Source of Life: Light

The earlier article was on a brief history of the great power. This is having an enormous history which you can go through from various resources around.

The detailing is available on web and in many libraries. I will not repeat those,

as there are many pundits who knows that better than me. Let's now dive into the field of Electrical Engineering which all are important to know for any aspiring student who dreams to be an Electrical Engineer in true sense. I would like to emphasize on the word true sense, as in today’s scenario most of the academic institutions producing engineers with a lack of knowledge into their field where they will be asked to deliver their task. Institutions need to be focused on upskilling students on all additional aspects in addition to the core engineering so that they are industry ready.

There are exceptional cases where we find a handful of students get opportunity to learn the detailed technicalities of Electrical Engineering. Either there are issues like syllabus, less exposure to industries or products in the market, lack of training on communication and soft skills, lack of training on related safety issues and controls, lack of process and standard knowledges. Almost none of the institutes teach the students about the statutory and compliance requirements associated with Electrical Engineering. We all need to be mindful; it's very important to educate the students all the above pieces of knowledge so that they stand good chances in any related industries and can work with passion. I am really grateful to many industry and academic seniors and teachers who have shared their great experiences with me throughout my career in this industry and I am willing to share as much as possible for the benefit of the society in large! So, let's start to explore!

Before I proceed to share my experience here, I would like to mention that this sharing of experience will be done for the benefit of the budding engineers in this field and for many other aspirants who all are interested in this field of engineering. This I am doing on my personal capacity, and I will be happy to see participations from all segments who can enlighten me with their great knowledge related to points where I may have added any erroneous information. I respect all the academic and non-academic institutions for their continuous efforts to enrich this field of study. These articles are just an addition to those great works and not an effort to compete with those remarkable creativities.

The five major fields of Electrical Engineering studies are as follows:

1.???Control Engineering

2.???Communication and Signal Processing Systems Engineering

3.???Power Systems Engineering

4.???Electromagnetics

5.???Microelectronics

Control Engineering: A control systems engineer organizes and regulates many components of production processes. Computer programming, mathematical programming, and computer algorithms can all be learned through specialization in this discipline. The base course can be Electrical Engineering BTech or BEE post which specialization can be opted to learn the other associate skills for this field of work.

Opportunities may be available in the following fields post completion of specialization in the Control Engineering Systems. Please note that many organizations offer work-based training to upskill their employees even with BTech or BEE in Electrical Engineering.

·??????Petroleum Systems Engineer

·??????Industrial Systems Engineer

·??????Environmental Systems Engineer

·??????Software Systems Engineer

·??????Electronic Systems Engineer

Communication and Signal Processing Systems Engineering: A signal processing engineer is a specialist in information technology who examines and modifies digital signals to improve accuracy and reliability. They create algorithms to improve the efficiency of digital signals by developing, managing, and updating them.

Students need to get a degree or complete a recognized engineering fundamentals course in electrical or related fields of instrumentation engineering which provides Signal Processing courses.

Opportunities may be available in the following fields post completion of specialization in the Communication and Signal Processing Systems Engineering Systems.

• Space Scientist
• Defence Engineer
• Machine learning Engineer
• Computer Vision Engineer
• Research scientist
• Digital Signal Processing Engineer

Power Systems Engineering: Power system engineers are in charge of assessing interconnection standards and transmission feasibility, conducting system impact and facility studies, and testing new electrical components for wind turbine designs.

To work as a power systems engineer, students require a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.?

Opportunities may be available in the following fields post completion of specialization in the Power Systems Engineering.

·??????Power System Analytics

·??????Switchgear Controls and Automation

·??????Generator Paralleling

·??????Relay Protection and Automation

·??????Power System Assessments

Electromagnetics: Electromagnetic engineers create electromagnetic systems, technologies and components such as loudspeaker electromagnets, electromagnetic locks, MRI, etc. The courses for this specialization will prepare you to work in electromagnetic technology (radio and computer networks) and hardware development.

Opportunities may be available in the following fields post completion of specialization in the Electromagnetics Engineering.

·??????Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Engineer

·??????Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer

·??????Motor Electromagnetic Design Engineer

·??????RF Hardware Electromagnetic Modelling Engineer

·??????Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Engineer

·??????Systems Modelling

·??????Simulation Analysis Engineer

Microelectronics: Electronic circuit chips, circuit boards, and semiconductors are designed and prototyped by microelectronics engineers. They build prototypes of novel ideas using their expertise in mechanical systems, new materials, and electronics. To write semiconductor reports, they need a specific understanding of technical writing, material science, and interpretive abilities to read, prepare, and compile progress reports.

Opportunities may be available in the following fields post completion of specialization in the Microelectronics Engineering.

·??????Development Engineer

·??????Device Engineer, Equipment Engineer

·??????Manufacturing Yield Engineer

·??????Photolithography Engineer

·??????Process Engineer

·??????Process Integration Engineer

·??????Product Engineer

·??????Research Engineer

The mentioned major fields are just for references. There are many more fields of studies like Artificial Intelligence, Space Technology, Communication Engineering, Robotics, Design and Estimation, Product Development, Material Management etc. All these and other fields of studies are open for not only Electrical Engineering Graduates but also these are equally open for students from Mechanical, Electronics or equivalents. In fact, the categories are sub-divided as per the academic standards of different countries, states or regions by the related experts who all are linked with the development and circulation of academic syllabuses for institutions.

I wanted to give an overview on the present available fields of studies which may worth nothing. Suggest all the aspiring students to do enough research before opting for a career in any of the available fields.

We now are ready to go into deep discussion on each topic which all is essential to know for any fields or sub-fields related to Electrical Engineering.

Looking forward to connecting in the next edition. Stay tuned.