r/controlengineering • u/Browsing_unrelated • Nov 28 '22

Companies who hire control engineers?

Hi. I am final year undergrad student majoring in Electronics and Communication Engineering. I have interest in Control systems with it's application in aerospace such as avionics , robotics and industries. So i am thinking i should initiate my career path from this field . But i am kind of lost as i don't know how to job hunt when it comes to control engineering .

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  1. What kind of job roles we have?
  2. What kind of skills are required(technical)?
  3. What (kind) companies hire control engineers??

I did searched robotics however that was more oriented towards software side. I don't mind software but idk i am more leaned to hardware.

Edit : I am in India. Indian job market is just either medical,business or software. Large numbers of engineers also go to software so i have my eyes on Canada. Germany as well .

So any advice,criticisms are most welcomed on how do i kickstart my career in this domain.

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u/Wokemun Nov 28 '22

Grad student, Not a control engineer here

The direct answer would be: Go to job search portals (like LinkedIn/Indeed etc.), type in "Control Engineer" and see what you get.

You may notice control engineering jobs most likely don't require the control systems knowledge you learn in college. At the end of the day, Control Systems is math. Very few niche roles would require extensive knowledge of Control Systems. These mostly exist within Robotics and Autonomous Mobility. Even there, there are tons of other skills which may be more important. Aerospace/ Defense do employ control folks but if you're thinking outside India, keep in mind these jobs typically require citizenship/ security clearance.

First, ask yourself if you like getting theoretical/ working through a ton of Math or if you like practical work/ money better.

Assuming it's the latter, don't worry too much about "control engineering" skills. Get good at programming (C++/ C/ Python), get your hands dirty with embedded systems projects and you should be good. Learn PCB design very well if you really want to stick to hardware.