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BUILD SMART DEVICES & SYSTEMS USING ELECTRONICS INTELLIGENCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

Electrical Engineering (EE)

e·lec·tri·cal en·gi·neer·ing

The study of devices, circuits, signals & systems, electromagnetics, and programming, with additional expertise in electronics, power, control, communications, optics, and/or computers to solve problems in any field you choose.

Also Known As: Digital Design Engineer, Digital Signal Processing Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Signal Processing Engineer, Network Systems Engineer, Solar Engineer, Power Engineer, Lighting Engineer, Communications Engineer, Semiconductor Engineer, Robotics Engineer, Automotive Engineer, Controls Systems Engineer, Programmer Analyst, Bioelectrical Engineer, +10,000 more

WHY EE AT MICHIGAN?

  • No. 9

    US News and World Report

  • 80+

    industry-relevant courses

  • >550

    patents by faculty and students since 2000

  • 4 Yrs.

    of hands-on, team-based design courses

Jobs: Most of the recruiters coming to Michigan are looking for electrical engineers, and are willing to pay them among the highest salaries.

Impactful Research: Building on $50M of research, EE faculty and students are leaders in transferring technology from the lab to real-world products impacting sustainability, communication and information systems, security, computers, and more.

Creativity: The EE program offers the widest variety of lab courses and senior major design experience courses to set your creativity free.

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What do Electrical Engineers do?

We are the innovators that create sustainable energy systems, study the brain to better understand neurological diseases, efficiently process big data, build the computing devices that are sometimes too small to even see, manipulate the semiconductors integral to millions of applications, control robots, safely image tumors, communicate information and much more. Learn to invent, design, and improve devices that enhance life for all.

Application Areas

  • Next-Gen Electronics and Computing

    Build the smallest, fastest, and most efficient computing systems known to humankind. This age of information requires secure, smart and specialized devices to process and transmit information, influencing the world from the microscopic level. Our devices power the Internet of Things.

    Courses: Digital Integrated Circuits, Intro to Semiconductor Devices, VLSI Design I, Embedded Systems, Computer Architecture

  • Automotive Industry

    Tackle the technology in our most used mode of transportation – cars. You could be responsible for designing and developing the newest and best in safety mechanisms, entertainment systems, controls, and electronics to maximize performance and enable connected vehicles.

    Courses: Embedded Control Systems, Electric Machinery and Drives, Control Systems Analysis & Design

  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems

    Our world is increasingly autonomous. At the heart of robotic movement are control algorithms, sensors, and AI processors to enhance search and rescue operations, enable driverless vehicles, build smart prosthetics, and automate factories.

    Courses: Control Systems Analysis & Design, Hands-on Robotics, Computer Vision, Embedded Control Systems, Machine Learning

  • Sensing for Health and Safety

    Eavesdrop on neural activity with electrodes and LEDs, create sensing devices to monitor crops and problems in infrastructure, probe the brain to treat Parkinson’s, collaborate with doctors to create better techniques and tools for everything from diagnosis to surgical procedures, detect hidden explosives, and monitor air, water and land – all using electrical engineering devices and techniques.

    Courses: Intro to MEMS, Solid-State Device Lab, Advanced Embedded Systems, Integrated Microsystems Lab

  • Information, Communication, and Data Science

    Sort through and patch the holes in big data to discover meaningful patterns in any field of your choosing, from personal health, to economics, pollution, and much more. Learn to effectively communicate information from distances ranging from a few feet to deep Space.

    Courses: Digital Signal Processing, Digital Communication Signals and Systems, Wireless Communication Systems, Machine Learning, Wireless Link Design

  • Power, Energy, and Sustainability

    Electrical engineers develop energy-efficient lighting, displays, and solar cells. They figure out how best to incorporate wind and solar energy into the nation’s grid, and how best to control energy usage on a large scale to reduce overall energy used without impacting comfort. They are helping design more efficient electric and hybrid electric vehicles, and they are developing new sources for renewable fuels.

    Courses: Power Electronics, Electric Machinery and Drives, Power System Design and Operation, Grid Integration of Alternative Energy Sources

  • Electrical engineering is extremely broad. Above are several key application areas around which a student may orient their technical and free electives, in consultation with their advisor.

Electrical engineering is extremely broad. Above are several key application areas around which a student may orient their technical and free electives, in consultation with their advisor.

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Sequential Undergraduate/Graduate Studies Program (SUGS)

Complete your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in only five years with SUGS by taking some graduate-level classes during your undergraduate years, so you can save yourself one semester and complete the masters with only two additional semesters.

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Sample Course List

First-Year

First-Year

  • Fall Semester
    • CoE Core Calculus I (Math 115)
    • CoE Core Engineering 100
    • CoE Core Chemistry (125/126 and 130 or 210 and 211)
    • Elective Intellectual Breadth
  • Winter Semester
    • CoE Core Calculus II (Math 116)
    • CoE Core Engineering 101
    • CoE Core Physics (140 and 141)
    • Elective Intellectual Breadth

Sophomore Year

Sophomore Year

  • Fall Semester
    • CoE Core Calculus III (Math 215)
    • CoE Core Physics (240 and 241)
    • Major Requirement Circuits (EECS 215)
    • Major Requirement Programming & Elementary Data Structures (EECS 280)
  • Winter Semester
    • CoE Core Differential Equations (Math 216)
    • Major Requirement Signals and Systems (EECS 216)
    • Major Requirement Electrical Engineering Systems Design I (EECS 200)
    • Major Requirement Electromagnetics I (EECS 230)

Junior Year

Junior Year

  • Fall Semester
    • Major Requirement Probabilistic Methods in Engineering (EECS 301)
    • Major Requirement Technical Communication
    • Major Requirement Flexible Technical Electives
    • Major Requirement Upper-Level EE Technical Elective
    • Elective Intellectual Breadth
  • Winter Semester
    • Major Requirement Electrical Engineering Systems Design II (EECS 300)
    • Major Requirement Upper-Level EE Technical Elective
    • Major Requirement Upper-Level EE Technical Elective
    • Elective Intellectual Breadth

Senior Year

Senior Year

  • Fall Semester
    • Major Requirement Upper-Level EE Technical Elective
    • Major Requirement Upper-Level EE Technical Elective
    • Major Requirement Flexible Technical Elective
    • Elective General Elective
  • Winter Semester
    • Major Requirement Technical Communication
    • Major Requirement Major Design Experience
    • Major Requirement Flexible Technical Elective
    • Elective General Elective

Individualized schedules will be made by students in consultation with an advisor who will tailor their classes to better fit the student's needs.

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Practice Your Purpose

Apply the skills you are learning in class to the real world.

Student Design Teams

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Grid Alternatives
SPARK - Electric Racing
A student wears a powered exoskeleton. It is worn like a backpack and has metal pieces that extend down to the feet.
STARX - Strength Augmenting Robotic eXoskeletons
MRacing | Formula SAE
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MAAV - Michigan Autonomous Aerial Vehicles
Michigan Baja Racing
Solar Car Team
UM::Autonomy - Autonomous Boat
MRover - Michigan Mars Rover
M-Fly
M-HEAL - Michigan Health Engineering for All Lives
Project Music
Team Aquador
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
MASA - Michigan Aeronautical Science Association
Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Team
Michigan Robotic Submarine

Professional Development

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IEEE - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
HKN Logo
Eta Kappa Nu - Honor Society
Women in ECE
Girls in EECS
Society of Women Engineers
The Optics Society at the University of Michigan
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers
Michigan Embedded Systems Hub

Research

Sensors for sustainable smart cities
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New materials for AI and next-gen electronics
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Neural probes to understand the brain
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Alumni Biographies

Each of these alumni are real people who were once in your shoes, deciding a major. Explore their path and how a Michigan education set their life in motion.

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    • Babak Parviz
    • Amazon
  • Katie Bouman headshot
    • Katie Bouman
    • California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
  • Dawson Yee headshot
    • Dawson Yee
    • Microsoft
  • Mitchell Rohde headshot
    • Mitchell Rohde
    • Quantum Signal
  • Tony Gioutsos headshot
    • Tony Gioutsos
    • Autonomous Americas at Siemens
  • Vik Verma
    • Vik Verma
  • Tanya Das
    • Tanya Das
    • Bipartisan Policy Center
  • Steve McLaughlin
    • Steve McLaughlin
    • Georgia Tech
  • Jon Zapp
    • Jon Zapp
    • Intel
  • Linda Guillory
    • Linda Guillory
    • Texas Instruments Inc.
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    Babak Parviz

    Amazon

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    Katie Bouman

    California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

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    Dawson Yee

    Microsoft

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    Mitchell Rohde

    Quantum Signal

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    Tony Gioutsos

    Autonomous Americas at Siemens

Vik Verma

    Vik Verma

Tanya Das

    Tanya Das

    Bipartisan Policy Center

Steve McLaughlin

    Steve McLaughlin

    Georgia Tech

Jon Zapp

    Jon Zapp

    Intel

Linda Guillory

    Linda Guillory

    Texas Instruments Inc.

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Industries & Occupations

  • Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
  • Semiconductor and Electronic Components Industry
  • Computer Hardware and Circuit Design
  • Signal Processing Design
  • Navigational, Measuring, Control, and Electromedical Instruments Manufacturing
  • Scientific Research
  • Communications Industry
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Business Consulting and Management
  • Robotics and Automation
  • Automotive Industry
  • Sustainable Power Industries
  • Wireless Communications Industry
  • Bioelectrical Devices
  • Law
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Companies

  • Apple
  • Broadcom
  • Microsoft
  • Amazon
  • AMD
  • Analog Devices
  • Cisco Systems
  • Ford Motor Company
  • General Electric
  • Google
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Intel
  • Medtronic
  • Meta
  • Motorola
  • NASA
  • Nvidia
  • Oracle
  • Qualcomm

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Babak Parviz

  • Amazon
  • Vice President

University of Washington, BA English Literature
Sharif University of Technology, BSE Electronics Engineering
University of Michigan, MSE Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan, MS Physics
University of Michigan, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
Career Summary

At the end of graduate school, Babak spent a year at a startup company (Nanovation) working on integrated photonics devices for telecommunication. Then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University from 2001 to 2003 and became a faculty member at the University of Washington. Babak was with Google from 2010 to 2014, eventually becoming a Director at Google [X] and a Distinguished Engineer prior to moving to Amazon, where he has been with Amazon since 2014 as a Vice President.

Reflection on Time spent at U-M

Completing a postdoc in a new field was challenging but extremely rewarding in opening new vistas and creating a new appreciation for chemistry, biology, and medicine.

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Katie Bouman

  • California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
  • Assistant Professor

University of Michigan, BSE Electrical Engineering, 2011
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MSE Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2019
Career Summary

I started getting into research in high school, and continued as a member of the Michigan Research Community (MRC) in my freshman year at Michigan. I had the opportunity of interacting with a number of wonderful professors at Michigan, who furthered my interest in research and imaging, including Clayton Scott, Alfred Hero, and Jeff Fessler. As a graduate student at MIT I got into computer vision and imaging, and ultimately astronomical imaging. I did my PhD with William (Bill) Freeman at MIT, and my postdoc with the Event Horizon Telescope group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Favorite Student Organizations

I loved being a member of Eta Kappa Nu and selling pizza at the dBCafe!

Favorite Classes

EECS 216- Signals and Systems, EECS 401- Probabilistic Methods in Engineering, and EECS 452- Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory

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Dawson Yee

  • Microsoft
  • Principal Hardware Engineer

University of British Columbia, BaSc Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan, MSE Electrical Engineering, 1987
Career Summary

Engineers are the modern day Wizards, taking the discoveries of the Scientists and apply the science to improving the lives of people and the world. Electrical Engineering has evolved to include Electronic – I believe we are living in a renaissance of Electronics. Sensors, actuators, (input and output with control systems) have found applications that improve the performance and reliability & usefulness. Though I have EE education, I owned a very successful project where I started from a description to hiring hundreds of people, architecting and managing a variety of aspects of a company, including: Budget, Electrical, Mechanical, Acoustic, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Procurement, Manufacturing, Reliability, and Contracts. I was uniquely able to do this because over the years I was curious to learn from others and took any opportunity to expand my knowledge.

Reflection on Time spent at U-M

I am always learning, always curious – always impressed with the ingenuity of others.

You will gain the knowledge (and responsibility) to apply your skills for good. Ideas are great, solutions are what we value. You can change the world.

Advice to Students

Some people focus deep and become specialized – pushing the state of the art. I’ve always been open to take on new challenges, learning and creating new products. Either way or other ways are fine, know what passion drives you – leverage that passion and you will excel. Measure your success by your measures and not by external influences.

Whichever major you choose, it is up to you how broad your influence expands.

It is up to you to define the future and lead where we all go.

Look around you, almost everything was “designed” by somebody for some purpose, and time will tell which are useful and elegant. You can take any opportunity and create your value if you desire – I’ve done it before and so have others. Take Flashlights, Post-it notes, Ear Buds, Speakers, Thermostats, Cameras…all have existed prior yet still improving!

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Mitchell Rohde

  • Quantum Signal
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

University of Michigan, BSE Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan, MSE Electrical Engineering Systems
University of Michigan, MSE Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering
Career Summary

My path was (and still is) one of an entrepreneur. I co-founded Quantum Signal while finishing up my PhD in 1999, hoping to bring signal and image processing algorithms into wider application in a variety of fields of application. In the earliest years, the company scraped along doing consulting and minor development work for a very small number of clients, and I was the only full-time team member. As time went on, QS grew into a more full-fledged engineering research and development organization, taking on projects from both the government and the commercial sector, in fields as varied as automotive, defense, consumer products, and even entertainment!

As the company grew, my role also grew from doing technical work and some business functions to being much more focused on the vision and business aspects. This included learning how to be a manager and leader, filling roles (such as business development, public speaker, and more) that were critical to growing the business into what it is today. Every project, program, and customer had (and still has) special nuances, thus in our business it was never the same game twice and I am always learning and evolving. Working with team members that have experience from prior lives has also been helpful, and I am deeply appreciative of what I have, and will continue to, learn from them. It was much, much harder to start and successfully run a small business than I ever expected when we first set out over 20 years ago, but the experience has been excellent and I will never regret choosing the path that I did.

Reflection on Time spent at UM

When I was in school, we worked on walking robots, created and ran a bagel stand, held weekly tech-talks, pulled engineering pranks, and generally burned the candle at three ends day and night, and that is exactly what someone should be doing as an engineering student.

Favorite Student Orgs

IEEE- Students interested in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Eta Kappa Nu -Honors Society for Electrical and Computer Engineers, Tau Beta Pi- Engineering Honors Society

Advice to Students

I was a heavy participant in a number of student organizations and strongly recommend it to anyone in school. They provide an outstanding way to build experience and create friendships and contacts that will last far longer than you might expect.

If I were to provide really solid advice it is this: dig deep into your engineering education and commit, give it 150%, don’t squander that which is a resource you cannot buy more of (time), and most importantly, have fun!

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Tony Gioutsos

  • Autonomous Americas at Siemens
  • Director, Portfolio Development

University of Michigan, BSE Electrical Engineering, 1983
University of Michigan, MS Electrical Engineering, Communications, Signal Processing Minor, 1983
Career Summary

Mr Gioutsos has been involved with Automotive safety systems since 1990. As Director of Electronics R&D for both Takata and Breed Technologies, he was at the forefront of the safety revolution. His cutting edge work on passive safety algorithm design and testing led him to start the first Automotive Algorithm company in 1992.

After receiving both his BSEE and MSEE (specializing in Communications and Signal Processing) from the University of Michigan, Mr Gioutsos worked on Satellites and Radar Imaging for Defense applications before joining Takata. He has been a consultant for various companies in areas such as Biomedical applications, gaming software, legal expert advisory, and numerous automotive systems.

Mr Gioutsos is currently Director of Sales and Marketing in the Americas for Siemens PLM where he has continued to define active safety algorithm testing requirements as well as working on various other state-of-the-art approaches to enhance automated and connected car robustness. He has been awarded over 20 patents and presented over 150 technical papers.

Advice to Students

Patience patience patience. Nothing is easy that is good. I believe that there is a lack of signal processing people in the world. Sensor data processing is today and the future. Claude Shannon, please find out about him. He is a Michigan grad and the smartest man who ever lived. Read the book “A mind at play”

Vik Verma

Vik Verma

  • Board Member, Advisor and Recovering CEO

MSE EE ’89
Describe the career path you have had, including positions. 

After Stanford, I joined a startup in the IOT space as their design engineer.  Over time I ended up as CEO and led in the sale of the company to Lockheed Martin.  After that, I served as a CEO of a major public company in the Communications Software space and helped increase their revenue by 5X.  I am currently pseudo-retired but serve on the board of several technology companies.

How have you used your engineering degree in your job?

For the first five years of my career, I was the lead engineer focused on antenna design and communications hardware and software.  Post that, the ability to think through a problem and work as part of a team that I learned as part of my engineering degree has been critical to my success.

What led you to choose your engineering major(s) at UofM?

The University of Michigan has one of the finest programs in Electrical Engineering in the country, if not the world.  I was a Tau Beta Fellow and had my choice of schools.  However, the faculty and resources of Michigan were unmatched.

How did your passions influence your degree and career choices?

Engineering did not come naturally to me, business did.  I chose engineering so I could strengthen the area that I was weakest in.  It ended up being the best decision I made.

How did Experiential Learning opportunities inform your career path?

The hands-on work I did at the University of Michigan Radiation Laboratory was critical to the work I did as the lead engineer in a startup.  Thanks to the University of Michigan, I was not a theoretical engineer, I could actually get stuff done.

What additional advice can you offer today’s students as they are thinking about majors?

Whatever you choose to do, give it everything you have.  Over time, the world rewards the people who do the hard work, maximize their potential, and do not cut corners.

Tanya Das

Tanya Das

  • Bipartisan Policy Center
  • Senior Associate Director of Energy Innovation

UC Santa Barbara MS and PhD 2017 (ECE)
UM BSE 2011 (ECE)
Describe the career path you have had, including positions.

I shifted to the public policy space immediately after getting my PhD. This shift was a result of several years of career exploration during graduate school where I tried my hand at science communication, STEM outreach, program evaluation, and STEM diversity. These experiences exposed me to ways to apply my engineering skills for social good and I decided to attempt a career in policy. I applied for and was accepted into the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program, a fantastic program for STEM majors looking to get experience in U.S. federal policy.

Immediately after my PhD, I moved to Washington D.C. for my AAAS fellowship and spent a year in the office of Senator Chris Coons where I assisted his Economic Policy Team and got a crash course in how government functions. I was then hired as a Professional Staff Member on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives where I got to contribute to foundational legislation to address climate change. After a few years in Congress, I joined President Biden’s Administration as a Presidential appointee at the U.S. Department of Energy where I served as Chief of Staff for the Office of Science and helped implement the President’s priorities at DOE. I then shifted to the nonprofit sector, at a bipartisan think tank in Washington DC, where I conduct research on and influence federal energy policy.

How have you used your engineering degree in your job?

My engineering degree has served me in three key ways: 1) It has taught me how to be a problem solver, something that distinguishes engineering training from science training, 2) it taught me how to quickly get smart on issues I know very little about, and 3) it has given me an innate ability to understand how different technologies function, which has served me well in my work on climate policy where many of the solutions are technology-based.

What additional advice can you offer today’s students as they are thinking about majors?

First, be kind to your fellow students, you never know where they will end up in the future and you are always building your network even if you don’t realize it. Second, don’t worry about your career path making sense while you are going through it, follow your interests and know that your journey will have a coherent story in retrospect. Lastly, ask for help if you need it. ECE is a difficult major and seeking out support can make the journey much easier than trying to navigate challenges on your own. I have gotten a lot of help from generous individuals and mentors throughout my career, no one’s success is achieved alone.

Steve McLaughlin

Steve McLaughlin

  • Georgia Tech
  • Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

BSEE Northwestern
MS Princeton
PhD Michigan
Describe the career path you have had, including positions.

After I got my Masters I worked in management consulting for a couple of years and really got the bug to want to teach.  I didn’t really know what research area I was interested in but came to Michigan and really loved the teaching a research aspects of my future job as a professor.  I graduated with my PhD and after 4 years at RIT as my first job as a professor, I moved to Georgia Tech where I have been for 25 years.  I have had the chance to do a whole bunch of fun stuff, first as a professor and then as a campus leader – leading all international activities, chairing the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, serving as the Dean of the College of Engineering and now Provost.  In the process got to help start three companies and travel to more than 40 countries around the world.  I have the best job imaginable.

How have you used your engineering degree in your job?

I use it every day – first as a researcher and teacher of electrical engineering and now as a campus leader.

 

Jon Zapp

Jon Zapp

  • Intel
  • Product Management Director – Client Computing Group

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA 97' (Marketing and Finance)
UM BSE 91' (ECE)
Describe the career path you have had, including positions.

After graduating from U-M, Zapp joined Accenture, a global professional services company focused on digital, cloud, and security technology. He worked there as a senior consultant for three years before he left to earn an MBA from the University of Chicago. After that, he secured a marketing internship at Intel, followed by a full-time position, where he was able to blend his interest in technology with his skills in marketing and finance.

Zapp has worked on many different projects and groups in Intel, focusing on everything from desktop and notebook PC’s, to consumer products like MP3 players and smart toys, to corporate marketing and communications for networking products. He joined the product planning team about ten years ago, and he leads a team of engineers, finance, and marketing experts, to design CPU processors for PC manufacturers that make the products that will fill store shelves in the years to come. His team was responsible for creating and launching the 11th generation Intel Core mobile processor, known as “Tiger Lake,” for which they earned an Intel Achievement Award.

How have you used your engineering degree in your job?

As the Product Management Director – Client Computing Group at Intel he was able to blend his interest in technology with his skills in marketing and finance.

What led you to choose your engineering major(s) at UofM?

Inspired by his father, a professor at Michigan State University, Zapp originally planned to become an electrical engineer. His favorite classes at U-M included labs where he got to create holograms with lasers and a challenging course focused on logic design.

Linda Guillory

Linda Guillory

  • Texas Instruments Inc.
  • Assembly Sourcing Manager

B.S.E.(EE)-University of Michigan, 1992
M.S.E.E.-Michigan State University, 1995
MBA- University of Texas @ Dallas, 2004
Describe the career path you have had, including positions.

I started my career at Texas Instruments in 1995 as a Yield enhancement engineer and progressed as follows.

Yield Enhancement Engineer (1995-1998)
Mixed Signal Wireless Project Leader/ Product Engineer (1998-2000)
Digital Audio & Video Project Manager/ Product Engineer (2000-2003)
High-Performance Analog Product Optimization Manager (2003-2007)
High-Performance Analog Product Engineering Manager (2007-2014)
Strategy Program Manager (2014-2019)
Assembly Sourcing Manager (2019-Present)

How have you used your engineering degree in your job?

I’ve definitely used my degree in my earlier jobs. I can’t count the number of times I had to open old textbooks to use as a reference.

What led you to choose your engineering major(s) at UofM?

I’ve always loved tinkering with things to figure out how they work. I enjoyed trying to fix any and everything that was broken. When electronic games hit the market, understanding the inner workings of electronic games became my passion. I later took an assessment test as part of a Job Training Partnership Act program and it recommended a career in electronics. That sealed the deal

How did your passions influence your degree and career choices?

 When electronic games hit the market, understanding the inner workings of electronic games became my passion. Every time I was able to fix or even partially fix a broken game I received such a burst of happiness I knew this was something I wanted to keep doing.

What additional advice can you offer today’s students as they are thinking about majors?

Do what you love. Do something that will make you happy. Don’t choose a career just for the money. When you are happy in your career, it reflects in your work and the money will come.

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