Internships and Job Opportunities
- General information about careers in electrical engineering.
- Work or Intern in the Rockford, Illinois area.
- General interest job search links.
- Career outlook for 2009 graduates.
A key element of every electrical engineering student's education is applying his or her knowledge to the real world.
Employers seeking qualified NIU Electrical Engineering students for career opportunities should contact Jennifer Withers, Electrical Engineering staff, at jthoma14@niu.edu or (815) 753-9974 to post an announcement and/or to solicit resumes.
Students may obtain assistance from Career Services regarding career planning (networking, mock interviews), resume critiques, and internship/co-op information. Please contact Bob Norwood, Career Counselor, (815) 753-8335 or at rnorwood@niu.edu.
You can also access the engineering salary calculator.
Click on the following links for current internship, part-time, and full-time employment opportunities to discover what experiences are available to you.
- Acoustical Society of America Job Openings
- Advancing Science, Serving Society (AAAS) -- internships/co-ops for students with disabilities
Also review these companies for potential opportunities:
- ACCS
- AfterCollege - IEEE
- AfterCollege - NIU EE
- Alberto Culver
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Ambitech Engineering Corporation
- Ametek
- Analog Devices
- Anderson Packaging, Inc.
- Argonne National Lab
- ARPAC L.P.
- Barry-Wehmiller
- Barry-Wehmiller Design Group
- Baxter
- Berndt Associates
- Body-Solid
- Bosch Tools
- BOSE
- BOWE BELL + HOWELL
- Brunswick
- Burgess-Norton
- Careers in Food
- Caterpillar
- Connor-Winfield
- CSL Behring
- CTS Corporation
- Danaher Motion
- DAXCON Engineering
- ECHO
- Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
- Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.
- Elgin Sweeper Company
- Enercon Engineering, Inc.
- Fermilab
- Formax, Inc.
- Freescale Semiconductor
- General Dynamics C4 Systems
- Haas Automation, Inc.
- Hamilton Sundstrand
- Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
- Honeywell
- IDEAL Industries, Inc.
- Industrial Measurement Systems Inc.
- Ingenient Technologies, Inc.
- INROADS
- Intel
- International Truck and Engine Corporation
- John Deere
- J.R. Simplot Company
- Kenny Construction Company
- Knowles Electronics
- MAG Cincinnati Automation
- Microsoft
- MidCo Inc.
- Metra
- Molex
- Morey Corp.
- Motorola
- NASCENTechnology, Inc.
- Navistar
- NorLux Corp.
- Northrop Grumman
- OMRON
- PacketVideo
- Panduit
- Pantrol, Inc.
- Philips
- Power/mation
- Radiometrics Midwest Corporation
- Rapid-Air Corporation
- River North Solutions
- Rockford Corporation
- RR Donnelley
- Sargent & Lundy
- Scholle Packaging
- Shure
- Siemens
- Stanley Consultants, Inc.
- Sterling Engineering Inc.
- Tellabs
- Tetra Tech Rizzo
- Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Turner Construction Company
- Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc.
- Vactor Manufacturing
- Valdes Engineering Company
- Woodward
Additional Resources:
- Engineering & Engineering Technology Job Fairs
- Career Services Job Fairs
- Internships & Co-ops
- Huskies Get Hired with Victor eRecruiting: a useful tool for students and graduates seeking employment as well as for employees looking to hire.
