Im in state. How much of a disadvantage is not having the bachelor's be ABET if it comes from a university like uiuc which is highly ranked? It doesnt have ABET accreditation at the masters level.

Would I lose out on better opportunity if I went to an ABET program like University of illinois Chicago and other programs in illinois to then pursue a masters with thesis ? The masters for University of Illinois urbana champaign has no thesis so im wondering if there are limits on potential research engineering roles.

I am mainly looking to enter industry but I wonder if a thesis will let me land more specialized roles compared to just taking more classes in a regular masters.

Coursework and plan is here:

https://catalog.csu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=10&poid=1277

I’m currently a senior doing EE at a UC school. I do want to pursue graduate school, but am thinking of applying to online masters (Purdue, UCLA, Johns Hopkins).

I’m wondering whether as engineers who hire, doing a masters online is looked down upon as opposed to doing a full 2 years in person?

Hey guys,

I got an option to do an internship in one of my university’s labs, which focuses on microelectronics.

That being said, I’d like to know how the market is doing, especially in Europe. I’m from Portugal, so it’s fairly easy for me to move and work in other European Union countries. In my country, there are currently some job openings for Semiconductor Product Test Engineers.

With that said, I’d love to get some of your opinions!

I'm not sure if i wrote the name right but ig you understand what i mean. I want to learn more about electromagnetics. We are learning about wave equation in classes this week but i want to find more about this topic. Do you have any recommondation to find some books or papers about it.

Also i want to learn more about applications of electromagnetics. What kind of projects and works can i do as an engineering student about this class and topic? Sorry for my bad English

Ex: what they found it most useful for, did they find the 100 dollar per year membership worth it, etc

Trying to network to work in a country in Asia

Hi everyone. I'm a third-year electrical engineering student. I've taken courses like circuit theory, electronics, and electronic circuits, but I felt they were missing the experience of actually building something, failing, and working through it. That gap has made me anxious about whether I can really build things on my own, so I decided to start with small analog projects.

I'm currently building a toggle circuit, a device that changes state each time a switch is pressed. There's no special reason I picked it, other than that it seemed like a good project for practicing how to break a problem into smaller blocks. I know there are already well-designed solutions out there (a flip-flop IC does this in one chip), but I wanted to go through the experience of building it myself.

So far I've built the first block, a rising edge detector (RC differentiator + diode clamp + BJT), and I'm verifying it in LTspice. I've attached the schematic and waveforms.

What I'd really like to ask is about the part that's harder to learn from textbooks. When you were starting out, did you feel anxious about your ability to build things or your lack of hands-on experience? How did you work through it? What made you feel "I can actually do this"? Any stories or advice would mean a lot to me. Thanks for reading!

As the title suggests, I'm looking for a distributor for sumitomo hm series of connectors. Despite my best efforts I can only find resellers for hobbyists who charge a significant markup. Looking at quantities of 50ish at a time so trying to avoid those resellers and find an industry supplier.

ME here. I worked in quality so my job is very repetitive. However I am convinced mechanical engineers don't actually engineer anything amd isn't much different. They just size the same parts and assemblies to the point where it just get repetitive. Is it the same for EE? Do you actually engineer new things? What happens when you do? What do you do after you engineer it? Does you job tell you to engineer some new product?

Story #1

Two EEs with ~20 yrs experience talking:

First EE: "Looks like this is one of those problems where we have to do some real math. I used to know how to work this problem. Maybe I can find it in one of my textbooks."

Second EE: "I don't remember that one at all. Give it to the new hire. He was in college a couple of months ago"

-----

Story #2:

EE: "OK. boss, I prototyped that test jig, and it does the job. I just picked a MOSFET at random. We might get better performance by selecting a better component."

Engineering Manager (who keep getting yelled at by his boss for neglecting his manager duties and doing engineering): "I can calculate that!" -- disappears into his office.

EE: calls lab, asks technician "how many kinds of N-channel enhancement-mode MOSFETs do we have in stock? Nine? Try them all in that prototype I had you build. Tell me which performs the best. Skip part W. I know that one won't work."

Later:

Boss: "Finished! Part X is best."

EE: "Nope, second best. Part Y is almost 10% better. Here are the test results." (Boss disappears into his office again)

Next morning:

Boss: "You were right, I found my mistake".

EE: "That's good, because the line started testing with the new test jig at 6AM."

Considering switching from CPE to EE, and right now as a CPE major I'm going to be taking physics 1 next semester, which means I'll be taking physics 2 next year in the fall.

The problem is that physics 2 is a requisite to circuit analysis 1, which is usually taken fall of 2nd year for EEs.

So I either have to take physics 2 over a 10-week summer course or push back all my EE classes a semester (which I'm not really tryna do).

Do you guys think 10 weeks is enough time to really understand everything in depth or would I just be left underprepared for my future EE classes? I'm willing to study on my own before and after the course but I don't want to rush through a foundational course and struggle later on

Would you recommend taking it over the summer or push back all my other classes?

Hey everyone,

I have an upcoming interview with NXP for an entry-level Field Application Engineer (FAE) position that came out of nowhere, specifically with someone on their MCU team. He sent me the invite, and said it would cover “technical and behavioral aspects” without going into any detail after multiple prods.

I graduated with an ECE degree, but it’s been over a year since I’ve touched any technical material, so I’m honestly very, very rusty. (I work in a customer-facing healthcare IT company now and don’t touch electrical engineering material at all). I applied a while back because ultimately I want to work on hardware, but had given up trying this year because I feel like I’ve forgotten everything ECE and wanted to re-learn stuff before trying next year.

Has anyone interviewed for NXP or similar entry-level FAE roles? Should I expect embedded C, MCU fundamentals, debugging scenarios, coding questions, or mostly discussions about past projects?

Any insight into what I should prioritize reviewing would be hugely appreciated because I have no idea what to do or if I should just cancel it. Thanks!

I have around a year of work at a certification company post-graduation and really want to pivot to design work instead. How hard will this be?

Hey everyone,

I have an upcoming interview with NXP for an entry-level Field Application Engineer (FAE) position that came out of nowhere, specifically with someone on their MCU team. He sent me the invite, and said it would cover “technical and behavioral aspects” without going into any detail after multiple prods.

I graduated with an ECE degree, but it’s been over a year since I’ve touched any technical material, so I’m honestly very, very rusty. (I work in a customer-facing healthcare IT company now and don’t touch electrical engineering material at all). I applied a while back because ultimately I want to work on hardware, but had given up trying this year because I feel like I’ve forgotten everything ECE and wanted to re-learn stuff before trying next year.

Has anyone interviewed for NXP or similar entry-level FAE roles? Should I expect embedded C, MCU fundamentals, debugging scenarios, coding questions, or mostly discussions about past projects?

Any insight into what I should prioritize reviewing would be hugely appreciated because I have no idea what to do or if I should just cancel it. Thanks!

Hello, my employer has us doing all of our single-lines in AutoCAD, and all of our load analysis in Excel. It's painful, it's slow, and there's no integration between the two. It's a fully manual process.

We (the electrical team) are looking to push for onboarding new software to speed up and ease this process, but we don't have much knowledge of what's out there. We have one guy who used ETAP over a decade ago, so it's at least on our radar, but we don't know how it's capabilities have changed over time (presumably they've changed a lot).

Some additional info, we're in the marine sector. We generally do a rough single-line to figure out the architecture of the system and then do a load analysis in Excel, breaking down the loads by panel, switchboard, etc... giving us load totals, and allowing us to size breakers and generators (in marine, pretty much all power comes from gens). Then we've got to go do a proper single-line with all the ratings, cable sizing, etc... based on the numbers from the load analysis.

Ideally there's something out there that can integrate these processes so that changes to one document are mirrored in the other. What are others using for this work? Assume cost is not an issue (we'll figure it out).

i’m currently a HS senior and i’ve been looking at possibly becoming a EE. I live in NYC so pay for EE’a are good here and on top of that I also have some family history in EE. But the only thing throwing me off is the math of it, is it extremely difficult or manageable? I just want to know and I don’t wanna do it as a major with any surprises.

So basically i wanna be an electric engineer few questions do i need A level chemistry or is gcse chemistry enough(British system) another thing do i need to be insanely good at coding because I'm not really the best at it but my knowledge for hardware components of a computer is good for my age and I'm really interested in this type of stuff and i just want to know what I'm getting myself into (I'm yr11,grade10)

Hello, does anyone have the Math Tutor DVD course on AC Circuit Analysis?

boa noite, estou com problema de inputlag a cerca de 10 meses, jogo valorant e meu peek ranking foi imortal 2, porém de um tempo para ca minha mira esta horrivel, sensação de mira pesada e q ela nn faz exatamente oq eu quero, estou jogando hj como um platina matando 10 ou 15 por partidam porém nao faço ideia doq seja, troquei 90% das peças do computador, formatei o computador 10x, ativei a licença do windows, atualizei os drivers, uso fibra optica, mudei de casa, etc.. pode ser um placebo bizarro, porém minhas estatisticas no jogo pioraram mto, pode ser algo relacionado a eletricidade? engenheiros eletricos q tiverem ai me respondam pls, tenho umas 9 geladeiras aqui em casa q ficam ligadas 24h, fora chuveiro e coisas de casa, pois minha familia trabalha com comercio. resumindo tenho fps condizente com a configuraçao do meu pc, uso filtro de linha muito bom(peguei um bom e caro achando q era esse o problema), meus perifericos são bons, logitech g403 e teclado moonsgeek, monitor 180hz, desativo a caixinha de precisao de ponteiro etc.. como mudei de casa, a unica coisa q continuou a mesma é a quantidade de eletrodomesticos, ent suspeito q seja isso, realmente pode ser esse o problema? ou devo desistir de jogarm

Hi everyone! I’m working on a custom multi-layer PCB for a powerbank featuring an STM32G071CBT6 MCU and a BQ25792 buck-boost charger/PMIC. Before sending it to fabrication (targeting JLCPCB), I would love to get your feedback on the layout, power distribution, and overall routing practices.

Board Layers:

1. Signal top traces
2. GND (no traces)
3. 3.3V supply and signal traces
4. Signal bottom traces

The battery pack consists of a 4S2P configuration using INR21700 50E cells (4 series, 2 parallel). It provides a capacity of 20,000 mAh with a voltage range of 16.8V max, 14.8V nominal, and 12V min. While the max discharge current from the battery pack is 20A(10A for one cell), the system software restricts it to a 3A max limit.

The BMS features individual cell voltage monitoring and temperature monitoring per cell group via ADC, along with passive cell balancing using high-side P-MOSFET switching with a 75mA balancing current.

The BQ25792 serves as the main buck-boost power management IC. It supports a max charging/output configuration of 20V and 3A (60W), as well as typical fast-charging profiles like 9V/3A (27W) or 5V/3A, optimized for modern electronics including Apple devices like iPhones and MacBooks.

The STM32G071CBT6 acts as the main MCU running on 3.3V. It handles USB-PD protocol and power negotiation with connected devices, reads ADC data for cell voltages, current, and thermistors, and controls the cell balancing logic.

Additionally, the PCB provides a display interface and a single switch button for user interaction.

Please tell me if there is a chance it will work.

Hi, this question could be weird and I'm not sure if can post it here.

I'm currently studying a degree that combines telecommunications and software.

I’m really interested in branching out into other areas of electrical engineering specifically electronics and embedded systems but I haven't taken elective courses in pure EE yet.

Is it realistic to make this transition? If any Electrical here have advice? or any courses I should have no matter what?

Also I worried for the future for a postgrade/master because I don't know if with this carrer could be in disadvantage compared to others. Thx

Recent EE grad here. My job search so far has mostly been LinkedIn, Handshake, and camping out on the career pages of the big defense companies, refreshing for new postings. It's getting exhausting and I'm starting to wonder if I'm being old-fashioned about it.

For anyone who landed their first EE role in the last year or two:

- Where did you actually find the job?

- Is Easy Apply worth the time or mostly a black hole?

- Are referrals and cold outreach really the move?

- Any job boards, communities, or tools you'd recommend that aren't obvious?

Any general advice or guidance appreciated. Thanks!

I have a car with drive-by-wire throttle. I also have an aftermarket cruise control module installed (the dealer mistakenly listed the car with cruise when it didn't have it, and I was done with car shopping).

The other day, I got a P2122 diagnostic code, which is throttle position sensor voltage low.

My question is: could the low voltage reading be coming from the cruise module instead of the actual throttle pedal (Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor)? It's a 2015 Mazda 3 if that matters.

I bought a new pedal assembly because I can't really afford to have this car stop working, but I find myself wondering: if the cruise is engaged, surely it's the one sending the throttle position signal to the PCM, no? I'm wondering if it's not the pedal at all, but the cruise module.

I can't see the wiring diagrams in the service manual because they need Adobe Flash, which no longer works. The cruise module connects to the diagnostic port and also has a connection to the clutch switch.

I know that if I have the cruise engaged, and I open the throttle, the car will accelerate. If I then let off the throttle, the speed goes back to the cruise setting. I figure that means the PCM is seeing whatever the higher of the two values are? I'm not sure how you can feed two signals to the same pins from two different connectors (throttle pedal connector and OBD connector).

I'm really just trying to narrow down which is actually failing, the pedal or the cruise module.