Job Title

 

Engineer ? Electrical

 

Job Description

An Electrical Engineer deals with the study and/or application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The Electrical Engineering field covers a range of sub-studies, such as:  power, electronics, optoelectronics, digital electronics, analog electronics, computer science, artificial intelligence, control systems, electromagnetics, photonics, signal processing and telecommunications. The everyday tasks that electrical engineers perform are: design, plan and evaluate electrical or electronic equipment and systems, direct or supervise installations; test, inspect and maintain activities; conduct research into the fesibility, design , operation and performance of electrical generation and distribution networks, electrical machinery and components and electric communications instrumentation and control systems, equipment and componets.

Education Requirements

 

Strength in courses such as Math, English, Science and Computers is needed to be admitted into a post-secondary education institute. However, to become an Electrical Engineer one has to have:

  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or in an appropriate related Engineering discipline is required (4 to 5 years in length).
  • A master's or doctoral degree in a related Engineering discipline may be required by some employees, but not all.  
  • 3 to 4 years experience in the field, supervised by a qualified Engineer.
  • To become a Professional Engineer, a licensing by a provincial or territorial Association of Professional Engineers is required.

Schools in Ontario, Canada

 

Currently there are 236 schools in Canada that offer the engineering programs. This list represents some of the schools that offer engineering in Ontario.

University of Guelph - School of Engineering
Guelph, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (519) 824-4120               
Web: http://www.soe.uoguelph.ca/

Lakehead University - Faculty of Engineering
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (807) 343-8321             
Web: http://engineering.lakeheadu.ca/

 

Laurentian University - School of Engineering
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (705) 675-1151              
Web: http://laurentian.ca/Laurentian/Home/File%20not%20found.htm

 

McMaster University - Faculty of Engineering
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada               
Tel: (905) 525-9140             
Web: http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/

 

University of Ottawa - Faculty of Engineering
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (613) 562-5918              
Web: http://www.eng.uottawa.ca/

 

Queen's University - Faculty of Applied Science
Kingston, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (613) 533-2000             
Web: http://appsci.queensu.ca/

 

Royal Military College of Canada - Engineering Division
Kingston, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (613) 541-6000              
Web: http://www.rmc.ca/academic/engineering_e.html

 

Ryerson University - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Toronto, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (416) 979-5000             
Web: http://www.ryerson.ca/feas/

 

University of Toronto - Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Toronto, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (416) 978-3131                
Web: http://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/site8.aspx

 

University of Waterloo - Faculty of Engineering
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada               
Tel: (519) 888-4567                         
Web: http://engineering.uwaterloo.ca/

 

University of Western Ontario - Faculty of Engineering
London, Ontario, Canada              
Tel: (519) 661-2128              
Web: http://www.engga.uwo.ca/

 

University of Windsor - Faculty of Engineering
Windsor, Ontario, Canada                
Tel: (519) 253-3000              
Web: http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/engineering

 

For up-to-date information

 

Engineers Canada
Web: http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/acc_schools_1.cfm

 

Professional Engineers Ontario
Web: http://www.ottawa.peo.on.ca/

 

Consulting Engineers of Ontario
Web: http://www.ceo.on.ca/home.asp