Careers Choices for Electronics and Communication Engineers

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Introduction

Electronics and Communication engineering is one of the old and the best course

in the field of engineering. This article provides Career Guidance, Choices,
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Career development strategies, Job Opportunities, Salary and Skills Required in

the field of Electronics and Communication for ECE, MSc Electronics students to

make a successful career.

Electronics and Communication cover vast areas in the field of engineering. It is

not possible for a person to become an expert in all the fields. So, one should

choose one or two areas of interest from the list of sub fields given below, which

is close to your heart. Also, to keep you updated about latest technologies and

inventions in this domain, go through IEEE articles and Journals. Nowadays, a lot

of Engineers after completing Electronics and Communication engineering

course, opt for IT Jobs. Electronics engineers who opt for IT jobs, can go through

the article onCareer Guidance for Computer Science Engineers.

Recent recession had a big impact on the type of careers we choose. It is wise to

go for a career that can withstand market conditions like recession, rather than

going for a career change at a later stage of your career. That doesn't mean that,

we need to choose a career which we are not passionate about. So when you

make a career choice, the choice should be interesting and reliable. In the
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following sections, we will look into various Career Opportunities, Choices and

skills sets needed for Electronics and Communication engineers.

Where to start ?

Engineers and MSc Electronics students get hired by companies during campus

recruitment or during walk ins conducted directly by companies or by consulting

firms. Since the number of openings for freshers in the field of Electronics and

Communication is far less compared to the students passing out every year, it is

very important for a budding engineer to get placed during campus recruitment

and cross the first hurdle in your career.

Students can opt for higher studies, if you don't get placed during campus

recruitment. Even if you get placed, to get noticed for your work as a fresher and

get promoted is difficult, because companies hire freshers in large numbers. So,

to give an incremental push to your career, it is good to have MS in Electronics

and Communication. We will discuss about advantages of Higher Education in

later sections.


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While choosing colleges for Engineering or MS in Electronics and

Communication, look for colleges which offers highest placement. Another

important aspect, while choosing a college is the lab facility they offer. Unlike

computer science, which requires only computers and softwares, ECE

departments require extensive electronics circuits, microprocessor and

communications lab. Hands on experience in labs will help you get a good

exposure in this field. So, make a detailed enquiry about the lab facility before

joining.

How to get hired during Campus or off Campus

Recruitment ?

Placement takes place during penultimate year or final year of the course. If you

didn't get placed during campus recruitment, try to get jobs via consultancies or

during off Campus recruitment. Placements are done in two stages. In the first

stage, there will be Aptitude Test and Technical Test. So you should be well

trained inaptitude test. Please refer,Aptitude test tips and tricksto solve aptitude

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Technical Test will be mainly based on Electronics, Circuit Design,

Communication, Microprocessor and digital electronics. You should try out

executing Microprocessor programs rather than learning from books. This will

helps you to get a hands on experience and helps you answer questions about

troubleshooting, execution methodology and program solving skills.

Based on the performance in the first stage, you will be selected to the second

stage. In the second stage, there will be Group Discussion(GD) followed by Face

to FaceTechnical InterviewandHR Interview. In the group discussion, make sure

that you are active and crisp in conveying your ideas. Please don't enforce your

ideas on others during the GD. Technical interview will be based on what you

have learned in your course. Interviewer look's for your knowledge on a topic as

well as your level of confidence. HR Interview will be based on your personality.

If your are not getting placed, try for internships. Internship helps you gain

experience and get paid.

Choosing right company for a bright Career ?
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Electronics and Communication Products and Solutions are used in various

industries across the world. Major Industries which offer Jobs for ECE engineers

are

Electronics Circuit Design

Signal processing

Wireless Communication

Optical Communication

Robotics

Embedded Systems

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Telecommunications


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Power Electronics

Consumer Electronics

Solid State Physics

Control systems

VLSI

Defense

Nanotechnology

Mobile Companies

TOP Companies which offer JOBS for ECE engineers are

Texas Instruments

Intel

AMD


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CISCO

IBM

Samsung Electronics

Sony

Toshiba

Philips Semiconductors

Nokia

Nvdia

HP

LG Electronics

Bharat Heavy Electrical's Limited (BHEL)

Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL)


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National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

Wipro

HCL

ISRO

SYNTEL

WIPRO

Skill Set Required for getting Jobs

In order to get Jobs in the above companies, one should have following skill sets

JOB Category Required Skill SetJobOpenings

VLSI Verilog and VHDL VLSI Jobs

Circuit Design Electronics Circuit Design Basics Circuit DesignJobs

Chip Design Transistor Process technology , icroprocessorsE!beddedJobs

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Co!!unications Internet protocols and interacti%e %oice recognition

"et#or$ing CC"& or CC"P Certi'ication(CC"& CC"PJobs

So, it will be wise if you choose your final year academic projects in any of these

fields. By doing so, you will have a greater expertise and hands on experience.

Electronics and Communication Engineering Salary

First thing that comes to the mind of electronics student are, How much i can

earn from the job. Salaries differ based on the companies you get placed. Big

MNC's like Texas Instruments offer salaries in the range of INR 60,000 120,000

per month. Indian companies offer salaries in the range of of INR 30,000

60,000 per month. If you get placed in US or Europe, salaries are in the range of

2,500$ 4000$ per month. Based on your talent and experience, salaries can

vary.

Higher Education Opportunities for Electronics and

Communication Students

There is a lot of scope for students doing M.S or M.Tech in the field of electronics

and communication. Having masters will certainly improve your career prospects
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and help you get hired by top MNC's. Governments across the globe are

spending millions of dollars in this field for research and development. So, scope

for doing Phd in these fields is a risk worth taking. You will get scholarships and

financial aid to do PhD from various government and non government

organizations. If you planning to doMS or PhD programs in US, you had to go

throughGREand TOEFL exams. For M.Tech, you should score high in GATE

exams.

Major Universities which offer MS are

Top Universities for MS, Pd

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