Jumpstart Your Career
Career Development and Networking for Young Professionals
The first few years of student life and the time following graduation can be challenging for young engineers. Employment searches, new jobs, professional growth, career development, and life status changes are common experiences. Going through these challenges can be daunting, but IEEE members never have to go through these experiences alone or uninformed.
PELS brings together budding engineers in the area of power electronics. PELS Young Professionals (YP) host a variety of events, especially at different IEEE conferences and meetings, geared to helping students and young professional members get connected in the power electronics community. Special access receptions and dinners, mentoring, and other unique growth opportunities are available for the members of the PELS YP program.
Engage, Network, and Learn
Young Engineers' Webinar Series
PELS YP offers a webinar series that covers a wide range of topics in power electronics and beyond by experts from industry and academia.
Formerly Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), IEEE Young Professionals (YP) was created in 1996 as a membership program to help students transition to young professionals within the larger IEEE community. IEEE Student Members are automatically added to the YP community as they graduate. IEEE YP is a vibrant community of engineers, scientists, and technical experts with member representation across the globe and throughout IEEE Societies.
Get Involved
The following are some of the ways that you can engage with other young professionals in the PELS global network:
- Become a member of the IEEE PELS Young Professionals Committee
- Check out the community calendar for Upcoming YP Events
- Submit a request if you are hosting a YP event and would like to receive funding support