Job Responsibilities
Wrote systems-level specifications for aerospace electronic
systems. Tested system functionality with flight simulations
and actual flight tests.
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Job Requirements
Electrical Engineering is one of the more difficult
undergraduate degrees. Intensive lab work makes the degree
incredibly hands-on and team oriented.
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Uppers
I was challenged intellectually, often being asked to apply concepts I only
distantly understood. I was forced to master a myriad of different engineering
skills.
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Downers
I was 1 of 400 people that was working on a chip that went into
a product. When you are that insignificant, it's hard to take
pride in your work.
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Lifestyle
Not much travel at all, just annual industry conferences. Often 40 hours/week,
with the rare exception. Dress code is slacks and polos, at a minimum.
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Compensation
Base salary out of college- $55,000. 1st-year bonus: $3,000.
Full med. benefits, no options available. Very typical for
entry-level engineering positions.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Great place to get in the door of some world-class companes,
with engineering. However, unless you want to stay at the
bottom, never spend more than 3 years in one place. To move up,
you have to either jump around companies or go back to school
and enter on a different track.
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