Electrical Engineering (EE)
Overview
Electrical Engineers often work in cross-functional teams to design, build, market, and support electronic products. In addition, they sometimes modify and create technologies, work with materials, and develop and engage problem-solving methods related to electronic development. Products that electrical engineers work with can range from cell phones and CAT scanners to power grids that deliver vital electricity to communities and more.
Today's Electrical Engineers use a number of skills, such as designing, building, and marketing of electronic products. MECOP interns focusing on Electrical Engineering build a foundation of knowledge in math, physics, and chemistry while gaining real-world experience in electronics and related disciplines.
Key Course Highlights
- Signals and Systems
- Electric and Magnetic Fields
- Basic Semiconductor Devices
- Power Electronics
- Control Engineering Design
Internship Project Samples
- Power Supply Design and Testing
- Microcontroller and Assembly Programming
- Circuit Board Design
- Hardware Testing and Quality Assurance
- Design Interface Circuits to Interact with Robotic Handlers
- Backlight Characterization for LEDs
Internship History
Active Company Participants
The following participating companies have taken EE students in the recent past (within the last 5 years):
Student Participation
Participating Universities
MECOP currently accepts Electrical Engineering students from the following universities:
Internship Timeframes
The following timeframes have been laid out by our participating universities for when an internship should be offered. These timeframes have been structured to allow students to participate in the program and not fall behind on their upper-division coursework schedule beyond the terms that internships overlap.
Oregon State University
- Junior Year: Spring-Summer Internship
- Senior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
Oregon Tech
- Junior Year: Spring-Summer Internship
- Senior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
Portland State University
- Junior Year: Spring-Summer Internship
- Senior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
University of Portland
- Junior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
- Senior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
- Spring-Summer Internship: Internship occurring during Spring and Summer school terms (March through September).
- Summer-Fall Internship: Internship occurring during Summer and Fall school terms (June through December).
Coursework Requirements
Each participating university discipline has a set of required courses that must be taken to stay on schedule for program participation. Theses requirements are optimized to provide the necessary skills to participate in MECOP's internships while minimizing the amount of time added to receiving a degree. If you are a student and want to discuss your current academic qualifications please see our directory of advisors for a list of staff members familiar with MECOP.
- For a full listing of coursework requirements, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/students/course-requirements
- Need a spreadsheet to plan your coursework? For sample worksheets, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/students/curriculum-plans
Coursework Requirements:
Academic Advisors
- Need to talk to an advisor familiar with MECOP? For advisor contact info, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/universities/advisors