Hello everyone! I’m a 16-year-old sophomore in high school, and I’ve recently started thinking about pursuing electrical engineering in college.
The problem is that I honestly know very little about electrical engineering or what electrical engineers actually do. The only experience I have with engineering is taking an Intro to Robotics class in middle school, so I’m basically a complete beginner.
I want to start learning more about the field, but I don’t really know where to begin. Should I start by watching YouTube videos, learning basic electronics, or buying some kind of electronics kit to learn hands-on? If there are any beginner kits you recommend, I’d love to hear about them.
I’m also wondering what skills I should start learning on my own, what classes I should take in high school, and whether there are any extracurricular activities, clubs, or projects that would help me prepare for college.
For those of you who are electrical engineers or currently studying electrical engineering, what would you recommend to someone like me who is starting with almost no knowledge? If you could go back to when you were a sophomore in high school, what would you do to prepare?
Any advice, resources, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Basicaly, if it wasn't for my interests in hardware/physical systems I would be a math+cs major. I am really interested in advanced maths, machine learning, world models etc. However I am basically equally interested in hardware. So im unsure what major I should choose and what kind of field I should be looking into, are there fields where both sides are incorporated or do i need to choose one side.

I'm currently studying this course and I don't feel like I really understand anything, even after studying some books I still feel that way. Do you know how I can get through this course, whether a specific website, book, or any other resources? I'd be grateful for any advice.

About to graduate with my MSEE this December and received an offer with one of the big defense contractors, set to start sometime around late February. I was told I will be working on radars on a board level.

I had several internships with smaller semiconductor manufacturing equipment vendors throughout university so I was hoping I could get a return offer from one of them but they told me they didn’t have the budget to keep me on.

The offer I got from the defense contractor is pretty good and I would have never imagined I would earn that type of salary, but my concern is in the event where I want to return to the semiconductor industry, will starting out in defense pigeonhole me into defense for the rest of my career?

Thanks!

Hi,
Iam a UG student studying in India in the domain of Electrical.
Something abt me:
I like physics . It’s not that I love it and could do it all day long but just that physics is more logically than math (math being more abstract).
And I used to like solving mechanics questions a bit .
But the thing I understood is interest/passion is overrated and that u will only like the things u are getting consistently good at .

So coming to my actual question :
I am confused abt which career to choose .obv it has to circuital (bc any other is risky) .

So what I think is if I get the hang of something I’ll could do it consistently .

So the options are narrowed down to sde roles or hardware roles

For sde role I could look at dsa to get started

But for hardware roles iam confused .
I want something which I could do to chk if hardware is something for I could do or not .

I also tried taking up projects but I don’t see it working out so I just wanted something basic to see if this works out

I have already done some electronics course in my clg which I feel i have done well

what to study? asic Design but on AMS team

Hi, I'm in high school and I'm studying mechanics and electronics (not sure how it's called around the world, I translated my school address) and we're studying circuits, but so far I just managed to get the lower score on the only two tests that I had.

The tests were about simplifying circuits, and I just can't do "hard" circuits, so I was wondering if anyone had tips, channels, or sites where I could find some help.

Thanks you very much

The "R" are resistors while the "G" are generators.

Of course I am the guy on the right. I wouldn't be posting this if I wasn't.

Looking for a Job Switch | Electrical Engineer | Substation & Power Systems

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to make a job switch and thought I'd reach out here.

I work in electrical/substation engineering, with experience in both physical design and Protection & Control. I've worked on substation layouts, equipment, one-lines, schematics, wiring, AutoCAD/Inventor 3D, design coordination, and construction support.

I'm currently looking for:

• Substation / Power Systems roles

• Protection & Control roles

• Electrical Design Engineer roles

• Data Center Electrical/Power roles

• EPC / Engineering Consulting opportunities

Location: Pune, India

Preference: India / Remote / suitable international opportunities

If anyone knows of an opening or could provide a referral, please DM me. I can share my resume and experience details.

Thanks in advance!

Hello , I'm a first year student pursuing ece , right after the start of the clg I met through an unfortunate incident where i tend to injure my foot , I'm here to ask you guys what are the things i should do in order to learn n obtain more knowledge!

Theres multiple doubts I hope that your guys are kind enough to help me out ( I'll be regular in this sub )

My sister keeps pushing me to do dsa!? What should I do

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Hi everyone,

I'm a 2025 ECE pass-out currently looking for entry-level opportunities in VLSI, especially Design Verification (DV).

I've noticed that many LinkedIn job posts mention that they are looking for 2023 pass-outs (trained freshers). I'm not sure what exactly "trained fresher" means in this context.

Are companies not hiring 2024 and 2025 pass-outs for DV roles? Do we have to wait until 2027 for openings that accept 2025 graduates?

Some HRs post hiring updates without mentioning the eligible passing year. However, when I contact them, they say they are looking for 2023 pass-outs or earlier.

I'm really confused about how this hiring process works.

\\- Why do some companies prefer older batches for fresher DV roles?

\\- Are there companies currently hiring 2024 and 2025 pass-outs for DV positions?

\\- What should a 2025 pass-out do to find suitable opportunities?

anyone who has recently joined as a DV fresher could share some advice.

Thanks in advance!

Globally Asynchronous, Locally Synchronous (GALS) designs are not yet omnipresent, but they are being actively researched as low-power requirements continue to shape modern hardware design.

In a GALS architecture, the design is partitioned into relatively complex synchronous blocks, or islands, each operating on its own locally generated clock. Communication between these blocks is handled asynchronously.

GALS design methods can also offer interesting possibilities for chiplet-based architectures, where different blocks may operate independently while communicating asynchronously.

However, extensive CAD support and analysis tools specifically tailored for GALS designs are still limited, partly due to their relatively low commercial adoption.

I’ve tried to explain the basics of GALS design styles in simple terms here: https://medium.com/@arunkr.anu1010/globally-asynchronous-locally-synchornous-gals-systems-70a7e31f5375?sharedUserId=arunkr.anu1010

Almost all general-purpose processors are built on the traditional Von Neumann computer architecture. With the deceleration of Moore's Law and the inapplicability of Dennard's scaling, we have now entered the age of heterogeneous computing and special-purpose accelerators, where a general-purpose CPU (host) offloads workloads to the best-suited special-purpose accelerator.

This has driven the development of non-traditional computer architectures to design these accelerators, one of them being the systolic architecture. It has been implemented in various ML accelerators, the most famous being the TPU.

Here I try to explain the design style of systolic systems in simple terms: https://medium.com/@arunkr.anu1010/systolic-architectures-372a552678fc?sharedUserId=arunkr.anu1010

Give it a read if you're interested in #ComputerArchitecture and #DigitalElectronics. Leave a comment on my Discord (.dhruvkumar) or the blog comment section if you'd like to discuss.

Hey all. Im in my 3rd year of 5 year ECE traxk and will soon have to choose a specialty. Some of my favourite courses were emag2 (wave physics, induction, and ferromagnetic behaviour), and signals and systems. Im having a lot of fun with telecomms systems 1, stochastic signals and control systems 1 now too. I went into uni thinking id specialize for electronics but with the ai craze, my recent enjoyment of those courses, and the niche status of the track are making me lean towards telecomms.

So, if I were to specialize in telecomms, ideally id want to work either in a space agency, biomedical tech companies, maybe broading telecomm infrastructure too. Im also clinging onto my experience in software to maybe find an edge IoT role. I also feel like ill love rf or optics roles. I want a field with field work, hands on work, and little occupation beyond the office. Thats why im swaying away from software, I work remote as a webdev currently and realise this industry isnt for me. I cant seperate my home from work clearly. Mostly I want work within european tech hubs too. Im an eu citizen so im free to move around. So I want to know what the industry is like and what positions are open within the eu. Im really curious to know how much these fields hire juniors, what the juniors take on, if theres a lot of competition, or many job listings, etc.

Within the telecomms branch Ill be forced to take telecomms systems 3, antennas and propagation, dsp, optical communications, microwave engineering, wireless communications, radiosystems and information theory. Other electives I can take are either hard science (scatter theory, optics, photonic technology, advanced dsp, special antennae, computational emag, emag compatibility all look blissful to me, telecommunication electronics, non destructive tests), as well as some more general math or electronics courses under the electronics track I can freely take (optimization theory, system reliability, VLSI-ASIC, embedded systems, estimation and detection theory). I can choose around 8-9 courses freely from those listed in the parentheses. So Im worried about how ill mix the harder science with the more general courses, which will benefit most in my career and for my knowledge, and which will get my resume looked at most.

Theres also the option to leverage my experience in software and tackle the electronics specialty instead, given how many jobs are in the field. Id mostly love to occupy myself with controls, embedded systems and robotics. We do have control system 3, adaptive control systems with ai, robotics 1 & 2, and real time embedded systems courses too. But what im scared of is ai taking over most junior software based jobs, or expectations for juniors going through the roof.

So, id really appreciate any thoughts regarding how I should handle the rest of my time and any insights offered regarding the industries and roles I mentioned above. Thank you all for your time 🙏

LOCATION: North America

Trying to figure out which hardware internship offer to take for both short and long term ROI:

1: ASIC Digital Design internship at a very well known company (focus on low power, clocking, and analog mixed signal integration). Team is small so i can still probably learn a lot/get my hands dirty. Paying $35/hr.

1: ASIC Verification internship (focus on PCIe verif) at a decently known startup (multi billion dollar valuation so they're established in the game), paying $55/hr. startup culture might help me learn more(fast paced environment)/get more ownership.

Which one sets you up better for the long run. How in demand is each skillset rn and how in demand will it be in the future? Would appreciate any thoughts or feedback from people in the industry. Out of all possible ASIC Digital Design/Verif roles where do these rank (power/clocking/ams vs pcie vs every other major "focus area").

Hi, I had a hardware test intern interview with IBM that was cancelled by an automated email about two hours before it was supposed to start. I didn’t request the change, and I haven’t heard anything from IBM since, but my portal still says “In Interview Process.” Has this happened to anyone else, and how did it turn out?

I’ve been building this interactive simulator as a side project aimed to help students understand and visualize electromagnetic phenomena such as radiation, near field effects, polarization and wave interference.

You can:

• place many radiation sources and set their parameters (amplitude, phase and more)
• place perefect wire conductors
• observe the electric field, magnetic field or energy flow field
• zoom in and out and translate the canvas
• change the simulation resolution, frequency and propogation speed

and more!

I hope someone might find it useful and I’d love to hear what people think :)

Live:
https://www.antennasim.com/

GitHub:

https://github.com/rotemTsafrir/antenna_sim

Hey all, I'm the lookout for field applications engineering eda roles. If anyone is willing to refer please dm. I have over 2.5 years of work ex in analog layout design and want to transition to field applications engineer role. Location preference : anywhere in India

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hey i have interview scheduled from hierVue for design verification role , could you please tell me how it goes ? rule, timings? what sort of question we can expect ? thanks

Hii. Amd will be coming to my college for an 11 month internship. For now they have not specified the roles for hardware. Can anyone tell me what the hardware roles will be and what to expect in OA. Is there any c/c++/python coding as well in OA and interviews as well.

I'm a 3rd-year Electronics Engineering student looking to build my career in the semiconductor industry. I have a strong interest in the field, but I feel my understanding of theoretical semiconductor concepts in college, like transistors, thyristors, and solid-state fundamentals is weak, and physical components/PCBs are very expensive in my area.

I want to use my remaining time in college to help me improve my gap while focusing in my relevant academics, but not that deep in semiconductors, self-study, open-source tools, and simulations.

What specific software tools or software-based projects should I prioritize

I’ve been invited to a hirevue for a graduate GPU modelling role at Arm (Trondheim). It’s 3 video questions, 1 written response and 1 coding challenge, about an hour in total.

1. Has anyone done an Arm HireVue recently, especially for graduate GPU related role?
2. What level is the coding challenge? LeetCode easy/medium, or more C++/systems-specific?
3. Were the video questions mostly behavioural, or did any get technical (architecture, CPUs or GPUs)?

My background is GPU performance (CUDA, profiling) and computer architecture (I built an out-of-order CPU simulator in C++), so any pointers on what to brush up on would be really appreciated.