My Electronics Engineering Internship, What I’ve Learned 

Yeah, it's really sad how university barely prepares you for engineering jobs. However, it's good that you have done your own projects, this will come in very handy when looking for jobs cause when you start applying, employers rarely care about your grades but they care more about what projects you've done to see if you are truly passionate about engineering. Good luck on your final year, just one more semester and you are finish, that's crazy.

lol I did microelectronics in China and it was a total waste of time. I literally regret each hour I wasted attending their classes. All the focus on theories and academic stuff that doesn’t really help or even prepare students for the future jobs…..

That’s crazy because at my community college I work on bread boards 2-3 hours per day 2 days per week then again I’m an electronic engineering technician degree not electrical engineering

thank you so much, appreciate the support!

I didn't even know about those hahaha :DD, thanks for letting me know.

@@ThomasDo Yes sir! Those fields are under Communications Engineering. Some schools now are offering track in telecommunications, Microelectronics, Power electronics, IP networking. So vast! So you can dive into some other fields aside from core Electronics fields which are telco and semicon industries.

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Yep, I interned at Garrison Technology, I believe their year internship role is open rn so I recommend you apply for that. Also apply for Johnson Control, that’s the only two place that they actually interviewed me haha 😅

me too

ASIC, FPGA or embedded, anything that is half software are mostly lucrative and in demand for starting salary/jobs at the least. However, later down the line, I believe most electronics engineering jobs will level out and likely pay the same as you further specialise in that particular field and if you are good at it, you will always be in demand.

Don’t just take my word for it though as I only have a year working experience and it’s from my perspective on what I’ve seen so far, other people might have different opinions or views on this so also do ur own research.

Career here I would say it’s decent not the best compare to U.S. Especially in London the career here is more finance and law focused but most of the electronics engineering jobs and growth is in Cambridge which is a very nice uni town and would defo move there for my personal career growth and wellbeing.

Thnx for the insight - btw which university are you in currently?

University of Southampton

Nice I have got an offer letter for MSc Electronics Engineering from University of Essex- so I’m currently considering for pursuing it, what are your thoughts on it?

There isn’t a guarantee way of getting one, it all comes down to the numbers game and luck. But what I realised the most sure way is to get referred. (P.S. I didn't get referred for my internships, just got lucky haha)

I'm sorry, I can't give you much advice on this for other countries. However, in the UK, short-term internships are not as common, but don't worry! Some larger companies do offer shorter options, and there are internships that last around three months that you could look into. Another option is reaching out to individual companies asking for internship opportunities. I've had friends who got lucky and secured internships with startups and scaleups by doing this, so it's definitely worth a shot!

@@ThomasDo Ok thanks. I have few more questions if you have the time. 1) Did you hear if any company provides accommodation for international students? If not do you thing average ıntern student salary can provide a place? 2) Can i find internship in a university because i also want to apply for masters and i think if i could study under a prof as an intern maybe the probability to get approval in that university increases. What is your opinion on that? 3)Do you thing ı should take my chance ın UK for internship because i was actually thinking about Germany but idk maybe UK is better i have no idea. 4)Where do you find companies that the job description suits your interests. Linkedin is so chaotic it does not filter my area(which is signal processing) Also the varıty of companies isnt much in Linkedin 5) Do you have any company or school recommendations ? You don’t have to answer everything i wrote what ever comes to my mind sorry 😅

@@alpborakirte801 Sure, I can help you out with your questions. Here are my thoughts: 1) Some MAANG companies may provide intern housing, but most companies don't. It may be challenging to afford housing with an intern salary, but living frugally can help. 2) Universities offer internships, which can provide research experience and boost your master's application, but it's not guaranteed. 3) UK and Germany both have great internship opportunities, choose based on your preferences and career goals. 4) Use Glassdoor and Indeed to search for companies. 5) Unfortunately, I don't have any specific company or school recommendations for signal processing. However, I suggest researching universities that offer programs in your field and reaching out to professors or alumni for guidance and advice. I hope this helps! Best of luck in your internship search.

@@ThomasDo thank you 🙏 😊

Many of the seniors in my school can barely understand components use case and even read datasheets. I do that effortlessly.

Definitely possible but it is going to be really difficult to find an internship that would sponsor you, however, definitely go for it!

Saw a post on google search and sent them my C.V with a cover letter, and that's it really. Of course, I had to go through interviews but I literally had zero experience then. There is hope!

Took 50 applications 2 interviews with different companies to get one internship acceptance for me

@@ThomasDo so i guess I can too apply for them. Thanks Buddy

I would recommend the Glassdoor app but I just tried searching everywhere like indeed google and all the websites tbf. With my current internship employer I found them on google I think and then emailed them.

@@ThomasDo Was your internship remote (work from home)?

@@mmyc5680 it's quite flexible, Tuesday & Wednesday everybody is in the office and the other days you can choose to come in or not. Personally I work in the office/labs most of the time as I am in the hardware/production team and sometimes they need people in to help with testing, prototyping, troubleshooting and delivering products.