What jobs should I be seeking with these courses?

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SUMMARY

The discussion centers on career opportunities for an undergraduate Electrical Engineering (EE) student with coursework in telecommunications, data communications, and digital communications. The student lacks wireless communications experience and has not engaged in significant projects or work experience. Recommendations include utilizing university career assistance services, which can provide insights into job openings and requirements, particularly for entry-level positions in EE. Networking skills, particularly with Cisco technologies, are highlighted as common requirements in telecommunications job listings.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of telecommunications principles
  • Familiarity with data communications concepts
  • Basic knowledge of digital communications
  • Experience with programming languages such as Python and VHDL
NEXT STEPS
  • Research entry-level positions in telecommunications engineering
  • Explore Cisco certification programs for networking skills
  • Investigate FPGA programming resources and projects
  • Utilize university career assistance services for job placement support
USEFUL FOR

Undergraduate Electrical Engineering students, recent graduates seeking entry-level positions in telecommunications, and individuals interested in enhancing their networking skills and project experience.

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I'm an undergraduate EE student, the last few semesters I have been taking courses in telecommunications. I took an introduction to telecommunications course, a course on data communications, and a course on digital communications. I have not taken a course on wireless communications and will not due to this being my final semester. I also have the usual EE courses such as electronics, analog circuits, embedded systems, etc. What careers are open to me with courses such as these? What jobs should I search for. Anytime I look for telecommunications jobs I see requirements that network engineers would have such as cisco.
 
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Do you have any EE related work experience so far? Have you done any projects outside of class (built projects or written programs for your own use)?
 
berkeman said:
Do you have any EE related work experience so far? Have you done any projects outside of class (built projects or written programs for your own use)?
No, I tried designing an AM radio but school got in the way and so did learning other things like VHDL, machine learning on python, and mysql for databasing. I also don't have the oscilloscope and signal supply to test it out. I was trying to learn how to program fpgas in the hope that there would be some projects I could do with that but I've yet to do that.
 
Does your university have a career assistance office? I remember that in undergrad, my university (UC Davis) had a pretty helpful career assistance center. They would be able to tell you what EE companies are looking for new graduates who do not have much experience yet.
 

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