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The field of
electrical and electronics engineering has grown to include many related disciplines and
occupations .
The
Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists a number of occupations in electrical/electronics engineering. It describes them as concerned with applications of the laws of
electrical energy and the principles of
engineering for the generation, transmission and use of
electricity , as well as the design and development of machinery and equipment for the production and utilization of electrical power:
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electrical engineer
electrical
test engineer
electrical
design engineer
electrical-
prospecting engineer (alternate title: electrical engineer,
geophysical prospecting)
electrical-
research engineer
electronics engineer
electronics -
design engineer
electronics-research engineer
electronics-test engineer
illuminating engineer
planning engineer, central office facilities (tel. & tel.)
supervisor ,
drafting and
printed circuit design
sales-engineer , electrical products
sales-engineer, electronics products and systems
electrical
technician (alternate title: electrical-
laboratory technician)
electronics technician
technician,
semiconductor development
cableengineer ,
outside plant (telephone and telecommunications)
distribution-field engineer (
utilities ) (alternate title: line inspector)
electrical engineer,
power system (utilities) (alternate title:
power engineer )
electrolysis -and-
corrosion -control engineer (alternate titles: corrosion-control specialist; corrosion engineer; electrolysis engineer; electrolysis investigator)
engineer of system development (utilities) (alternate titles: development-and-
planning engineer; planning engineer; system-planning engineer)
engineer-in-charge, studio operations (radio-TV broad.) (alternate titles: chief engineer; chief engineer,
broadcasting operations; transmission engineer)
engineer-in-charge,
transmitter (radio-TV broad.) (alternate titles: director of engineering; engineer, chief; transmitter engineer)
induction -coordination power engineer (utilities)
outside-plant engineer (tel. & tel.)
power-distribution engineer (utilities) (alternate title: electric-distribution engineer)
power-transmission engineer (utilities) (alternate titles: electrical-transmission engineer; transmission-and-coordination engineer; transmission-line engineer)
protection engineer (utilities)
supervisor,
microwave (radio-TV broad.)
transmission-and-protection engineer (tel. & tel.) (alternate title: transmission engineer)
engineering manager,
electronics
central-office equipment engineer (tel. & tel.)
commercial engineer (radio-TV broad.) (alternate title: traffic engineer)
customer-equipment engineer (tel. & tel.) (alternate title: services engineer)
instrumentation technician
controls designer (alternate title: controls project engineer)
integrated circuit layout designer (alternate title: mask designer)
printed circuit designer
drafter , electrical
drafter , electronic (alternate title: drafter,
electromechanical )
design technician,
computer-aided (electron. comp.) alternate title:
digitizer )
The
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has developed specialized groups ("societies") which professionals can join according to their specialization:
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References