Jobs, Internships and Scholarships

The Electric Engineering department ensures student success by providing access to internships while they are in school and job postings when they graduate. We are also looking to hire talent to join our department who are passionate about our mission to help our Electrical Engineering students excel.

Get Guidance and Apply for Jobs

Many Silicon Valley companies look at our department for students interested in gaining real-world experience when recruiting new employees. We can’t manage these job opportunities through the Electrical Engineering website, but we can redirect you to the Career Center and SJSU Handshake for more information about all available positions.

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Department Job Openings

The Electrical Engineering Department needs the help of students for a number of different positions around campus.

• Teaching Associate Position

  • Open Date

    Oct 29, 2024 (The selection process will starts second  week of November and continue until all positions are filled.)

    Position Description

    Under supervision from faculty, Teaching Associates serve as instructors of EE laboratory courses. Teaching Associates are fully responsible for providing lab instruction, making and administering lab assignments and examinations, tutoring students during the lab session, assessing student performance, holding office hours, and determining total lab scores/grades.

    Qualifications

    Must be an MSEE classified student.

    Must have an SJSU Graduate GPA of 3.5 or better OR SJSU Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better.

    Must be registered for at least one EE course or in the process of completing a graduate project/thesis.

    Requirement

    Please note that students must have a social security card before starting work. 

    Application Procedure

    Applications that are not complete will not be accepted. Please do not submit your application without your Unofficial Transcript and Current Enrollment.

    Visit our Guides and Tutorials page to find out how to acquire these documents.

    Find the Teaching Associate Application

• Instructional Student Assistant (ISA)

  • Open Date

    Jan 02, 2025 (The selection process will starts 27, 2025, and continue until all positions are filled.)

    Position Description

    Under direct supervision from faculty, Instructional Student Assistants perform grading or tutoring duties up to the assigned work hours per week.

    Qualifications

    Must be an MSEE classified student.

    Must have an SJSU Graduate GPA of 3.3 or better OR SJSU Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better.

    Must be registered for at least one EE course or in the process of completing a graduate project/thesis

    Requirement

    Please note that students must have a social security card before starting work. 

    Instructions

    Applications that are not complete will not be accepted. Please do not submit your application without your Unofficial Transcript and Current Enrollment.

    Visit our Guides and Tutorials page to find out how to acquire these documents.

    Find the Instructional Student Assistant Application

    Note: If you are selected, your signature is required before we can submit the hiring packet.

Scholarships and Awards

The Electrical Engineering Department directly administers several Scholarship Programs.  Below are some scholarships available:

• Broadcom Graduate Scholarships

  • A $5,000 scholarship for current Electrical Engineering graduate students are available.  To apply for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

    
    (1) A graduate electrical engineering student who completed at least 9 graduate units (but not more than 24 units) at SJSU.

    (2) Overall SJSU GPA of 3.5 or above.

    (3)  Identified as an underrepresented population at SJSU (Women, persons with disabilities, Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives).

    To apply please submit an application here with an unofficial SJSU transcript and 1-page letter of interest that includes a statement to identify yourself as an underrepresented population at SJSU.  Application deadline 09/09/2024.

    Past Scholarship Recipients:  Scholarship recipients listed below are especially grateful to Broadcom for its generous support:

    Fall 2023 scholarship recipients: 
    Pranoti Phutane (MSEE)
    Roshni Dhandamudi (MSEE)

    Fall 2022 scholarship recipients:
    Hetal Ankleshwaria (MSEE)
    Rupali Patil (MSEE)

• Clifford Smith Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships

  • Four (4) Clifford Smith Endowed Scholarships with the amount of $2,500 each are available for current full-time Electrical Engineering students.  To apply for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

    (1) Full-time EE student (enroll 12 or more units per semester for undergraduate and 9 or more units for graduate students)

    (2) Undergraduate students at junior or senior level who will graduate at the end of Spring 2024 or later.  Or graduate students who completed at least 9 units but not more than 24 units of the MSEE program

    (3) A minimum SJSU cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above for undergraduate students, Or 3.5 or above for graduate students

    To apply please submit an application here with an unofficial SJSU transcript and 1-page (250 words max.) letter of interest that describes why you deserve this scholarship.  Application deadline 09/04/2023.

    Past Scholarship Recipients:  Scholarship recipients listed below are especially grateful to Smith Family for the establishment of the Clifford Smith Electrical Engineering Endowed Scholarship Program:

    Fall 2023 scholarship recipients: 
    Sofia Argentina Fiallos (BSEE)
    Chiawei Lin (BSEE)
    Peter Al Asseily (BSEE)
    Eloisa Kaye Difuntorum (MSEE)

    Fall 2022 scholarship recipients:
    Idreece Barnes (BSEE)
    Eloisa Kaye Difuntorum (BSEE)
    Yazan Masarweh (BSEE)
    Iftiza Ahmed Shovon (MSEE)