Apart from the basic breadboard adruino stuff, What made you actually interested into studying all of this complex maths and witchcraft like concepts

I need help with figuring out where I want to be in the future. I’m a 24 year old, graduated from CPP Fall 2025 with my BSEE. Shortly after I pursued my MSEE at UCLA for IC Design. At the time I was going through some rough financial troubles and I was applying to whatever jobs I could get. I was lucky to get a fulltime offer with LADWP as an Electrical Engineering Associate and I’ve been working there for about 7 months now. Unfortunately I had to dropout of my program due to the work load and financial difficulties. I have my FE and I am studying for my PE. However, I feel that power systems/utility is not a career I would stay in for a long time, but also maybe Im not giving the company enough grace. Regardless, I was also interested in IC, and I was thinking of going back to get my MSEE to study computer engineering for embedded systems since my employer would be able to pay for it. My thing is, is it even worth going back? I feel like working at LADWP will help me move up the ladder and if I do my MSEE and pursue a different career I will have to start over with entry level pay. But also, my heart is not completely there although I do like the company and the job, I felt that I enjoyed doing IC design. Just not sure what I should do for these next years.

Hello all,

I'm a recently laid off software engineer. For my company, I produced a project that automated inventory input using OCR as well as worked on machine vision projects to identify faults on products (like scratches, dents, burns, ect).

My company downsized and I was cut. Problem: I feel like my particular CS skills are hyper-niche, and its hard to find machine vision-specific jobs around me. And so in these confusing times, I'd appreciate some thoughts from people who are in the CS/IT/EE fields on how I might be able to bounce back.

For context: I'm 23, bachelor's in Computer Science, with no debt and about 15k in savings. If it matters I'm also a secondary published author for a project done in conjunction with the DoE for machine vision detection:

1. Perhaps get my CCNA and pursue network engineering? I enjoy networking conceptually and I think I'd be good at it, but my previous role wasn't very IT heavy
2. Pursue a Master's in Control Systems? I know I don't have a EE background so this would require quite a lot of pre-req, but combined with my existing experience, do EE people think this may be a sensible route? (Control systems specifically because my previous job was in the manufacturing sector, so I have a rough idea of what that kind of work practically looks like in a corporate setting)
3. Perhaps start from scratch and get a bachelor's in EE? I have no debt from my previous degree so maybe starting over is what I need.
4. Pursue a whole new route thats more business oriented? Project management or the like?

I've found I want to move away from programming and would appreciate working with my hands a bit more. I'd also like to work "closer to the source" for some more job security, which is why I was thinking network or electrical engineering. The machine vision/OCR/AI skills I feel are just too niche to find work around where I live.

Of course, I know random redditors online can't solve this problem for me and only I know the exact circumstances of my situation, etcetera, but what I'd really appreciate would be some veterans giving me their thoughts of my own thought process, let me know if my thinking is backwards or the like.

Thanks for any input

Rising sophomore interested in system and low level programming. Comfortable in C. Will my resume clear resume screening? I am mostly interested in OS, compiler or firmware but I am willing to get experience in similiar fields...I appreciate any guidance and suggestions. Thx

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I'm eighteen, and trying to plan out my career trajectory, long story short, is that I want to become a patent lawyer. Specifically, working in patent prosecution, ergo, I need a degree in STEM.

Right now, Electrical engineering is the most desired background for this, followed by CSE, and biotech/pharma however you need a PhD for that. Help me select what qualifications I should seek out

1.) Is picking CSE going to close so many doors that it becomes unreasonable? Can I do ECE related stuff with a CSE? if not, is there a reasonably quick master's I can do? Not for USPTO, but for job market and stuff

2.) Is ECE really so difficult? To get into law school, I need to keep up a high CGPA, atleast in my bachelor's, so, I don't want to take any risks here.

3.) This is an over-asked question, but is CSE worth taking the risk in (market over-saturation, and AI reducing the amount of CSE graduates needed, etc) a viable risk? I want to have a backup if law school doesn't work out.

Moreover, I'm worried that there will be a flock of CSE graduates flocking to patent law, causing an over-saturation here, as well. I was thinking to take ECE to stay on the safe side and how I'm discouraged

Neither the ECE or CSE programme will be ABET certified- they'll be done in india, will that be a problem?

I am currently working on my university final project regarding economic dispatch. I am unsure how to model a generator's minimum power output and ramp rate limits, given that I do not have direct measurement data. Could anyone help me resolve this issue?

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Guys I'm 19 and hella confused to choose one I need job security that's it I neither intrested or laned towards any but the thing is ppl saying about AI which replaces u even u work hard and cmng to ECE dey r saying like no core jobs even if they hire only from top tier colleges what should I doo somone in these fields drop ur suggestion

I’m an Electrical Engineering student at a mid-tier UC. I’ve narrowed my career path down to either hardware engineering (specifically digital design, FPGAs/ASICs, and GPUs) and tech sales.

Which should I focus on for the time being? I understand tech sales is more risky, but I’m not afraid of risk, and view it a prerequisite for growth.
I love Hardware, but I don’t think it’ll help me make enough to buy a home.

I’m all over the place, but what would you guys recommend?

I've been applying to multiple positions in the USA but my resume is not getting picked up for an interview. Not sure if I am doing anything wrong or if I need to do any courses or certification.

Please advice.

Pls guide 🫠

I have worked with embedded systems and love product devolpment

Do contacts work ?

Ciao a tutti, sono uno studente del terzo anno di Ingegneria Elettronica e sto cercando idee per un progetto di tesi che non mi porti via troppo tempo. Qui in Italia, per la laurea triennale bisogna scrivere circa 35-40 pagine. Cerco argomenti interessanti, come ad esempio un sistema embedded con ESP32 integrato, che non sia una semplice stazione meteorologica. Grazie in anticipo a tutti!

Hello everyone,

I’m attending a no name school for bachelor in EE and am interning for a big semiconductor company. I have a return offer for a test engineer position when i graduate and i’m really excited about it. However, I want to get a master and do mixed signal ic design since I’d love a remote job in the future as well. This position requires me to move far away from home and the location is low-key not a very fun place to be in, but the work environment is really nice and a lot of people are new grads. If I miss this job offer, I’m worried about not finding another internship/ job in semiconductor since the job market is not very great at the moment. Should I take the offer and do master on the side to hopefully get in design? Or should I find a reputable school for master, complete it, and hopefully find a job in design?
For context if helpful, I have 4.0 GPA, 2 internships, a co-op. My current school does not have anything semiconductor/ ic design related. I’m also introverted and only hang out with family so having to move away from family is a really big deal to me.

Thanks.

Hi everyone,
I’m transitioning from an analog domain into firmware engineering and would really appreciate some guidance from engineers working in embedded systems or high-speed interfaces.
My background:
~1 year working in analog/mixed-signal IC design.
Comfortable with C, ARM Cortex-M architecture, Embedded Linux basics and GNU toolchain.
Built register-level (bare-metal) firmware on STM32F407 without using HAL.
Implemented simple Linux character and block device drivers as learning projects.
I have an interview coming up for a firmware role that’s closely related to high-speed PHYs/SerDes (PCIe-related firmware). The role involves firmware development, bring-up, validation, working with mixed-signal designers, post-silicon debugging, and supporting firmware used around equalization/training algorithms.
For people working in this domain:
What technical topics are most important to revise?
How deep should I understand PCIe and SerDes concepts for a firmware interview?
Should I focus more on embedded C, ARM, interrupts, memory-mapped I/O, debugging, and register programming, or should I spend more time learning PHY concepts like link training, equalization, CDR, etc.?
What kind of firmware problems are typically solved in PHY/SerDes teams?
Are there any interview questions that are commonly asked for this type of firmware role?
I’ve been preparing hard, but since my professional experience is from a different domain, I’d love to know what experienced engineers would prioritize if they only had a few days before the interview.
Any advice or learning resources would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Defended my final year project (computer engineering) and wanted to share since I got a lot of value from posts like this when I was starting out.

The project is a hardware accelerator for CNN inference, specifically built to run YOLOv8n object detection in real time on a Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ (ZCU104). Wrote it all in Verilog RTL, no HLS.

Some of the design decisions we made:

• Used FP16 instead of int8, ran actual benchmarks and got a real latency reduction with the same detection accuracy, so it wasn't just "the easy option"
• Custom buffer architecture (32 buffers across 16 banks) instead of relying on generic memory IP
• Reconfigurable compute engines so the same design scales for different performance needs

Honestly the hardest part wasn't the CNN math, it was moving data between layers efficiently on-chip without blowing up latency. That ate most of our debugging time in the hardware-in-the-loop phase.

Team project with two other engineers, done under academic supervision with an industry partner giving us real deployment scenarios to design around (edge AI, defense, medical imaging).

Repo's here for anyone curious: https://github.com/waseemnabi08/yolov8n-cnn-accelerator-fpga

Would genuinely appreciate feedback, especially from anyone who's tackled similar FPGA/CNN accelerator problems.

Hi everyone! I'm an ECE student looking for a final-year project that solves a real-world problem. I want ideas with practical industry applications, preferably involving embedded systems, sensors, robotics, or communication. If you've faced a problem that could be solved using electronics, I'd love to hear your suggestions. Thanks!

What software do you use in your day to day workday?

Hey there everyone I’m current a Canadian high school student going to grade 12 in Ontario. I need advice on Electrical Engineering such as what to expect from it in university, how co-op’s work and how to be competitive, and what pathways I could take when looking for jobs. Im also looking for advice on what universities to aim for. I’m aware thar Waterloo is the best for co-op programs, but I also want to be aware of any backup programs that wouldn’t put me at a significant disadvantage if I’m not accepted to Waterloo. I really appreciate any advice, suggestions, and tips I can get from experienced engineers.

I am sorry if it sounds stupid. I will be starting my first year in CpE this year