Electrical Engineering

Why study Electrical Engineering?

In the Master’s programme in Electrical Engineering, you will do innovative research and design, analyze and realize smart and novel electrical components and systems. You will be actively involved in the department’s own research program and cooperate with other R&D departments in industry, through internships and a final graduation project.

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Three unique strengths

The Electrical Engineering Master's at TU/e offers compelling advantages:

• Industry Relevance: The programme offers state-of-the-art education together with strong links with industry. Many of our part-time professors also hold positions in leading companies, helping to ensure our research and teaching remains highly relevant.
• Research Excellence: At TU/e Electrical Engineering, you gain hands-on experience in advanced labs and our cleanroom, surrounded by cutting-edge research in photonics, semiconductors, wireless communication, signal processing, and smart health technologies.
• Specialised Tracks: We offer a range of five specialised Master’s tracks, allowing you to develop expertise in high-demand areas such as energy systems, semiconductors, integrated photonics, and advanced electronics-ensuring a tailored and future-oriented educational experience.

Connection with semiconductors industry

One of the programme's key tracks is Semiconductor Devices and Technology, designed to prepare you for a career at the forefront of modern electronics and chip innovation. This track goes beyond traditional microelectronics and covers a broad spectrum of technologies, including analogue and digital integrated circuits, integrated photonics, power electronics, heterogeneous integration, and emerging computing paradigms such as neuromorphic computing. You will gain in-depth knowledge of the design, modelling, and fabrication of advanced semiconductor devices and systems, equipping you with the skills needed in today’s rapidly evolving chip ecosystem.

TU/e is located in the heart of the Brainport region, one of Europe’s leading semiconductor hubs. The programme benefits from proximity to over 6,000 high-tech companies, with key players such as ASML, NXP Semiconductors, Philips Semiconductors, Axelera, Smart Photonics, Effect Photonics, Euclyd, Nexperia, and Ampleon. This provides excellent opportunities for collaboration, internships, and careers across a wide range of semiconductor technologies.

Programme structure

The Master’s programme in Electrical Engineering offers five specialised tracks and a double degree option, giving you the flexibility to specialise your studies:

• Connected World Technologies: Focuses on the systems and networks that underpin modern communication, including telecommunications, electromagnetics, integrated circuits, photonicintegration, and signal processing.‍
• Care and Cure: Applies electrical engineering principles to healthcare technology, with applications in medical imaging, bioelectric devices, neuromonitoring, and wearable technology.
• ‍Semiconductor Devices and Technology: Specialises in the design and fabrication of microelectronic components, from analog and mixed-signal electronics to digitalelectronics and integrated photonics.
• ‍High-Tech Systems: Prepares you to design and integrate complex advanced systems, for applications in semiconductors, robotics, industrial automation, and advanced manufacturing.
• ‍Renewable Electrical Energy: Covers renewable energy integration, energy conversion, and smart grid technologies for future-proof power systems.‍
• EIT InnoEnergy Master’s in Smart Electrical Networks and Systems (SENSE): This double degree focuses on designing, implementing and managing smart grids. Students following this programme study their first year in Sweden and their second year at TU/e. As a result, they gain a double degree in the relevant master’s programme from each university.

You will be actively involved in research, culminating in an internship and a final graduation project, which could be at a research group in our department, or in industry.

Career perspectives

As a graduate of this Master’s programme, you can enter an innovative and managerial career across a vast array of high-tech industries. Career paths include roles such as R&D Engineer, System Architect, Design Engineer, or Project Manager. Graduates are highly sought after in sectors like microelectronics (semiconductors), telecommunications, automotive, energy (smart grids), and medical devices. The strong links with industry and the specialised knowledge gained in tracks like Semiconductor Devices and Technology and SENSE ensure exceptional opportunities within the Brainport region and internationally.

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