Ø Ø Control Electromagnetics è RADAR ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 15 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Computer Engineering Ø Hardware è Firmware & VHDL è Architecture Ø VLSI è Circuit Design è Fault Tolerance & Detection Ø Digital Signal Processing è Sensors & Algorithms è Image Processing Ø Telecommunications è Wireless & Optical Network è Design & Management ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 16 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Bioengineering Ø Instrumentation è Sensors & Detectors è Digital X-Ray Ø Medical Image Processing è CAT è MRI Ø Computer Applications è Data Fusion è Computational Intelligence Ø Medical Areas è Cardiology, Radiology, etc. ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 17 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Why ECE? Ø Career Opportunities è Jobs in the Industry l Large corporations l Small companies l Start ups è Jobs with the Government Ø Career Path è Engineering è Management Ø Financial Rewards è Salary Survey ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 18 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

ECE Engineering Experiences Ø My experience with Boeing Computer Services è In-house consulting è Client’s work è Pre-proposal research è Contract work è Lifelong learning Ø My experience with Seagate è Communication è Team work è Certification è Problem solving è Lifelong learning Slide 19 ECE Recruiting, ppt Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Who Gets What Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 20 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 21 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Source: EE Times 2001 Salary Survey ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 22 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Makeup of an ECE Engineer Ø Analytical Background è Problem Solving Ø Mathematical Skills è Tool Ø Creative Mind è Invention, the Impossible Ø Communication Skills è Presentation & Reports Ø Management è Team Work Ø Entrepreneurial è Business, Startups ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 23 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Degrees Offered Ø Undergraduate Degrees è B. S. Electrical Engineering è B. S. Computer Engineering Ø Accelerated Degrees è B. S. Computer Engineering/M. S. Electrical Engineering è B. S. Computer Engineering/M. S. Computer Science Ø Graduate Degrees è M. S. Electrical Engineering è M. S. Telecommunications Systems è M. S. Bioengineering è Ph. D. Electrical Engineering ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 24 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002

Questions? Ø Thank you! ECE Recruiting, ppt Slide 25 Copyright (c) John Y. Cheung, 2002