电气工程技术人员的工作领域包括安装，测试，操作，维护和维修，以及分析和排除各种电路，设备和系统的故障。此外，毕业生将能够参加质量控制和质量保证计划，并运用沟通，文档，计算机信息技术和团队合作技能来支持组织的工程活动。技术人员维护发电站和输电线路，并在保护，工业电信，电气维护和安装以及控制系统等领域工作。学生将在几个最新的实验室中接受大量的动手实践指导。他们将学习如何选择，设计，安装，维护，编程并对现代工业，电气和电子系统进行故障排除。
Featuring extensive hands-on instruction in our state-of-the-art labs, Northern's two-year Electrical Engineering Technician diploma will prepare you for tomorrow's economy.<br><br>With a broad focus that includes computers, digital circuits and renewable energy, youll install, test, operate, repair and maintain modern industrial, electrical and electronic systems. Along the way, youll master all the tools and instruments that are your eyes on the job.<br><br>As a skilled technician, youll find work in just about any industrial sector, from residential construction to power generation. You can pursue your dream job or stay at Northern for an extra year to graduate with an advanced diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology to make you even more sought after by high-paying employers.<br><br>There's also the option of a university degree. So, whatever direction you choose, it's definitely a solid career move.<br><br>Technicians maintain power generation stations and transmission lines and work in areas such as protection, industrial telecommunications, electrical maintenance and installation, and control systems.<br><br>They will learn how to select, design, install, maintain, program and troubleshoot modern industrial, electrical and electronic systems.