Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) Career Opportunities
There is great demand for individuals who can apply electronics technology to design and implement hardware-based systems solutions. At DeVry, you'll develop advanced electronics engineering skills with the tools and techniques currently used in the industry, including virtual instrumentation technologies. Upon graduation, you'll have the specialized knowledge and skills to optimize the performance of a particular company or create a revolutionary new use for electronics engineering technology.
Industries Where You Can Apply Your EET Degree
Electronics engineering career opportunities are found in a wide variety of industries, including:
- Business
- Communications
- Consumer products
- Manufacturing
- Medical
- Research
- Security
Specific Areas of Opportunity in Electronics Engineering
When you earn your bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry, you'll be equipped for one of today's specialized EET careers. Here are a few of the electronics engineering career opportunities you could pursue:
- Test Engineer: Work to ensure that systems are maintained to the proper operating conditions. This involves troubleshooting systems to determine any problems and developing solutions.
- Computer Systems Analyst: In this consultant-type career, you'll analyze a company's current computer system and advise the firm on what type of system will best serve its needs.
- Integration Engineer: Bring various technologies together to create an efficient, well-running system. Work for a wide range of companies such as cell phone manufacturers, computer hardware and software firms, and consumer electronics companies.
Other electronics engineering career opportunities for DeVry graduates include:
- Product development and support
- Research and development
- Quality assurance
- Computer-integrated manufacturing
- Telecommunications and wireless systems development and support
- Biomedical instrumentation
- Test engineering
- Technical documentation
- Applications engineering
- Field engineering/service
- Technical sales/marketing
The Career Advantage You'll Find at DeVry
At DeVry you can gain the skills, credentials, and respect you need to succeed in the world of electronics engineering technology. The proof is in the numbers. For the year ending with the October '10 graduates, 86% of Canadian DeVry Electronics Engineering Technology graduates were employed in their field. This includes graduates who actively pursued and obtained employment and those who were already employed in education-related careers within 180 days of graduation. These graduates have an average salary of $35,792 (Canadian dollars).
To learn more about Electronics Engineering Technology career opportunities and the difference earning a DeVry degree can make, contact a DeVry representative.
