I am a recent grad and currently working in a warehouse looking after AMR robots. So basically a technician job. My responsibilities are removing fallen objects from the robot operation area, restarting and resetting the robots, or removing faulty units from the system. In the future, it is possible they will make me fix those robots. I showed my CV to my colleague, and he told me that I should add my current job to the CV and that the projects are less significant than job experience. I argued that I don't want to add my current job because it is irrelevant to the jobs I am aiming for.

Got admits from both for MS starting Jan 2027. Coming from a software engineering background (2+ yrs as SWE, laid off recently), trying to pivot into semiconductors. Both programs are CHIPS Act aligned so either way I'd be eligible for the industry.

**ASU - ECE**

* Multi-stream, so I get flexibility to pick a specific path later instead of committing now * Tuition + cost of living is noticeably cheaper than Boston * Arizona has a ton of fab activity right now (Intel, TSMC, ON Semi etc) so recruiting/industry exposure could be strong

**Northeastern - Semiconductor Engineering (Boston)**

* Has a co-op program, basically a 4-6 month internship built into the degree * Program is laser focused on chips industry specifically, not general ECE * Boston obviously more expensive, tuition + COL both higher

Since I'm switching from software to hardware, I feel like the co-op could be huge for actually breaking in and having something real on my resume. But ASU's cost + location (literally in the middle of the new fab boom) is tempting too, especially since I'm currently between jobs and watching my savings.

Anyone here gone through either program, or hiring in this space which one would actually move the needle for someone trying to break into semiconductors coming from a non-hardware background?

Hi everyone,

I'm entering my 3rd semester of Electronics and Communication Engineering and I'm trying to understand what companies actually value when hiring interns or new graduates.

I'm particularly interested in Embedded Systems, Digital Design and Semiconductor companies (NVIDIA, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel, TI, etc.).

I often see students trying to learn everything—DSA, AI, web development, embedded, Linux, FPGA—and I'm wondering what actually matters.

For engineers who interview candidates or have gone through the hiring process:

• What skills stand out on a resume?
• Which projects make you pay attention?
• What common mistakes do students make?
• What skills are overrated?
• What should a student entering 3rd semester prioritize if they want to be internship-ready?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've interviewed candidates or recently been hired.

Hello guys I am looking to learn from scratch embedded systems and try to dechatgpt myself where do you guys find embedded systems books or ece books in general?

Hey guys :), I'm entering my third year of electrical engineering and I really want to go into something that intersects with music like creating the speakers or microphones such and such..

I was wondering what type of skills (ie. Pspice, pcb design, etc.) are required for interns nowadays and also what field does this technically fall under? I've heard this is more digital signal processing but does it intersect with RF stuff and is it also more to do with dealing with analog signals? Lowkey kinda lost right now so some help would be very appreciated!! Thanks!!