How to Write a Electrical Engineering Job Cover Letter
Applying for an engineering job will require the same amount of attention to detail you use in your daily practice as an engineer. When you write a well-composed and grammatically correct cover letter for an electrical engineering job, you can help your chances of getting called back for an interview.
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Instructions
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Engineer a Convincing Cover Letter
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Start your letter by summarizing your electrical engineering work until this point. If your primary area of expertise is in the maintenance of electrical equipment or circuitry, you should state that and provide a quantitative account of the length of that experience.
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Write about your experience in a supervisory capacity. As an electrical engineer, you may have had valuable experience in identifying project milestones and coordinating the efforts of other employees and contractors.
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Focus the attention of your target company on your grasp of technologies directly related to electrical engineering. You should write about software applications in which you have training, as well as any design practices, such as computer-assisted circuitry design, with which you have experience.
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Indicate your level of education. Depending on the job description, you may need as much as a Ph.D. in engineering for many positions. Others will require a minimum of focused undergraduate study on electrical engineering, digital electronics or related fields.
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Include information regarding any licenses you hold. If you are a professional engineer and are licensed, you should indicate this in your cover letter. Since licensing requirements vary from state to state, you may also need to indicate under which state you were licensed. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying website has information on licensing requirements by state (see Resources below).
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Tips & Warnings
If you decide to include past employers or fellow employees as references in your cover letter, be sure to gain their permission first.
Start your letter with a brief note regarding how you came across the posting for this position. Whether you found the job listed online, in the newspaper or in a professional publication, the hiring department may want to know what resource you used to find the job listing for future reference.
Keep your cover letter for electrical engineering jobs to a single page. You should be able to convey a summary of your work experience in a readable font by eliminating extraneous details that will be covered in the body of your resume.
