There are different levels of certification that an electrical engineering technologist may obtain, and certification is often encouraged. Someone in this role must be able to think critically and ...

"Electrical engineers rely on mathematics to model these types of physical phenomena, so electrical engineers need strong mathematics skills," adds Mitofsky, who has a Ph.D. degree in the field.

Electrical engineering broadly encompasses disciplines such as solid-state devices, optics, signal processing, control, and communications that underlie much of the technology used in modern society.