Career in the Electronics industry?

Hi guys,

I've just graduated with a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering. I believe many people in this discussion group works or used to work in the Electronics/ Semicon industry. So i was hoping of understanding more about the industry and seek some career advice.

I'm from Asia and the industry mostly consists of manufacturing with some R&D. The positions open to fresh grads like us mostly consist of Test Engineers, Yield Engineers, Equipment Engineers etc.

Where should i start? Based on your experiences what are the essential skills and experiences that i have to equip myself, say in 3 years? In a manufacturing industry, what path should i take to climb up the ladder?

Many thanks in advance.

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Ant_Magma
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After graduation, do whatever you feel like. When it becomes boring, proceed to the next. So after

10 years or so you should have seen a bit of the industry. Forget the ladder for now. It doesn't start before 35 or so. Get experience on the job now.

Rene

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Rene Tschaggelar

First, what do you want to do? Do you find any aspects of the technology interesting, or are you more pragmatically interested in a job and income as ends in themselves? Do you want to be a technologist or a manager or a business owner in the end?

And most important, what are your apparent talents?

John

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John Larkin

Well, in the end hopefully i'll end up with the more commercial side of the business. The business part excites me more than the technical side of it.

Rene Tschaggelar wrote:

Yes, i agree. But i also hope that i'm starting at the correct path. Is there any specific technical knowledge or skills that i have to be good at? Such as 6 SIGMA? (saw the term quite often, haven't googled on it yet, just casually asking)

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Ant_Magma

Then I'd lean more towards a career in sales. Seriously. In most companies those are the guys that climb the ladder. Although I did get to run a division for several years until we were bought that was quite unusual, most others in town in similar ranks either had a sales or a finance background.

Much of that QC and finance stuff is just buzzwords, for the most part. Hardcore "getting things done" experience is what really counts. IOW, a track record.

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Joerg

Not to "piss on your parade" but the situation in the ?Industry? changed dramatically from the times past. Then it was "What the other side does, lets do one better!" and budgets and workplaces were competing daily. So good brains with wide problem solving experience were important. Today we arrived at stage where "Engineer knows everything about nothing and merchant knows nothing about everything" So choose one.

Good luck

Stanislaw Slack user from Ulladulla.

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Stanislaw Flatto

That's sorta normal. It's not unusual for the more exciting jobs to go to those who have proven themselves in another position. ...but don't stay long.

Manufacturing? You've named many of these positions. If you want to go into development, design verification might be a good place to start. It's not the most glamorous work, but there are usually jobs open. In any case, prove yourself where you find work and then move according to your interests, which may change as you broaden yourself.

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krw

Thanks guys for your insight.

Reply to
Ant_Magma

Where do you want to be 3 years from now, and what do you want to be doing? Figure that out, and work backwards to today to find out what to do first thing. ;-)

Read the want-ads, and pick one that sounds like fun, and is close to where you live, and go apply. Or, you could shotgun - apply to everybody, and see if anybody bites. ;-)

Good Luck! Rich

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Rich Grise

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Forget the "career" thing; "working your way up" is an illusion unless you already know people that can pull you up the ladder. It's a "invitation only" club. Instead, find out what is important to *you* and set out to maximise that instead of the arbitrary needs of some corporate entity.

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Test is not a bad place to start while thinking about what to do. You will learn a lot.

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Sales - Salespeople brings home the bacon, the rest is all overhead!

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Frithiof Andreas Jensen

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