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So you want to be an Electrical Engineer?
Without electrical engineers, much of the electrical equipment consumers rely on daily just wouldn’t function, or even exist. Electrical engineers' speciality is designing, testing, maintaining and improving electrical equipment, such as motors, power generators, and lighting and wiring systems, and to carry out these responsibilites well electrical engineers
Bob Lawlor - Electronic Engineer
What were the main ‘career decision’ milestones in your life so far? My subject choices for the Leaving Cert were important, e.g. doing Higher Level Maths, Physics and Applied Maths. When I finished college in 1984 there were no jobs in Ireland so I went to the
Morven Duffy - Process Engineer
Morven Duffy talks to Smart Futures about making computer chips for Intel Ireland, where she has worked for 15 years. What is a process engineer and what do you do? Intel has a few hundred process engineers in Leixlip. Each one has responsibility for a number of process steps. We
Colin Keogh - Research Engineer
Colin Keogh is a research engineer. He works in the area of alternative and biological fuel sources. He’s currently working on three EU-funded research projects in DSSC (dye-sensitized solar cell) solar panels, algae biomass and traditional Biomass. What are your main tasks? I mainly evaluate newer
Dorothy Creaven - Electronic Engineer
Dorothy Creaven talks to Smart Futures about running her own tech company. What’s a typical day like? Often I’m creating business leads, looking at partnering with companies or working on strategy for Element Wave. I am on my email all day. I use Twitter to keep
Louise Stewart - Senior Engineer
Louise talks here about her role as a Senior Engineer at EirGrid – the Transmission System Operator for Ireland. Tell us a bit about your job My main job is the project management of high-voltage electricity transmission projects. I’m mainly responsible for ensuring projects such as a
Ken O'Neill - Embedded Engineer
Your name? Ken O’Neill Your job title? Embedded Engineer What are the main tasks, responsibilities and skills required? I am responsible for all of the code that is used on our devices. This means that I have to fix anything that goes wrong or add new features when
What's a Career in Engineering all about?
Engineering offers a chance to make a difference to people's lives, while enjoying a varied and exciting career. Engineers take ideas and turn them into reality, using science, technology and ingenuity. They are masters of problem-solving and creative design. Engineers are in demand worldwide because they are essential