Career in Electronics Engineering

The more technology changes and grows, the more demand there is for trained professionals to create and maintain it. This is especially true in the field of electronics engineering technology, which is why electronics engineers are in such high demand in the country today. Whether working as consultants or on staff for prestigious firms, these highly skilled problem solvers not only take challenging electronics problems in technical and business fields but also create a revolutionary new use for electronics technology.

Electronics engineers design, fabricate, produce, test and supervise the manufacture of electronic equipments and components for a number of industries including hospitals, computer industry, electronic data processing systems, defense etc.  Their role provides a number of challenges ranging from problem identification and the selection of appropriate technical solutions, materials, test equipment, and procedures, to the manufacture and production of safe, economical, high-performance products and services.

Since electronic engineers are responsible for developing concepts for new technologies, they play an integral part in the digital revolution. Broadcast and telecommunication systems, electric motors, controls of machinery, vehicles, aircraft, radar and navigation systems, power generation are all examples of equipment built by these engineers. Electrical engineers made the Internet a vehicle for communicating freely to people anywhere on earth. They designed the PCs, servers and smart phones. They are responsible for making cell phones small enough to fit in your pocket, and they also figured out how to put cameras into a mobile phone that can last for hours without recharging.

Qualifications

To become an electronics engineer one needs to have a degree in electronics engineering (BE / B.Tech) or must have passed the AMIE (Associate Membership Examination of the Institute of Engineers) in electronics or Graduate membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers or at least a diploma in Electronics Engineering. A postgraduate degree is required for most research or teaching posts and management positions. You can choose to specialize in various areas like power generation, transmission and distribution; communications; manufacture of electrical equipment etc or a one particular specialty within these area; e.g. industrial robot control systems or aviation electronics.

Personal Traits

Entering this fast-paced field requires an inquisitive mind, and an ability to understand difficult technical principles that are often mathematically based. An ability to think creatively and analyze problems from different angles can be a priceless quality for an electrical engineer. If you have these traits, you'll find that you'll always be challenged by the fast rate of technical change in this field.

Career Options

Career opportunities are excellent in electronic engineering, including areas such as telecommunications and microelectronics, and throughout the computer sector, including software and information technology. Salaries are excellent, and bonuses paid in the form of shares can be enormous if a company is doing well.

An electronics engineer can get a job in Central Government, State Governments and their sponsored corporations in public enterprises like Indian Telephone Industries, MTNL, Civil Aviation Department; Post and Telegraph Department; Co-ordination Department, National Physical Laboratory etc. Electronics engineers are also absorbed into the entertainment transmission industry, research establishments, and defense. They can also take up teaching and research in one of the many engineering colleges in India.

Electronic Engineers can start their own business by manufacturing electronic parts, goods and components. They can also start a repair or assembly shop for television receivers, amplifiers, recording equipment etc.

With the technology sector driving so much of the world's economy, a degree in electronic engineering is an excellent qualification for a lucrative career in the 21st century.