CAREER
Salary Median (2020)
$100,420
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+1.6% (little or no change)
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
Design Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Project Engineer, Test Engineer
Designer, Engineer & Educator
My work explores integrations of electronics, computing, art, craft, and design. I've done foundational work in paper and fabric-based electronics, including inventing the LilyPad Arduino, a construction kit for sew-able electronics. All of my work centers around the goal of making technology more accessible and fun.
I can either go to the office or to the lab, depending on the project stage. If the project is on its initial stage I go to the office, do some planning, simulations, results analysis...If it is on the final stage I go to the lab and do some antenna fabrication or measurements. Then I analyze the results and compare them with the simulated ones. I check the discrepancies, find the sources of error and iterate the process until the desired performance is achieved.
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (70%)
High school diploma or equivalent
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Designer, Engineer & Educator
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Art/Art Studies, General
Bachelor
Engineering, General
Suggested Path
Doctorate
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Designer, Engineer & Educator
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