Electrical Engineering at JBU
Apply science and technology to the service of God and humanity
At JBU, you will trained as a highly capable engineer and a disciple of Christ. With an emphasis on design and the support of your professors, you will graduate prepared and confident to begin an entry-level engineering position, pursue graduate studies or contribute as a Christian technical missionary.
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Get the technical knowledge and hands-on experience you need
At JBU, you will earn a strong background in both hardware and software. You'll gain hands-on experience from courses such as electronics and embedded systems and coding skills in classes such as digital systems.
Develop the "soft-skills" employers are looking for
Employers look for graduates who not only have technical knowledge, but have learned to collaborate with others, communicate effectively and discover innovative solutions for problems. At JBU you'll learn these skills throughout your studies.
Land a great job
Demand for electrical engineers is high and generally remains stable, even in an unstable economy. Electrical engineers have a median salary of $101,250. For more career outlook information, visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
Design Emphasis
At JBU, the engineering design experience starts in the first year, develops with more extensive technical content through the sophomore and junior years, and culminates with the two-semester senior design project. The scheme for the lower-level design courses is to introduce design methodology using small design projects that prepare the student to clearly define the problem, identify the constraints and criteria, and establish the requirements for the design. By the third year, the student will have developed the technical background to work out significant engineering design problems. The junior-level design lab provides an opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary team and produce both oral and written presentations.
Fourth-year experiences include those in electronic design, machine design, and fluid system design, as well as the capstone design project. The capstone project approaches a real-world situation and provides an intense experience for engineering students. The projects must be finished and satisfy stated objectives determined by active negotiation with the engineering faculty and the industry sponsors.
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Alumni Profile
Sam Stewart '09
Sam Stewart is the senior electrical engineering manager for Walmart in Arkansas. He is a certified professional engineer, receiving his Arkansas State Board Licensure
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What to expect as an Electrical Engineering student at JBU
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Experience Awesome Facilities
Engineering students have access to 40,000 square feet of state-of-the-art lab space and equipment like a jet engine and 3-D prototyping tools for projects in Balzer Technology Center.
Expand your engineering degree with a minor in renewable energy, robotics, data science, biomedical engineering, or computer science.
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Get Prestigious Internships
Our students regularly take summer internships at top companies including NASA.
Each year, a team of students builds a robot and competes in the NASA Lunabotic Mining Competition. In 2012, JBU’s team won fourth place out of 50 international teams.
Research and build your project at JBU, then take it global like a former student aquaponics project that now helps a village in Cambodia.
Students work with professors on grant-funded projects like an EPA grant to develop a drinking water disinfection system for rural Guatemala.
JBU engineering students are recruited to graduate programs both in the U.S. and abroad including Caltech, UT-Austin, Virginia Tech, University of Arkansas, Tulsa University, UT-Arlington, Vanderbilt, University of Maryland, Iowa State and more.
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Path To Professional Licensure
JBU’s Engineering degree path is sufficient for graduates to successfully complete the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. That exam is administered by NCEES. Details on the exam may be found here. For complete state licensure, a graduate must complete 5 years of experience and then meet the licensure requirements of their current state of residence. Requirements for each state can be found here. This site is updated regularly as various state requirements may change.
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Explore possible careers for electrical engineering graduates
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Electronic Controls Engineer
Electronic controls engineers design, develop and supervise all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment and machinery. This engineer may also install and provide technical support of programmable logic controller based hardware and software.
Systems Engineer manage and monitor installed operating systems, application software and system management tools to ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
Robotics engineers use computer-aided design and drafting, and computer-aided manufacturing to design, test and build robots that are productive and safe to operate, as well as economical to purchase and maintain.
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Hardware Design Engineer
Hardware design engineers develop, improve and test components and systems including circuit boards, processors and memory cards for computers and other devices.
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Software Design Engineer
Software design engineers will analyze existing processes and then design or refine software to increase the efficiency of users.
Power systems engineers may work in wind turbines or electrical power systems, analyzing results, assisting organizations with upgrades, overseeing the quality and technical support for projects and preparing cost estimates and bid proposals.
Meet our engineering professors
Charles Baukal, Jr.
Adjunct Instructor, Engineering
Dr. Baukal has been working as a mechanical engineer in industry since 1979 and as an adjunct instructor since 1982. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Pennsylvania. He has nearly 250 publications and presentations including authoring/editing 16 books on industrial combustion and engineering education. He is an inventor on 11 U.S. patents and serves on a number of advisory boards. He hopes to complete an MDiv from Liberty University in December 2020. He is married and has three adult daughters. He and his wife attend South Tulsa Baptist Church.
Tim Gilmour
Associate Professor of Engineering
Dr. Tim Gilmour joined the engineering faculty in August of 2012. Dr. Gilmour received his B.S.E.E. from Cedarville University in 2003, his M.S.E.E. from Penn State University in 2005, and his Ph.D. from Penn State University in 2012. For his masters' research he tested different signal processing methods for brain-computer interfaces. For his doctoral research he applied signal processing to examine the effects of cell transplants on brain electrical activity in Parkinson's Disease. He has published four journal papers and presented seven conference abstracts. In his free time he enjoys spending time with friends, reading, hiking, music, playing Frisbee and Ping-Pong, learning about other cultures, and spreading the good news about Jesus Christ.
Michelle Myunghee Kim
Associate Professor of Engineering
Dr. Michelle Kim grew up in South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States and received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Kim moved to Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in 2012 with her husband, Dr. Ted Song. Before joining JBU, she served as a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas for seven years. Dr. Kim and Dr. Song have three wonderful daughters—Leanne, Erin, and Kori.
Ted Song
Chief Diversity Officer
Department Chair, Engineering, Computer Science, and Cybersecurity
Associate Professor of Engineering
Dr. Ted Song has been serving as Chief Diversity Officer since 2021, providing leadership in planning and implementing diversity initiatives that foster cultural and systemic improvements. He joined JBU in 2012 as a professor in electrical engineering and has served as Coordinator of Diversity and Innovation and Chair of Faculty Affairs Committee. He also serves as Chair of the Engineering, Computer Science, and Cybersecurity Departments and is a recipient of the 2012 Texas Exes Teaching Award and the 2018 JBU Faculty Excellence Award.
Dr. Song grew up both in the U.S. and Korea and is a CQ® (cultural intelligence) certified facilitator. He was an ROTC cadet during his undergraduate studies and served as an Air Defense Artillery Officer in the Republic of Korea Army. He received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and his M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Outside JBU, he serves as Vice President of Christian Engineering Society and as a member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Diversity and Inclusion Commission.
Dr. Song and his wife, Michelle, live in Siloam Springs and have three daughters. They are members at Siloam Springs Bible Church (an Evangelical Free Church), where Dr. Song leads the College Ministry and serves as an elder.
Kim Cornett
Instructor of Engineering
Mrs. Kimberly Cornett has been teaching with the Engineering Department since 2015. She received her B.S.E with concentration in Electrical Engineering from John Brown University in 2007 and earned her MSEE from the University of Arkansas in 2009. Her Master’s research was integrated circuit design for extreme environment applications in Space and on surface of the Moon and Mars. Some of the circuits she worked on orbited with the International Space Station. She then worked for Texas Instruments as a Servo Systems Engineer for 3.5 years developing application-specific integrated circuits for the hard disk drive industry. These experiences developed her special interests in circuit design and verification as well as project management. Mrs. Cornett has served as the Counselor for the JBU Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and loves to encourage young girls to pursue STEM careers.
Mrs. Cornett and her husband Nick Cornett (JBU Graduate Counseling Faculty) returned to Siloam Springs in 2012. They have one daughter and two sons. They are active in the local church and Bible study groups. She enjoys spending time with family, baking, sewing, woodworking, running, hiking, biking, and spectating various sports.
Shanon Vuglar
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Dr. Shanon Vuglar joined the JBU engineering faculty in 2018. He received his B.Tech. (Aeronautical Engineering), B.E. (Electrical Engineering), and M.Sc. (Information Technology) from the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia, while serving in the Royal Australian Air Force. On completing his undergraduate degrees, he served as an Engineering Officer, predominantly working in the areas of Information Operations and Communications. In June 2015, he was awarded a Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) from the University of New South Wales. His doctoral research was in the area of quantum control and considered the physical realizability of quantum systems. Before joining JBU, he held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Melbourne and Princeton University. He has published four journal articles and five peer-reviewed conference papers. Dr. Vuglar values being an active part of a vibrant Christian community and has led prayer and Bible study groups as well as serving on worship teams, playing saxophone and drums. He enjoys running, cycling, mountain biking, and skiing and in July 2018, he successfully completed his first Ironman Triathlon (Lake Placid, NY). He also enjoys playing chess and other board games.
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Accreditation & Enrollment Data
The legacy B.S. Engineering degree (not available for new student enrollment) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
JBU will be seeking ABET accreditation for the new B.S. Electrical Engineering and B.S. Mechanical Engineering degrees at the earliest possible date after our first class of B.S.E.E. and B.S.M.E. students graduate (anticipated in May of 2020).
To find out more about why choosing an accredited program is key, visit the ABET website.
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