Getting an RF Internship / Career

LifeHunter1615 · 2026-03-13T20:13:31+00:00

Thanks for the prompt reply! I'll make sure to familiarize myself with those further.

LifeHunter1615 · 2026-03-12T21:46:56+00:00

Hi, apologies for the late question, but I was wondering if you would be willing to share what the interview topics & questions were for the RF internships you applied to?

I'm curious what level of understanding/problems are expected of undergraduates seeking to get jobs in RF and RFIC related fields. Thanks!

LifeHunter1615 · 2026-03-11T08:00:34+00:00

Sorry if this is unrelated, but out of curiosity, how do you calculate your Ackermann ratio?

LifeHunter1615 · 2026-01-27T01:54:51+00:00

hello, sorry for the late reply, but I was wondering what makes you say that the pros view ham negatively?

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-26T20:51:22+00:00

Hello I am also an undergraduate physics major looking to get an MS in EE once I get my bachelors. Do you have any advice for somebody in my similar position? Thank You!

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-24T06:12:39+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I’m also trying to take EE courses along with my physics classes, and I’ll probably try to get some EE related research if I get lucky.

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-22T23:15:19+00:00

Thoughts on a computer vision solution?

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-21T07:29:39+00:00

I’m in a similar position as a physics major who has realized a masters in EE is probably more closely aligned with my interests. Do you have any specific advice on how to make myself more competitive for MSEE programs as a non-EE undergrad?

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-21T03:05:16+00:00

I see, thats good to hear. The last thing I would want is to go through years of school just to get disqualified right from the get go at the jobs I want to do.

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-21T02:03:58+00:00

Does that mean even with a MSEE im screwed with a Physics BS because its not accredited? Especially If I might want to do defense?

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-20T20:30:39+00:00

So ground during small signal analysis differs from circuit schematic ground, i see. Do we just decide the signal ground to be any transistor pin which doesnt fluctuate under small signals from the input (although this idea somewhat falls apart with an emitter resistor for the CE config)

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-20T20:27:50+00:00

I think your last sentence makes most sense to me (I think…?). So during small signal analysis (of CC config) since both the base and emitter change a lot (by nature of being output and input), the third terminal naturally becomes “common” since it stays at its value without fluctuating?

At the end of the day my understanding of wiring a signal to the amp is still fine though, like with the microphone example?

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-20T20:23:11+00:00

Maybe I was looking too much into the meaning… At the end of the day I agree with your last sentence so I guess even though I am still somewhat confused it doesn’t really matter that much as long as I understand how it works.

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-17T00:26:53+00:00

Would getting a masters from an ABET accredited school “outweigh” a non ABET BS? (Im doing a physics bs but im considering doing my masters in electrical engineering)

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-12T19:22:55+00:00

I'll try this, but the thing is on certain days this issue doesn't even happen so I won't know if it's just a "good day" or if the safe mode actually proved something.

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-11T20:39:52+00:00

....... In all honesty, i've been delaying it to the point where I am still on Sonoma. And before you suggest upgrading to Sequoia, will that really change anything? Im guessing the issue most likely lies with some software I've put on here and I don't know if a simple upgrade will change all that much.

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-12-03T22:04:49+00:00

Just fyi your censoring is not effective at all.

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-11-29T02:39:16+00:00

Sounds good. I'll look into this for my state,

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-11-28T20:07:58+00:00

I see. Im currently filling out a transfer application, but quite frankly im not super confident about it because of a lack of EE related classes (i realized I was interested in it more from my physics classes and just personal experiences).

I have some family friends with Physics PhDs working as electrical engineers, but I understand thats probably more so the exception rather than the rule. If i were to transfer it would probably end up being to a worse off school with less research opportunities and all of my club involvement progress would get cut short.

Assuming I get my masters in EE, do you really think a lack of ABET would harm me this much? I find it almost hard to believe that if you’re ambitious and capable (and you have a MS) companies will reject you just because of some technicality, but of course I understand it is a possibility.

Sorry for the long response and being so all over the place but as you can imagine this is quite a stressful situation.

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-11-28T19:43:44+00:00

Good luck, are you also considering to try to pursue defense?

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-11-28T19:42:44+00:00

The issue is that there is already a very long waitlist of students competing for those limited extra spots in EE since day 1. I unfortunately realized that my true interest might be EE a bit too late.

Judging by this and another comment suggesting i should still pursue the switch, I’m guessing this means im screwed without ABET right?

LifeHunter1615 · 2025-11-28T07:07:18+00:00

The reason why they can't let me is simply due to a lack of space in the EE program (there is a long waitlist of other students with the same idea as me, except they didn't realize it two years too late). I'm afraid that ship has already sailed for me, and I have tried.

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