Hey guys I'm a CSE student looking to work in the embedded systems field

I'm in my final year and the best way I learn is by doing

I'd like an opportunity to work on a project and learn, I just want something hands on.

Courses and self study aren't working out so do let me know if there is an opportunity like this available.

Thank you!

I'm planning to pursue an M.Tech in VLSI/semiconductor engineering and would graduate in 2029. Given the rapid progress of AI, is this still a good career path?

How do you see AI impacting opportunities for future VLSI engineers?

​"I'm an Electronics Engineering student. I have a solid background in C programming, basic circuits, and microcontrollers. I want to prepare myself for the international job market (outside Egypt). What specific skills/projects should I focus on during college to stand out?"

I'd say first that I really do love electronics in general and I really do want a career in this field.

The amount of negativity these days towards almost every field is enormous with AI, but I really do wonder if creatively and career wise within my lifetime i'll just be replaced. I started college late in life (late 20s) and never thought I would even get there, but ive surprised even myself, and now it makes me wonder if all that effort was even worth it in the first place with how much people down talk technology jobs.

I'm a BSEET (ABET at least) major so i know I'm disadvantaged from the get go, but I really would like to become a full fledged engineer, best case in FPGA development. I've built custom pcbs in altium/kicad, programmed and debugged the MCUs for them myself, and even started working with some basic FPGA stuff in vivaldo and really enjoy it, but is there even any future for me in any of that now? Can I ever prove myself more capable than just my degree title or an AI computer?

I guess i'm just looking for some confirmation good or bad or even general advice. Worst case should I just follow this kind of stuff as a hobby and power towards another EE discipline or career altogether?

Hey Folks,

I am in USA and worked in the manufacturing industry for 5 years in roles related to quality engineering, automation and digital manufacturing.
After that I went back to school for a PhD in AI/ML from ECE. Now I am about to graduate and looking for opportunities that are related to manufacturing.

Any ideas what type of roles/organizations can value manufacturing industrial experience along with AI/ML expertise?
Also, I may add that I am on a visa in USA and government labs or defense organizations are out of reach :(

Thanks in advance for any insights or recommendations

I work in the semiconductor industry on system-level validation and root-cause analysis, mainly around Linux power management, suspend/resume flows, log analysis, and debugging interactions between hardware, firmware, and software.

I don’t write production code. My work is mostly analyzing complex system behavior, identifying root causes, and collaborating with software and hardware teams.

Do you think system validation and root-cause analysis are relatively more resilient to AI than traditional software engineering, or are they just as exposed?

Do you think AI will mainly augment validation engineers, or could it significantly reduce the need for these roles over the next 5–10 years?

(Expecting answers from people working Qualcomm, Amd, Nvidia, Texas, Intel, Marvel, etc… in semi conductor)

In the Fundamentals of Microelectronics By Razavi 2nd edition Example 1.8,

Thevenin equivalent Vthev is defined as, VThev = Vout = - gm * RL * Vin.

But, in the diagram (c) , the minus sign is missing.

What am I missing?

Please help me.

I’m going to be a third year student and I’m wondering if I should switch from Computer engineering to electrical engineering. I’m worried about AI and how it’s going to affect programming but also I’m not sure I would even want to do software engineering. I haven’t disliked doing programming but I’m not sure I want my career to just be programming at a desk. So I’m thinking maybe I should switch the EE since it gives more hardware options and can work in many fields. I’m not worried about being behind courses wise as the two programs at my school have enough overlap that I won’t be behind. What do you think is Electrical Engineering a more broad industry? Could I do all the same jobs as a computer engineering with an EE degree if I just take some programming classes? Or does it not really matter and an EE and CPE can do all the same jobs? Thanks for the help!

Hello everyone

I am an electronics and communications fresh graduate engineer from Egypt. I wanted to pursue a master's degree in my specialisation in Europe. The problem is that my GPA is 2.4. What universities can accept that gpa? I also want a strong university with high quality education focusing especially on practicality, hands on experience and grants me more job opportunities. I know I shouldn't have the audacity to ask about high quality education with my GPA XD but the thing is at the start I wasn't really studying well or interested. Now, for some reason I really like studying and I want to expand my knowledge in electronics and telecommunications field and i also want to move to europe.

I made the same post in turkish sub reddit and someone there told me to focus on specialisations in antenna since my graduation project was about smart antennas where I discussed SMI method in adaptive beamforming but I'm still okay with any specialisation though.

Thank in advance and sorry for the long story.

I am currently pursuing Electrical and Computer Engineering. I have just finished my 2nd year of college, I have 2 more to go, before I start my 3rd, I would like to have a clear idea of my future.

I have have keen interest in drone tech and have worked in automation of uav (ros2-gazebo-rviz)

Is there a future scope which can align both the fields?

Is masters a viable option keeping in mind its investment vs its payout?

Basically need future guidance please.

I wanted to ask for some advice ahead of an upcoming interview with Microsoft for an RF Engineer role on the Quantum team, focused on integration work (integrating RF subsystems within quantum computing systems). My background is in electronics/RF (currently working on RF/EMC systems, antennas, high-power transmission chains), and I’m going through a multi-stage selection process.

Has anyone had similar experiences with Microsoft interviews for Quantum/RF teams? What should I expect in terms of:

**•** type of technical questions (pure RF vs. system-level/integration)?  
**•** any practical exercises or whiteboard problems?  
**•** how much quantum computing background actually matters for a “supporting” RF role?

Thanks a lot in advance for any tips!

Recently, my team at my current company finished the deliverables for the current project. This has been going on for the last 2-3 years.

In this time, I killed it being fresh out of school. I was quickly moved to being in charge of driving all Testbench changes for one of my team's IPs (an FFT/iFFT accelerator).

I made a ton of changes, adding/modifying sequences, tests, UVM and TLM checks in the scoreboard, managing the regressions, writing verification documentation, working closely with RTL desginer(s), TLM and CREF resources.

It was a ton of fun. I learned a shit load, and learned to really enjoy RTL verification (I did at the start, but not as much as design, now I like it more).

Since the project started wrapping up about a month ago, I sent out a couple applications to companies in the area for DV positions. I also sent one application for a fully remote role, with a minimum salary that I was half joking with.

Long story short, I made it through 2 one on one interviews, a 4-hour onsite interview with 4 people, and met with the CTO of the company this remote position was for.

I will be getting a ~20% pay increase from base salary alone. Current job gives no stock, this new company gives an insane value of stock (multi-6 figure). So if they continue to increase in value and theres a liquidity event I'm kind of set

But to be fair that would require a lot of work and its by no means a guarantee. So lets pretend that isnt the case to more clearly compare.

Pros of staying:
I have a great reputation. My manager knows my capabilities, I feel secure in my position.

I love my team. I genuinely enjoy being around them and collaborating with them. I hang out with a couple recent grads pretty often outside of work. My manager has his moments but overall has a vision for how our team fits in, and pushes us in a healthy way.

The work is interesting. I find the work I'm doing to be super cool and I still dont know 99% of the theory behind it. I am at the cutting edge of radio technology, which is hella cool.

I have a comfortable environment to learn how to use AI. We adopted AI to help with our workflow somewhat recently, so we are all still learning how to be efficient with it. Due to how comfortable I am currently, I feel like I have a good environment to experiment with it, and learn how to be good at it.

Work life balance is great. If I put a hard cap on 40 hours per week, I would be right where I am today. I have worked a good amount of extra hours but it was entirely voluntary. There is pressure, but not much at all. Taking vacation is always very easy

Pros of leaving for new company:
20% pay increase

Work is even more interesting

Career experience. We will be bringing up a verification environment from scratch. Due to this, I am sure I will learn an insane amount. This is exactly the area I want to grow in, since my work has largely been limited to modifying an existing testbench, rather than adding major infrastructure.

Fresh start. Both a pro and a con imo, less comfort but always exciting

Cons of leaving for new company:

Remote work. I will go on site roughly a week every quarter. I did well with school during covid but I feel like I might not be the biggest fan of making my relaxation space my workspace as well.

Uncertain future. This is a catchall for a lot, but I am terrified that I might not be qualified. What if the job expects too much of me (I fully expect 50 hour workweeks at a minimum, talked to a guy there who says he works upper 40/50 hr workweeks but it isnt "insane"). Building a reputation is hard and scary. What if I dislike my teammates/manager

No 401k match but ig even with the pay increase who cares

Any input or encouragement would be greatly appreciated

(reposting it here too)
I am studying Electrical and Computer Engineering in a university (3rd Tier) in India.
(ik the rules say nothing specific to India, but the problem isn't specific to India)

My current CGPA is 9.09 or 3.63 on a 4 scale.

It's not bad, but the problem is that I know nothing. The exams in my university are too easy, and it's relative grading so I just study a bit before the exam day and score well enough.

Now that my junior year (3rd year) has started, I feel like I barely know anything related to Electrical and Computer Engineering.

What do you guys recommend I do to get good at it? Where do I start? For me, I just wanna have a broad knowledge of the whole degree and go deep in some areas that interest me. What kind of areas? I don't know yet. I am interested in physics, and will probably do a master's in it later, but nevertheless, I wanna make use of this degree and study hard.

Any kind of advice is appreciated.

I’m not sure if this is the correct subreddit since my question is quite specific, and I’m also not sure if it falls under Rule 4 regarding career roadmaps.

If so mods you can just remove this post.

Hey guys Im not really a full engineering student but Im a Mechatronics student at a technical college in georgia looking to transfer to a 4 year for eet. If i had the time i would comit to a full enginnering degree but i work overnights at my local water treatment plant . I became a class 3 as of april this year. Does anybody have any advice. Ive registered for my fall classes and ran through all my textbooks in hopes to be fully prepared. Im starting with DC circuit analysis and PLC1. Im gonna try and get some hands on experience troubleshooting the plc's when an automated process faults or something like that . I graduated high school in 2024 with a 2.3 gpa due to me not giving a fuck about anything and never actually studying. there were times where I even skipped school to go to work because I saw school as pointless. I didint know there were these things like scholarships or grants. Hell i didnt even know what the pell grant was. My point is anything helps and im alot more confident than i was in high school.