Electrical engineering and automation specialty is the leading specialty of Army Engineering University. Electrical engineering and its automation specialty is the most advantageous and characteristic professional direction, and it is an important part of the national first-class specialty, which mainly trains senior engineering and technical personnel engaged in the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of high-voltage electrical equipment. Relying on the first-class doctoral degree authorized discipline of electrical engineering and post-doctoral research mobile station, this major covers high voltage and second-class doctoral and master's degree authorized disciplines and power systems, and is a national key discipline.

Army Engineering University is a teaching and research-oriented comprehensive university that pays equal attention to personnel training and scientific research, and integrates engineering technology and operational command.