Graduate Profile of the Civil Electrical Engineer 

Electrical engineers are prepared to work in the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy, in the development of new technologies associated with telecommunications, electronics, mechatronics and robotics, in the application of control techniques in industry and mining, in the development of computational intelligence tools and new methods of signal and image analysis, computer vision, voice processing and pattern classification. They work in large electrical and mining companies, in those of the telecommunications, health, financial, public companies, manual invoices, services, and also creating new technological development companies. The specializations are: Automation and Bioengineering, Electric Power or Telecommunications and Electronics, Robotics, Astronomical Instrumentation and Voice and Image Processing.

The profile of the Electrical Civil Engineer of the University of Chile is a professional with a solid background in basic sciences and engineering who creates, conceives, designs, implements, models, and evaluates technological developments in areas such as automation and supervision of industrial processes, electric power generation, transmission, and distribution systems, information and communication technologies, signal processing, instrumentation, computational intelligence, and robotics. Likewise, it is capable of conceiving, implementing and managing technological projects considering economic, environmental, social and ethical requirements, achieving efficient, viable solutions with high added value.

FCFM seeks to ensure the following areas

  • Create, analyze and use physical-mathematical models that characterize the essential behavior of dynamic systems subject to various sources of uncertainty. Propose technological solutions to problems associated with electrical engineering and related areas such as: medicine, astronomy, mining, among others, verifying and validating them experimentally.

 

  • Evaluate, conceive, and design devices, systems, and scientific-technological developments to solve problems in the field of Electrical Engineering and related areas such as: medicine, astronomy, mining, among others, using appropriate concepts, approaches, and methodologies to efficiently comply with technical specifications, as well as: economic, environmental, social, and ethical requirements, considering legal and regulatory aspects.

 

  • Conceive, implement and manage technological projects in areas of Electrical Engineering such as automation and supervision of industrial processes, generation systems, transmission and distribution of electrical energy, information and communication technologies, signal processing, instrumentation, computational intelligence and robotics; identifying present and future needs and considering for these purposes technical, economic, social, environmental, and legal and regulatory aspects.

      Professional Skills

      • Formulate, analyze, simulate and use physical-mathematical models that characterize dynamic systems and sources of uncertainty.

       

      • Conceive and apply knowledge of physical sciences and mathematics for the development of technological solutions to problems in Electrical Engineering and related areas.

       

      • Analyze, use experiments and interpret their results for the verification and validation of technological developments.

       

      • Conceive, design and evaluate devices, systems and scientific-technological developments for solving problems in the field of Electrical Engineering, considering technical specifications, as well as economic, environmental, social and ethical requirements.

      • Solve problems and optimize solutions in the field of Electrical Engineering using appropriate concepts, approaches and methodologies.

       

      • Identify present and future needs of society related to the field of Electrical Engineering and undertake the management of technological projects that respond to these needs.

       

      • Conceive, implement and manage technological projects in the field of Electrical Engineering, considering for this purpose technical, economic, environmental, social and ethical requirements.

      Transversal Competencies

      • Professional and academic communication

      Communicate in Spanish strategically, clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, points of view, project proposals and well-founded research results, in complex communication situations, in social, academic and professional environments.

      • English communication

      Read and listen comprehensively in English to various types of texts and information on concrete or abstract topics, communicating experiences and opinions, adapting to different contexts according to the characteristics of the audience.

      • Ethical commitment

      Act responsibly and honestly, giving a critical account of their own actions and their consequences, within the framework of respect for the dignity of people and care for the social, cultural and natural environment.

      • Teamwork

      Carry out with your team, strategically, various proposed training activities, considering self-management and the relationship with others, assuming various roles: leader, collaborator or others, according to requirements and objectives, without discriminating by gender or any other reason.

      • Sustainability

      Conceive and apply new solution strategies to engineering and science problems within the framework of sustainable development, considering the finiteness of resources, the interaction between different social, environmental and economic actors, in addition to the corresponding regulations.

      • Innovation

      Conceive viable and innovative ideas to solve problems or needs, materialized in products, services or process improvements, considering the sociocultural, economic context and the benefits for the user.

      • Entrepreneurship

      Identify exploitable opportunities to create and introduce new goods, services or products with economic and social value, based on decision-making in a complex context of uncertainty, demonstrating commitment and initiative in their work.

      Graduated professionals must meet the following requirements:

       

        • Develop both the capacity for invention, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as critical thinking.
        • Acquire and exercise the capacity for self-learning, and become aware of the importance of maintaining this habit once they graduate. They may continue postgraduate studies if they wish in order to maximize their contribution in the creation and adaptation of technologies in the productive sectors.
        • Communicate effectively, orally, in writing, and in graphics, both in Spanish and English, and this ability must be exercised throughout the entire curriculum.
        • Acquire competence in economic analysis and administration, regardless of the specialty they follow.
        • Understand their role in society and recognize the importance of ethical behavior both in studies and in later professional life, and act accordingly.

      The graduate of the Civil Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Chile is a professional with a strong command of basic sciences and engineering, capable of addressing multidisciplinary problems and proposing effective, innovative and efficient solutions in different productive and service sectors, both nationally and internationally.

      Their training guarantees a strong command of the basic sciences, preparation for continuing education and postgraduate studies, the development of teamwork skills with leadership in the knowledge they apply, as well as critical and self-critical thinking.

      The Civil Electrical Engineer of the University of Chile will stand out for his ethical commitment and for his understanding of the impact of electrical engineering on the environment and the communities where it is inserted.

      The profile of the Electrical Civil Engineer of the University of Chile is a professional with a solid background in basic sciences and engineering who creates, conceives, designs, implements, models, and evaluates technological developments in areas such as automation and supervision of industrial processes, electric power generation, transmission, and distribution systems, information and communication technologies, signal processing, instrumentation, computational intelligence, and robotics. Likewise, it is capable of conceiving, implementing and managing technological projects considering economic, environmental, social and ethical requirements, achieving efficient, viable solutions with high added value.