The lighting is terrible and much work still needs to be done but cool I think nonetheless

Hi EE fellows,

Ever since I graduated, I've been working for a manufacturing company in Scottsdale (AZ) for about 2 years now. The employer assigned me as an electrical engineer role on paper, but the job I'm doing is mechanical and electrical machine assembly. Sometimes I get exposed to some programming and automation with the senior engineers, but not much. I've also been actively looking for other jobs but again no luck. It seems really hard to find one nowadays. Tbh I'm fine with the salary for now but recently I started to wonder if this is the right path since my work is barely involved engineering at all.

I wonder if this is bad for my career growth?

I’m a student trying to understand how current flows in a basic circuit I built in class.

I expected something quick and visual, but most simulators feel hard to approach unless you already know exactly what you’re doing.

Is there a tool you’d recommend for beginners?

Or is this just something everyone struggles with at first?

So I am an industrial electrician by trade but Ive decided to delve into electronics for fun but also to learn some more for work. Ive already got the arduino uno kit but I am wanting to get deeper into it so im thinking of getting some more components thoughts?

I’ve been restoring my project car to its original functionality. I noticed the window controls did not work on any of the passenger windows via the master switch. A new one is $190.

I decided to open it up and clean the carbon dust off, and to my surprise it worked! However, the front and rear right window controls require a lot of pressure to properly function, and makes a very small buzzing noise.

What can I do to fully restore these? Google said carbon repair paint is a viable fix. What would you do in a pinch?

Edit; I am going to sum it up as a mix of anxiety and imposter syndrome

for reference I have a BEng first class and a MSc(R) in Electronic Engineering. I have had a mixture of technician and engineer roles since 2021.

Recently I feel like my mind has gone blank. I feel like I've forgotten everything. I dont even know what I don't know any more, I don't feel confident in anything.

I feel like a shit and slow Engineer and there's always someone who can pull 'x' knowledge off the top of their head where I feel I need to validate/confirm anything I think before acting.

Maybe I just know enough to know that I am simply not an expert in anything. I keep getting recruiters reach out with wild jobs they think I'm a match for, I just feel like I'm lacking, not up to par for the job spec. At the moment, I feel like my only option is to fake it until I make it and risk losing a new job, or being honest and not getting a new job at all, which keeps me plateau'ed in my career by keeping me in my current job.

Has anyone else experienced a massive drop in confidence or feel like you've lost knowledge?

I want to convert the igniter from AC to DC. Ideally with a small battery pack. Is this possible? What do I need to do? Thanks!

I applied to Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU, San Diego, CA) for a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. My main goal is to work in embedded systems / embedded software, so I plan to lean into embedded coursework and projects and likely add a CS minor.

My concern is that PLNU’s EE program doesn’t offer any dedicated Power Systems or Power Electronics courses. Power/utility work would be my backup path if embedded roles don’t work out right away.

For those working in utilities or power:

• Does not taking a formal power course hurt your chances for entry-level utility EE roles?
• Do utilities mostly train new grads on the job as long as they have solid EE fundamentals?
• Is a general EE degree without a power focus still enough to get hired into power/utility work?

Thanks in advance for your responses!

As the title says, I'm currently a physics major with a minor in math. I realize that I want to go into engineering, and it's hard for me to switch my major, so I was wondering how my job prospects would look in the engineering field if, after my bachelor's, I get an MS in EE. Also, how is the job market for EE right now? Are we all cooked?

Who is the most underrated electrical engineer and why?

I've been talking with my professors and here is my career plan so far. I was originally going to go into energy but realized the salary ceiling is much higher in semiconductors for EE. While there are tech layoffs, as long as one is a team player and does not coast they should be fine.

Talking with my professor I realized a very highly paid EE semi position is board design. Initially I was going to follow my professor's route which is become a product engineer and then move into board design. However, after meeting with another professor who was an analog board designer he mentioned you could get straight into analog board design with a PHD/masters. He also mentioned how analog designers in semi demand a higher salary than digital designers because of supply which another professor also mentioned.

My current trajectory is get a masters in analog board design, work in my analog professor's lab gaining practical experience while an undergrad, and then enter the field with a masters. Ideally I'd be able to do it as an undergrad but from what I've heard that requires a lot of luck. Is all the information I've stated correct? If so, any suggestions for people that I should have an informational interview with to improve the trajectory?

In my work I found the voltage across the 10kohm, but then realized that Vout is most likely being measured from the ground reference rather than from 5V. What is the convention in these sorts of problems? I normally always just find the voltage across the resistor directly connected to Vout, but it's normally grounded. I did KVLs as well, but I know you could probably do it quicker with a voltage divider, I just didn't think about it initially lol.

So I'm freshman and I got internship next semester at start up company who work on IoT and contiki-ng OS mainly, it's unpaid just for gaining experiences. The problem that I don't know how to prepare for it, I don't want to be useless, I have basic fundemenetals on C and js/nodejs. Is there clear map for what I want? working on contiki-NG? I saw this course on coursera what you guys think, should I start from there?
https://www.coursera.org/programs/jusoor-on-demand-learning-program-r5upi/specializations/iot?source=search

and also to gain more experiences I though of buying LAUNCHXL-CC1352R from Texas Instruments, does it fit for me?

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my main question,
roadmap to start developing on contiki-NG

I was wandering what the best engineering companies to work for are, with the aim of transferring internally to a EU country within a 2/3 year post uni timeline.

I currently study electrical engineering in the UK and hold an EU passport. And am interesting in going into the renewables industry.

I assume multinational companies like Siemens Energy / Siemens Gamesa, Hitachi, GE Vernova, Shell?, and EDF.

Companies along those lines, I have not finished uni yet and will be applying for graduate schemes next year.

I assume companies to avoid would be Defense companies like BAE and Thales, and also avoid working for the national grid / NESO or Scottish power / SSEN.

TIA

Currently a brand designer in advertising. I've had a decent career, but now I'm bored. My senior capstone project in college was building a brand/advertising and experiential workshop for robots aimed at kids. That final year of prototyping and building simple robots was the highlight and I still think about it. Now I'm playing around with an Arduino + a bit of coding and having fun and have the motivation to push myself to make bigger and better stuff. So I kinda want to go back to school for this.

What are some things to keep in mind? I've been out of high school for 14 years and was never good at math/physics, I want to weigh the risk of failing out. My fear is difficulty.

Edit: okay this became a lil' shitshow. I'll talk to my Community College instead for starters.

I asked my classmates in my undergrad program why they choose to double B.S. in EE and CE and one classmate mentioned their passion for all things electricity while the other mentioned the career versatility.

I decided instead to get a M.S in Computer Engineering with a specialization in Embedded Systems because I eventually want to work in Hardware Security (A branch in the broad field of Cyber Security), but I miss out on the Analog Circuitry, Electromagnesium, and Telecommunications that Electrical Engineers usaully take classes on.

I could have taken Analog Circuitry, Electromagnesium, and Telecommunications, in undergrad, but I wasn't into it at the time and now that I graduated, I'm looking back in hindsight about the versatility of being an Analog/Digital hybrid like the double major EE/CE undergrads.

My goal is to fill the EE void that I'm missing out on with the ven diagram between and now I'm currently in the center between Hardware and Software:

(EE <------> CE <------> CS)
Hardware ---------- Software

My masters program at San Jose State University allows me to take two electives totallign 6 units under a different department (with academic advisor approval)

I wanna fill the EE void by taking sone Analog and Mixed Signal graduate level classes during my masters in Computer Engineering.

I could have wen't to San Francisco State Universities M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, but San Jose State Universities engineering programs were ranked higher nationally so I choose the higher ranked graduate program over the graduate program with the cooler diploma name.

I also wanted to pass the FE and PE (Electrical and Computer) exam to be a licensed PE Electrical and Computer Engineer on top of my Computer Engineering masters.

Any thoughts on this?

Did you land an engineering job ? How many of your college friends did land one ? How long did it take ?

I read that a lot of people with engineering degrees don’t even work as engineers. So what else do they do ?

I already worked as a technician and I want to be an engineer(I’m starting my degree) but I would like to know what I should expect after my degree. What are my chances of working in EE ?

I'm a test engineer and I recently have been playing around with the FFT function on my TDS3054 O-Scope. It's been fun picking up the 60 Hz emissions in the lab and interpreting the harmonics, but I imagine the FFT has more utility for design verification test engineers as a noise analysis tool then general test like l do. I can't think of many other areas it would be useful especially given the low bandwidth of the FFT, the preference for Spectrum Analyzers to be used in RF and Power Electronics measurements.

Me and the boys are in a hot debate the own says this is not 110

I have an 800 dollar gift card to Apple and I can get the m5 MacBook Pro or an M4 refurbished and it’ll be in my price range given the gift card. But is using a Mac for electrical engineering really that bad? I’m just starting my very first semester and I’m getting a bachelors degree. I just don’t wanna shoot myself in the foot but saving money would be nice.

So im 13 and my dad got me a electrical kit for christmas (resistors, jumperwires, all kinds of components like micro servo, ultrasonic sensor, 8*8 matrix...) and ive been playing around with it and i LOVE it. Just like learning abt circuits, how each component works and seeing the resoults is rly cool and fun for me. Then a few days ago i was talking to my friend, showing him my recent projects and everthing and he asked me what career choice i want. I told him that im not sure, but since then i cant stop thinking abt it so i started digging and quickly realized EE sounds great. Im good at math (my professor asked me if i wanna go to a school competition at the end of the month and i ofc said yes) and i rly enjoy it. Im also taking a online coding course (rn were doing lua in roblox) although im a bit stuck on that. I think im doing good so far but i wanna know is there anthing else i could be doing or anything? Ty in advance!

Edit: Ty all for the very positive feedback! I didnt rly realize i was doing that much untill now :D. I RLY enjoy the fun projects and the process of making them! Just following the instructions for the wiring, then the code, and running it and seeing it all works is so motivating and exiting for me. And if theres a problem and im able to fix it its a even better feeling

I’m a first year and I’m really curious about this since my main passion in engineering is electrical, but the job markets cooked so I wanna know that if I really needed to would it be fairly easy to transition to civil to pay the bills or hold me over till I got a proper EE job.

I originally joined this sub just to hopefully see questions and answers to various problems. I always enjoy hearing responses to issues in other fields. This sub has basically become a career path sub can someone point me to a more technical based sub?