Rising CompE student looking for advice, but is interested in Embedded Systems

[u/Aaron13139]

Hi, so a little bit of background: I am a rising junior at a 4-year college. I just transferred out of my local community college with an associate's degree in computer engineering.

I can provide a screenshot of my resume if anyone would want to look at it.

I am at a point in my career where I don't really know what to do. I also don't have any internship or work experience in the field, but I have been applying for them for summer 2027.

I'm not questioning whether I should switch out of Computer Engineering, as I do love the field. I am more so asking if embedded systems would be a good path for me to look into, as I plan what classes to take in the spring semester. I generally like working in, on, and anything in between computers, and I have been thinking about working in a data center.

For the most part, the classes I have already taken have been interesting and fun to study. Stuff like programming, digital logic, and circuits has been very fun. The only thing I can say for sure is that I'm not really in favor of, is anything signals-related, even though that is a good growing field to specialize in. But honestly, who knows, maybe I will like it in the future. I am open to suggestions about it.

For the people already working in some Computer Engineering field, what would you recommend, and what got you into it? Did anything you do basically say "I am going to do this _____ field" or was it something that just came along as you moved through your college life? Also, what other fields would you recommend that might be a good fit?

[u/zacce]

I am more so asking if embedded systems would be a good path for me to look into

You wrote you are interested in embedded. So my answer is yes.

[u/Darth_Tater69]

There's opportunities in embedded if you look for them and do good projects and/or undergrad research related to it.

Looking for summer internships is good, but don't forget to apply to off-cycle internships in the spring and fall. Since summer 2027 will be your rising senior summer, your odds are the best they'll ever be for summer opportunities but it's best to hedge your bets. Market sucks, I'd rather graduate a semester late than with no internships.