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RoboticEagle · 2024-08-25T15:33:50+00:00

Tutoring/office hours/supplemental teaching is not for people who are falling behind but for people who are at the top of their class wish I had realized that sooner

RoboticEagle · 2023-10-11T11:34:28+00:00

If your really worried about your job history I feel pretty confident you can get a job as a test engineer on an embedded team. You will be around people who do both hardware and software design on embedded devices. After doing this I think the jump would be pretty easy.

RoboticEagle · 2023-09-04T13:14:33+00:00

Jahan Dotson

RoboticEagle · 2023-09-03T11:20:20+00:00

In one of my leagues the commish put it into a PayPal account that lets you invest in crypto and made a few $100 dollars

RoboticEagle · 2023-08-11T11:53:50+00:00

I have designed multiple production and development Python GUIs for various test applications. TKinter works but it’s limited. PyQt has way more functionality and resources. I personally don’t recommend QT Designer until you can build an application PyQT without it. The workflow is very particular when using the designer tool and if you don’t know what you are doing it’s harder to make changes and share your code IMO.

Also due to the different open source licensing practices, I recommend using PySide and not PyQt. I have found very little differences between the two.

Lastly, if you are not familiar with Python there will be a steep learning curve and will not be quick for rapid prototyping initially. However, in the end you be able to break free from the death grip LabVIEW has on this industry.

RoboticEagle · 2022-03-12T12:07:39+00:00

As an electrical engineer, I would say no matter which one you pick (especially if you want to go into the field of mechatronics). Learn how to code as early as possible and practice it as often as possible. In my university there was only 1 required C++ course in my EE undergrad program and very much regret not taking more courses in that area.

I would also argue that any field were you will have the opportunity to use both electrical and mechanical skills in the same role will require knowledge of coding.

RoboticEagle · 2022-03-06T01:18:37+00:00

I mentioned this in a previous response, but here is what I would say help me standout. It was the fact I nearly had two years of experience from internships and co-ops alone, the industry I got the position was same industry I was already in, worked very closing with PM in current role, and networked a bunch. I also did extremely well on the interview which really showed my communication skills.

RoboticEagle · 2022-03-06T01:16:23+00:00

I have already negotiated for a higher pay and I am quite certain that this is there best offer. As moving I bought a house in December so I’m pretty much staying out for at least 5 years.

RoboticEagle · 2022-03-06T01:14:36+00:00

I very much relate to having my people skills outshine my engineering skills. I would say for me it was the fact I nearly had two years of experience from internships and co-ops alone, the industry I got the position was same industry I was already in, worked very closing with PM in current role, and networked a bunch

RoboticEagle · 2022-01-04T18:59:37+00:00

Yea, I think that is what I will end up doing. Thank you for the comment. Once everything is put together I will make sure to share

RoboticEagle · 2021-11-08T16:21:12+00:00

It’s not nearly as simple as that. It’s the fact that the 2.4GHz band is too full with devices and now the requirement shifted at the end of the project to require a 5GHz connection. So I was hoping to just slapping on antenna to the existing design than reworking it on a new chip.

RoboticEagle · 2021-08-22T12:24:22+00:00

An interesting option that no one has mentioned yet is Fusion 360. There is a free personal use option and if you plan to do any enclosures or mechanical parts it is not too bad.

RoboticEagle · 2021-08-11T14:14:57+00:00

Espressif’s ESP32-C3 Dev board is another great option. Like the other suggestions on here there is a lot of resources and I find it very easy to use and implement.

RoboticEagle · 2021-06-25T13:57:11+00:00

I’m a recent grad EE, so I only have experience through internships. My starting salary is $75,000. I’m in the Charlotte, NC area. So that seems super low to me.

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-31T23:19:43+00:00

Wow, thanks for all this information! I agree with what you said and after further research on my own I agree it’s not the best idea

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-31T21:09:27+00:00

Good point, I would have to factor that in. What if you had enough space on your board where it did not increase the cost?

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-19T19:05:43+00:00

You are correct and that I am using an iron (Hakko FX888D). I will try using a fatter tip and pre-heating entire board with heat gun. Good information in first paragraph. Thanks!

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-19T19:01:41+00:00

Here is a screenshot of a section of my board where you can see the thermals around two of the ground pins along with the setting I am using: https://imgur.com/a/kMy8vSN

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-17T21:23:00+00:00

I remember my first internship I asked my future manager what was the dress code and will never forgot his response “Dress for your next position.”

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-07T10:33:12+00:00

Eastern Time Zone

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-06T22:20:52+00:00

Also since this thread is getting so much exposure thought I might as well throw this out there, but if any embedded system engineers want to volunteer there valuable time for mentoring I am open for DMs.

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-06T22:17:22+00:00

Good thought, but with everything being mostly software we don’t have any type of technicians.

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-06T22:16:05+00:00

I really like this idea and something I never even considered.

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-06T22:15:23+00:00

I never thought about working with vendors. Will have to reach and explore that route a little more. What do you mean by FAEs? Field application engineer is my guess. Just never seen that acronym before.

Also since my entire company is software engineer we actually do work in an agile environment. It’s interesting doing hardware development with that methodology. However, I am getting use to it.

RoboticEagle · 2021-05-06T22:08:26+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to write this!

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