Should I be an electronics engineer?

Electronics engineers create, design, and develop everyday devices like cell phones, navigation systems, LCD TV screens, and computers.

If you want a career with exciting opportunities in a wide variety of fields, why not be an electronics engineer?

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• work with marketing teams to understand customer needs

• review product specifications from marketing and business analysis teams

• create technical requirements for the product

• design prototypes to meet the requirements

• determine costs for prototypes

• create and perform testing procedures to make sure prototypes work properly

• build pre-production devices before releasing them to production

• Take classes in math and sciences before you apply to electronics engineering programs

• Complete an electronics engineering degree

• Get practical experience in electronics engineering

In the US the average salary for an Electronics Engineer is $80,037 USD

In Canada, the average salary for an Electronics Engineer is $64,224 CAD

• you're good at science and math

• you like making things more efficient

• you're excited about creating something new

• you enjoy the challenge of solving interesting problems

• you're not an abstract thinker

• you don't like troubleshooting

• you're not interested in figuring out how things work

• you're not committed to additional study hours outside the classroom

Is electronics engineering something you'd like to pursue?