>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<
What can you do with your degree?
<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
YOUR PROGRAM | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
EXPLORE POTENTIAL CAREERS
Your career is a journey, and there is more than one “right” path!
A great way to start your career exploration is to work through our journey kit to discover what motivates
you, research career options and more (uvic.ca/coopandcareer/journeykit). Then, see the resources below!
Sample job ideas and fields of work for electrical engineering
ƒƒHardware engineer
ƒƒDesign engineer
ƒƒTechnologist support staff
ƒƒProduct manager
ƒƒCircuit designer
ƒƒOperations manager
ƒƒElectrical engineer
ƒƒWireless engineer
ƒƒResearch engineer
ƒƒProgram manager
ƒƒIntelligence developer
ƒƒSystems designer
ƒƒDesign validator
ƒƒCyber security officer
ƒƒEnvironmental analyst
Some of these roles may require post-graduate studies or training.
Explore career ideas at...
>learninginmotion.uvic.ca
(search postings for your
program name)
>careercruising.com (email
careers@uvic.ca for password)
>workbc.ca >jobbank.gc.ca
Want career help?
Drop in or make an
appointment to see a
career educator! (uvic.ca/
coopandcareer/advice)
Join our online self-paced
Horizons Program
(uvic.ca/coopandcareer/
careerprograms) or
Counselling Services’
Career Exploration Group
(coun.uvic.ca/career).
GAIN EXPERIENCE AND MAKE CONNECTIONS
Want to gain experience before you graduate? We’ve put together a list of opportunities available
in your program area. Here’s a taste—see more at uvic.ca/coopandcareer/experiential!
*See uvic.ca/calendar for current course information.
Hands-on learning
(within your academic program)*
ƒƒCo-op Program: Alternate academic study with paid work
terms to gain workplace experience.
Co-curricular opportunities
(outside your academic program)
ƒƒVolunteering: Find info at uvic.ca/coopandcareer/volunteer.
ƒƒELEC 299: Develop an electrical and computer engineering
ƒƒResearch assistant
design project.
ƒƒELEC 399: Produce a team-based design project;
implement a system in hardware/software
ƒƒWork Study position
Professional associations
(network and explore opportunities!)
These are just a handful of professional groups related to your field.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (ieee.ca)
• Engineering Institute of Canada
(eic-ici.ca)
Your friends, family, professors and
colleagues are part of your network—
ask them about their career paths
and goals! You can learn all about
effective networking (plus résumés,
interviewing and more) in the tool kit
(uvic.ca/coopandcareer/toolkit).
• Canadian Society of Professional
Engineers (cspe.ca)
BUILD YOUR COMPETENCIES
Every experience helps you develop competencies—knowledge, skills and attributes that
are valuable to employers.
The 10 core competencies (valuable in any workplace!)
These align with UVic’s Learning Outcomes.
•Personal management
•Communication
•Managing information
•Research and analysis
•Project and task
management
• Teamwork
•Commitment to quality
•Professional behaviour
•Social responsibility
•Continuous learning
Competencies specific to your academic program (here are just a few!)
• Demonstrate knowledge of power and energy system
fundamentals and their integration within the modern
electrical grid and community
• Demonstrate knowledge of the architecture of
computer systems and the interrelationship between
the OS and the architecture
• Understand how control systems function and how
they’re used
• Understand computer networking principles and
engineering
You can also develop professional competencies and intercultural competencies.
See the competency kit (uvic.ca/
coopandcareer/competencykit) for a
complete list of competencies and how to
reflect on, develop and describe them.
What’s next?
Check out the Co-op and Career compass
(uvic.ca/coopandcareer/compass) for
an overview of all the programs, services,
resources and events we offer!
CONNECT WITH US
Phone: 250-721-8421 Email: careers@uvic.ca
Web: uvic.ca/coopandcareer Career portal: learninginmotion.uvic.ca
facebook.com/uviccoopandcareer
@uviccoopcareer
Learning in motion