Electrical Engineers work in capacities to apply and control the use of electricity in a wide variety of applications including circuit analysis, communications, control systems, digital computer design, electronics, electromagnetics, and power systems.
Computer Engineers focus on construction and control of computers and their interface with the outside world. They often work in fields concerning the design, production, and testing of computer hardware.
Auburn Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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SAMPLE JOB TITLES
Electrical Engineering
- Applications Engineer
- Associate Cyber Security Engineer
- Avionics Systems Test Engineer
- Communications and Navigations Engineer
- Component Engineer
- Control Panel Engineer
- Development Engineer
- Distribution Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Hardware Design Engineer
- Electrical Programming and Controls Engineer
- Electrical Systems Engineer
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Field Engineer
- Field Service Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Power Line Distributions Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Protection and Control Engineer
- Reverse Engineer
- RF/Microwave Engineer
- Signal Processing Engineer
- Submarine Officer
- Substation Design Engineer
- System Engineer
- Underground Network Test Engineer
Computer Engineering
- Avionics Software Engineer
- Controls Engineer
- Computer Engineer
- Developmental Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Field Service Engineer
- Full Stack Engineer
- Hardware Engineering Pathways
- Network Underground Engineer
- Reverse Engineer
- RF and Radar Engineer
- Software Developer
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer
- Systems Engineer
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering jobs, internships, co-ops
- Software Development and Computer Systems jobs, internships, co-ops
AVERAGE STARTING SALARY
Computer Engineering
$77,167
Salary Range
Minimum | $70,000
Maximum | $116,500
Electrical Engineering
$69,767
Salary Range
Minimum | $40,000
Maximum | $87,440
These average starting salaries and salary ranges represent 2020-2021 Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates based on student responses to the Auburn University First Destinations Survey.
RECRUITING COMPANIES
TOP HIRING EMPLOYERS
Hiring 2 or more graduates in 2020-2021
- Alabama Power
- Dynetics
- Enercon
- Lockheed Martin
- Notora
- Radiance Technologies
- Raytheon
- Technology Service Corporation
- U.S. Army
- Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Amazon
- Aerotek
- Aubrey Silvey
- Boeing
- CGI
- Cognizant
- Dixie Electric Cooperative
- Duracell
- Echo Power Engineering
- Electrify America
- EMS Consultants
- EPC Services
- Epic Games
- Fast Enterprises
- FRCSW
- General Motors
- Georgia Power Company
- Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Gulf Power
- Hanon Systems
- HealthStream
- Heil Environmental
- IBM
- IERUS Technologies
- Integrated Solutions for Systems
- International Paper
- Intuitive Research and Technology
- Leonard DRS
- LineWorks Engineering
- Mercer Engineering Research Center
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Mitsubishi Motors
- Monte Sano Research Corporation
- NASA
- Northrop Grumman
- Notora
- NTA, Inc.
- Nucor Steel
- ORISE
- Parker Systems
- Plant Power and Control Systems
- Power South
- Pyott Boone Electronics
- Qualcomm
- Rheem Manufacturing
- Southern Research
- Southern Company
- Southwest Airlines
- Southwest Research Institute
- Technology Service Corporation
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- United Launch Alliance
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Navy
- Viasat Inc.
- Vivint
- Grace
This list is a sampling of companies, not reflective of all organizations who recruit AU Electrical and Computer Engineers.
TOP CITIES FOR GRADUATES
With 2 or more 2020-2021 graduates locating to cities
- Huntsville, AL
- Birmingham, AL
- Montgomery, AL
- Atlanta, GA
- Alpharetta, GA
- Fort Worth, TX
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)
- Eta Kappa Nu (EKN)
- Student Projects and Research Committee (SPARC)
STUDENT STORIES
- Jared Jones | Co-op, Internship, and Engineers Without Borders
- Jesus Ruelas Barragan | Georgia Power
ALUMNI
- Antoria Guerrier, '00 I Senior Analytics Architect I Coca-Cola Company
- Chris Moody, ’90 I Partner I Foundry Group
- Carey Holland, ’06 I Engineering Supervisor I Alabama Power Company
- Joe Cowan, ‘70 I CEO I Epicore Software
- Kenneth Kelly, ‘90 I CEO I First Independence Bank
- Paula Marino, ’92 I Executive Vice President I Southern Company
- TJ Pruitt, ’06 I Engineering Supervisor I Alabama Power Company
BUILD YOUR RESUME
HIGHLIGHTS
- Develop key Career Readiness skills
- Join IEEE, ACM, and/or other professional student organizations related to your interests
- Get to know alumni and professionals in your area of career interest
- Attend the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Career Fair
- Gain experience through internships, co-op, global programs, volunteer opportunities, and/or part-time jobs
- Gain research experience by working on faculty projects or as a student employee
