Career Paths in Computer Engineering
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1 CAREERS IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING Career Paths in Computer Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering, College Park UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
2 So What Are You Going to Do With Your Life? Electrical & Computer Engineering, College Park UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
3 The Scene OPEN CURTAIN: Engineer -- talented, motivated, hard-working, comfortable with the college thing, is accosted by Parents, D and M D: Hey we know it s only Junior Year, but have you got the rest of your life planned out yet? M: By the way, we re very proud of the grades and all, but again about your life... Engineer: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
4 Careers in Engineering YOUR OPTIONS: College => Industry => Grad School => Industry => Research => Academics PATHS I WILL DISCUSS: Industry B.S. or M.S.*** Industry/Research Ph.D. Academics Ph.D.*** *** Paths I have taken
5 Big Picture In Computer (& Electrical) Engineering: Industry BS/MS DEVELOP Industry/Research PhD DESIGN Academics PhD RESEARCH TEACH DEVELOP == BUILD DESIGN == JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICES PhD s are paid to THINK MS s & BS s are paid to DO *** *** Mitigated by SIZE of COMPANY
6 Big Picture Salary Range (0yrs - 10yrs) Industry/BS Industry/PhD Academia $50K - 100K $80K - 120K $70K - 120K (12-month) Job Security OKAY GOOD GREAT Freedom LITTLE SOME LOTS Respect LOTS LOTS LITTLE Visibility NONE LITTLE LOTS Brief Job Description DEVELOP DESIGN RESEARCH & TEACH Perks of the Position FREE COFFEE STOCK OPTIONS TALKING TO A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE :)
7 Industry BS/MS JOB DESCRIPTION: Optimize Previous Designs Debug Existing Designs Technical Support Site Maintenance Sales Engineering The D of R&D
8 Industry BS/MS A DAY IN THE LIFE: Programming (product development)*** Testing/Debugging Meetings (scheduling) Travel to customer sites Interacting with customers *** C, Java, Verilog, VHDL, SPICE, Cadence, etc... depends on project
9 Industry PhD JOB DESCRIPTION: Design Next-Generation Product Design/Develop Highly Complex Products (e.g. CAD tools) Long-Range Planning Concept Development The R of R&D
10 Industry PhD A DAY IN THE LIFE: Programming (experimental)*** Meetings (brainstorming) Writing papers maybe Travel to conferences *** C, Java, Verilog, VHDL, SPICE, Cadence, etc... depends on project
11 Academics PhD JOB DESCRIPTION: Research: Whatever you want (given funding constraints) Teaching: Whatever is needed Mentoring students TWO UNIVERSITY MODELS: Teaching Universities Research Universities
12 Academics PhD A DAY IN THE LIFE: Writing proposals, papers & talks Programming (experimental)*** Develop & teach courses Travel to conferences *** C, Java, Verilog, VHDL, SPICE, Cadence, etc... depends on project
13 Start-Up Companies *** Enter at Any Level Flexible Job Description (room to move around) Flexible Pay Scales (SMALL possibility of LARGE pay-offs) Collegiate Atmosphere (working day == noon to 3am, etc.) A Downside: RISK FACTOR (not advised for those w/ mortgage, kids, etc. mitigated by size & age of the start-up) *** Includes grant-funded mercenaries
14 Start-Up Companies Start-Up Company Salary Range $40K - 100K or more Job Security Freedom Respect Visibility Brief Job Description Perks of the Position NONE (... to LOTS) LOTS LOTS NONE DESIGN, BUILD, TEST, MAINTAIN, WHATEVER... COOL ATMOSPHERE, INTRIGUING PROBLEMS, STOCK OPTIONS (maybe) Perhaps Best of Both Worlds?
15 Important Note on Timing MY PATH: 1988 Graduated College, Started 1st Job (as High-School Math Teacher) 1989 Joined One Start-Up (Empl. #65) Joined Another Start-Up (Empl. #2) 1992 Entered Grad School Joined Faculty at POINT: Never too late to change your mind
16 Reiteration/Conclusion You do NOT have to figure it out NOW Where you are 10 years from now!= where you THINK you will be 10 years from now No decisions are binding (can always change paths) STAY CURRENT IN FIELD... makes changing directions easy Enjoy yourself
17 Question & Answer EXAMPLES: What is grad school like? Start-up vs. academia? MS vs. BS -- is there no difference? Sorry -- I was sleeping -- mercenaries? What was that you said about jobs? More Info -- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
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