Calling all EEs!

[blueshoe]

So I'm starting to think about what tech areas I should go into (this is my second year) as I start to look at companies for internships and stuff. I haven't really thought each one through to see which ones I like the best but I was interested in signal and image processing as well as embedded systems.

So I was just wondering what some of the technical areas on ATOT? I'd like to know the reason why as well, although "I like it" probably is a good enough reason already.

 

[Wonderful Pork]

signal processing and RF. I took alot of wireless and satellite communications classes and have a very cool job doing signal processing for radar systems. And I like it.

 

[jmcoreymv]

I'm a grad student in EE and I wish I could have focused in a specific area more, but my previous internships/coops and thesis led me to cover areas such as: analog filtering, DSP, communications, power electronics, optics, and some EM. The reason I had to cover so many different areas was because the task required me to do so. About the only area I'm not actually interested in is power.

 

[JohnCU]

my speciality is power. 3phase 230kv goodness.

why? because i hate waves and antennas and transistors although power electronics are interesting.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

I'm an EE grad student in photonics. Why? Ummm... I like it, can't think of other good reasons for it

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Wonderful Pork
signal processing and RF. I took alot of wireless and satellite communications classes and have a very cool job doing signal processing for radar systems. And I like it.

If you do this, best be sure to get good grades as it's a very comptitive area to get into afte you graduate.

Power systems is easier to get in with lack luster grades.

I ended up doing softeware with a good sofware backgrround. Have a BSEE with control systems/signal processing background.

 

[Printer Bandit]

ic packaging

 

[hypn0tik]

I'm in my last year. All the courses I'm taking relate to one of the following fields:

Electromagnetics
Communication/Signal Processing
Systems Control
Photonics

My thesis project is on a MEMS based Dynamic Gain Equalizer

Why these?
Simply because I found them interesting.

 

[Born2bwire]

Computational Electromagnetics.

 

[patentman]

Patent Law $$$$$$$

 

[erub]

Undergrad:
Semiconductors
Circuit Design

Grad:
Telecommunications
Circuit Design
RF/Wireless

 

[nwfsnake]

Navigation, Guidance and Control

 

[So]

Senior undergrad. I'll have to find a specific area, but embedded systems interest me -- I just don't know if I can focus on that specifically.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

<-- EET (tech instead of engineer)
Medical, calibration/test fixtures, and doing butt loads of paperwork.

The moral of the story:
Don't get into the medical industry unless you have some sort of paperwork fetish.

 

[raildogg]

EE or Computer science? Or software engineering? hmmm ...

 

[Special K]

I'm finishing my MSEE this year, and am focused in digital integrated circuit design. It is interesting, and I am currently trying to land a job with AMD, Intel, nvidia, or one of the other big chip makers.

Although the further I get into this, the more doubts I have about whether I should've even done it to begin with.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

<--I did data networks. Very useless, hahaha, but very interesting.

<--- currently working as an entry lvl software drone

 

[Canun]

Before I dropped that racket, went the construction engineering approach. Setup blue prints on new buildings. I don't think this was true EE though.

 

[fbrdphreak]

BS Computer Engineering, May 06
BS Electrical Engineering, Dec 06

Starting job on Monday: "Online Marketing Manager"

 

[blueshoe]

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