Graduates of this degree program stand out for their ability to independently develop, implement, operate, and maintain product solutions consisting of hardware and software. Electronics engineers work in the field of developing, operating, maintaining, and repairing electronic systems, products, and processes or provide related consulting services. Therefore, the career prospects in electronics are excellent.
What industries and sectors employ graduates?
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Household appliances/technical building systems |
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Infotainment, household appliances, installation technology, bus systems for building automation, security technology, heating and air conditioning technology, lighting technology |
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Transportation technology |
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Automotive electronics, railway and aviation technology, traffic management and control systems, navigation systems |
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Recreation and entertainment technology |
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Sports equipment technology, game consoles, audio and video technology |
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Industrial automation |
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Industrial electronics, bus systems, measurement engineering |
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Power conversion and distribution |
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Power electronics, control engineering |
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Healthcare |
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Measurement engineering, assistance and aid systems for disabled and elderly persons |
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Communications |
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Mobile communications, telecommunications infrastructure |
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Process engineering |
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Measurement and control engineering for monitoring and production control, e.g. for the petrochemicals or pharmaceuticals industries |
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Media and advertising industry |
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Electronics for printing presses, printers, electronic displays, and advertising boards |
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Banking and insurance |
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Security and access systems, ATM systems |
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Trade and sales |
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Electronic cash registers, RFID tags, automated warehouse management |
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Semiconductor industry |
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Precision measurement engineering, automation engineering |
What kinds of activities do they perform?
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Automation engineering |
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Planning, realizing, commissioning, operating, and expanding networked control systems; integrating various bus systems, bus analysis and monitoring; software design; dimensioning and selecting power supplies |
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Power electronics |
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Planning, realizing, commissioning, and operating systems in power electronics; selecting and controlling electrical machinery; selecting and designing inverter circuits; switching simulation |
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Embedded systems |
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Planning, designing, and realizing hardware and software for embedded systems; optimizing and integrating hardware and software components; implementing network and Internet communications; taking real-time criteria into account; selecting components; designing circuit boards; performing commissioning and startup of hardware prototypes; dimensioning and selecting power supplies, developing open-source tools |
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Software engineering |
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Completing the entire workflow, from problem analysis to the implementation and testing of finished products; selecting and integrating hardware and software components and libraries; developing open-source tools |
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Communications and communications engineering |
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Designing transmission systems; using bus systems and protocols; programming and testing solutions with digital signal processors; simulation and modeling with MATLAB; circuit design and simulation; audio and video signal processing |
| Consulting |
| Planning and implementing services (training, maintenance, service); consulting in the selection of hardware and software products; troubleshooting and consulting in problem resolution; expert activities |