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
Sample job titles based on graduate responses to the Auburn University First Destination Survey in recent years (2020 - 2022).
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Salary Information
Computer Engineering
Mean Starting Salary: $83,122
Median Starting Salary: $78,099
Electrical Engineering
Mean Starting Salary: $72,553
Median Starting Salary: $73,682
Graduate
Mean Starting Salary: $99,671
Median Starting Salary: $85,500
Mean and median starting salaries are based on responses to the 2021-2022 Auburn University First Destination Survey.
RECRUITING COMPANIES
- Alabama Power
- Dynetics
- Enercon
- Lockheed Martin
- Notora
- Radiance Technologies
- Raytheon
- Southern Company
- Southwest Research Institute
- Technology Service Corporation
- U.S. Army
Hired 2 or more graduates in 2020-2022.
- 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 that recruit AU Electrical and Computer Engineers.
TOP CITIES
- Atlanta, GA
- Alpharetta, GA
- Auburn / Opelika, AL
- Austin, TX
- Birmingham, AL
- Fort Worth, TX
- Huntsville, AL
- Montgomery, AL
- San Antonio, TX
Based on graduate responses to the Auburn University First Destination Survey in recent years (2020 - 2022).
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Alumni
- Antoria Guerrier, '00 | Senior Analytics Architect | Coca-Cola Company
- Chris Moody, ’90 | Partner | Foundry Group
- Carey Holland, ’06 | Engineering Supervisor | Alabama Power Company
- Joe Cowan, ‘70 | CEO | Epicore Software
- Kenneth Kelly, ‘90 | CEO | First Independence Bank
- Paula Marino, ’92 | Executive Vice President | Southern Company
- TJ Pruitt, ’06 | Engineering Supervisor | Alabama Power Company
BUILD YOUR RESUME
HIGHLIGHTS
- Actively develop Career Ready Competencies
- 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 Fairs and Industry Days
- 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