Dream Jobs in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Name: Roger Hill.

What he does: Designs software and devices for studying marine animals.

For whom: Wildlife Computers

"We only make instruments that further the understanding of animals to help with their conservation." Read more...

Name: Ash Nehru.

What he does: Write software code that drive intricate interactive lighting displays.

For whom: United Visual Artists.

"Writing code is just as creative as painting a picture. You're figuring out ways to translate what's in your head into something real." Read more...

Name: David Downey.

What he does: Designs and field tests high-tech fitness products.

For whom: Garmin International.

Downey's job requires him to compete in bike races, running races and triathlons in order to test prototype devices. Read more...

Name: Bruno Putzeys.

What he does: Designs class-D amplifiers used in high-end audio components.

For whom: Hypex Electronics, Grimm Audio.

Putzeys is one of the world's top designers of class-D amplifiers, and the driving force behind their business. Read more...

Name: James Brown.

What he does: Works as an engineering test pilot for the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter.

For whom: Lockheed Martin.

"I get to fly one of the most powerful airplanes in the world. I'm a 53-year-old guy doing stuff teens dream about." Read more...

Name: Salinee Tavaranan.

What she does: Builds and installs solar panels and microhydropower turbines in refugee camps in Southeast Asia.

For whom: Border Green Team, a project of the non-profit Palang Thai.

"The most rewarding thing about this job is to be able to use my education to help people and to improve their lives." Read more...

Name: Ney Robinson Salvi dos Reis.

What he does: Head the robotics laboratory at an oil company's underwater technology division.

For whom: Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobas.

Reis wanders far beyond the lab to deploy his environmental monitoring robots out at sea and the rainforest. Read more...

Name: Steven Camelleri.

What he does: Designs super-efficient, environmentally-friendly motors.

For whom: In Motion Technologies, Melbourne, Australia.

"Everything we are doing is new - as in never been done or, in some cases, never ever been tried." Read more...

Name: Mark Schubin.

What he does: Engineers live televised broadcasts.

For whom: The Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Schubin oversees the technical issues involved in high-definition cinemacasts, from how to upload audio and video feeds to telecommunication satellites to how to frame shots and shoot low-light scenes. Read more...