Electrical Enginnering

[Pelop17]

Hello guys,

Since I might study aerospace or computer engineering is it will be a good idea to learn some electronics staff? right?

 

Do we have electrical engineers here in these forum , can you give me an upper hand expirience and how to get started

It can also be useful for creating staff

 

I think it will be great to write that I know electronics in my CV

[Benielishackove]

hi, do you mean ohms capacitors coils watt volt etc? or more in depth like guys with diplomas or degrees ? 

[Pelop17]

hi, do you mean ohms capacitors coils watt volt etc? or more in depth like guys with diplomas or degrees ? 

who ever has expirence with electronics so he can give me advise on how to get started

[Toddwjp]

if you do an aerospace degree you will probably cover the basics of electrical, in my course we had electrical engineering as a module in the first year.

[Real_PhillBert]

Aerospace engineering and computer or electrical engineering are very different fields. I would not recommend you go into aerospace engineering, if that is the kind of field that interests you I would encourage you to go into mechanical engineering instead. 95% of the time a mechanical engineer can do an aerospace engineers job, but the reverse is not true. That is why I encourage you to broaden a bit to mechanical and just look for jobs in in the aerospace industry.

 

Any good mechanical or aerospace engineering program will have several electrical courses, to give you a high level understanding of electronics and circuitry. 

 

For the sake of full disclosier I am a mechanical engineer.

[Pelop17]

if you do an aerospace degree you will probably cover the basics of electrical, in my course we had electrical engineering as a module in the first year.

you are an aerospace engineer?

Yeah but do not want to be like a fish out of water in that electrical course - since I 've got some time why not make it an educated time?

[Pelop17]

Aerospace engineering and computer or electrical engineering are very different fields. I would not recommend you go into aerospace engineering, if that is the kind of field that interests you I would encourage you to go into mechanical engineering instead. 95% of the time a mechanical engineer can do an aerospace engineers job, but the reverse is not true. That is why I encourage you to broaden a bit to mechanical and just look for jobs in in the aerospace industry.

 

Any good mechanical or aerospace engineering program will have several electrical courses, to give you a high level understanding of electronics and circuitry. 

 

For the sake of full disclosier I am a mechanical engineer.

Thanks for the nice feedback , since I might be looking getting a job at airbus ( since I know french ) or apple ( if that is possible)

I havent yet decided on which field to go

[Toddwjp]

you are an aerospace engineer?

Yeah but do not want to be like a fish out of water in that electrical course - since I 've got some time why not make it an educated time?

 

no dont worry, the course will understand that you might not of done electrical before and will cover the basics, i mean the first 3 lectures for me on it were the absolute basics, 

 

and im still studying, but hopefully, and every university will have things to help those who don't have the same background in every field, and electrical is not hard to understand,

[Pelop17]

no dont worry, the course will understand that you might not of done electrical before and will cover the basics, i mean the first 3 lectures for me on it were the absolute basics, 

nice , but I will like to learn some electronics not only for the university but for doing something

[Real_PhillBert]

Thanks for the nice feedback , since I might be looking getting a job at airbus ( since I know french ) or apple ( if that is possible)

I havent yet decided on which field to go

I would highly encourage you not to base your education around working for specific companies. Most  engineers will work for 5-10 different companies throughout their career, and moving is some times necessary to move up the ladder.

[Pelop17]

I would highly encourage you not to base your education around working for specific companies. Most  engineers will work for 5-10 different companies throughout their career, and moving is some times necessary to move up the ladder.

nice advice , but I will like to work for apple some day

[bob345]

buy an arduino board and start trying to do stuff with it. Its a good way to learn the basics of both hardware and software.

[Pelop17]

buy an arduino board and start trying to do stuff with it. Its a good way to learn the basics of both hardware and software.

I though about it , it is a good idea i might get one

[Benielishackove]

who ever has expirence with electronics so he can give me advise on how to get started

good luck bro !

[Pelop17]

Now I want some feedback

 

I am a 15 years old student that I have interst in both aerospace engineering and computer engineering. Me an my friend started working on app development for the ios - my friend just finish his game and I create a more proffesional app that what I think it will help a lot of people. My father is an mechanical engineer and I found it difficult to chose between those 2 courses.

I also study Comptia Linux + certificate which I eventually do it this year

 

So from what i have said what courses do you suggets me ?

[Pelop17]

good luck bro !

hahahah

[KE2012]

If you go into electronic engineering make sure you have looked into coding languages such as c.

Electronic n comp engineer 2nd year

[Pelop17]

Now I want some feedback

 

I am a 15 years old student that I have interst in both aerospace engineering and computer engineering. Me an my friend started working on app development for the ios - my friend just finish his game and I create a more proffesional app that what I think it will help a lot of people. My father is an mechanical engineer and I found it difficult to chose between those 2 courses.

I also study Comptia Linux + certificate which I eventually do it this year

 

So from what i have said what courses do you suggets me ?

 

If you go into electronic engineering make sure you have looked into coding languages such as c.

Electronic n comp engineer 2nd year

I am learning swift / obj C and I know also python and some java

 

I would highly encourage you not to base your education around working for specific companies. Most  engineers will work for 5-10 different companies throughout their career, and moving is some times necessary to move up the ladder.

[KE2012]

 

 

I am learning swift / obj C and I know also python and some java

 

 

That will help, in my course we do a good dosage of C, some Java, and A HELL OF ALOT of VHDL (And while its not really a coding language as one usually thinks, it helps to know some coding for it). 

 

Some other things which I think would help if you went into Electronic engineering. 

 

Some basic hardware understanding - So things like Flip-flops, Multi-plexers, opamps, transistors, capacitors, thyristors, inductors.

 

A good understanding of maths (This is essential, you will find it hard if you struggle with maths)

 

Some circuit theory. 

[Pelop17]

That will help, in my course we do a good dosage of C, some Java, and A HELL OF ALOT of VHDL (And while its not really a coding language as one usually thinks, it helps to know some coding for it). 

 

Some other things which I think would help if you went into Electronic engineering. 

 

Some basic hardware understanding - So things like Flip-flops, Multi-plexers, opamps, transistors, capacitors, thyristors, inductors.

 

A good understanding of maths (This is essential, you will find it hard if you struggle with maths)

 

Some circuit theory. 

Thanks you very much

I started this thread cause I was looking through some apple carriers and saw that A prototype engineer in apple need a degree in electronic enginner

[KE2012]

Thanks you very much

I started this thread cause I was looking through some apple carriers and saw that A prototype engineer in apple need a degree in electronic enginner

 

You will find that the need for electronic engineers are everywhere, infact the requirement for people with electronic or / & electrical degrees far outweighs the amount of people with the degrees. 

[Pelop17]

You will find that the need for electronic engineers are everywhere, infact the requirement for people with electronic or / & electrical degrees far outweighs the amount of people with the degrees. 

I am not into very electronic staff - which I would like to learn some basic staff and expand my knowledge , I am not into studying electrical engineer

Can you ellapoate a bit more on what are the requirments of electrical engineer and what do I need

And how will I get started?

[KE2012]

I am not into very electronic staff - which I would like to learn some basic staff and expand my knowledge , I am not into studying electrical engineer

Can you ellapoate a bit more on what are the requirments of electrical engineer and what do I need

And how will I get started?

 

Okay, we need to clear one thing up first. Electronic and Electrical are two different things once you get to uni level, basically, electronic is dealing with low power things such as GPU's and phones, Electrical is more for high powered things such as grid step down / up transformers. As I believe this is a mix up of your words, I'll assume you mean electronic.

 

 

For my degree (Masters in Electroninc and Computer engineering) I was required to have an A in maths (A level) A in Science (I studied physics) and a B in another subject (i did Systems and Control), different uni's will differ but the lowest I have seen is BBC for the same type of subjects. 

 

 

To get started, just make sure you know a bit of C and Java, know maths up to the level required for your course with enough familiarity that you know generally what you are doing, (I'm English so I required a A-level, so stuff you do at the age of 18 where ever you live). 

 

To get some hardware experience (Or atleast some idea of what components do) I would recommend downloading a program like Circuit Wizzard (This does cost, to people willing to pay.......)  or visit some circuit simulator for free. It's not as hands on as actual circuits, but comes with all the benefits of A) Not having to own any equipment, and B ) It's all on your computer. For tutorials, I would seriously recommend you tube clips, start by searching, what is a transistor, ect and go from there, going through things like Flip-flops, transistors, capacitors, thyristor, diodes, inductors, logic gates.

 

(Actually, spend a good bit of time on logic gates, they are very important.) 

 

If you want to get more advanced I would also look at things like FSM's, but this will come late year 1. 

[Pelop17]

Okay, we need to clear one thing up first. Electronic and Electrical are two different things once you get to uni level, basically, electronic is dealing with low power things such as GPU's and phones, Electrical is more for high powered things such as grid step down / up transformers. As I believe this is a mix up of your words, I'll assume you mean electronic.

 

 

For my degree (Masters in Electroninc and Computer engineering) I was required to have an A in maths (A level) A in Science (I studied physics) and a B in another subject (i did Systems and Control), different uni's will differ but the lowest I have seen is BBC for the same type of subjects. 

 

 

To get started, just make sure you know a bit of C and Java, know maths up to the level required for your course with enough familiarity that you know generally what you are doing, (I'm English so I required a A-level, so stuff you do at the age of 18 where ever you live). 

 

To get some hardware experience (Or atleast some idea of what components do) I would recommend downloading a program like Circuit Wizzard (This does cost, to people willing to pay.......)  or visit some circuit simulator for free. It's not as hands on as actual circuits, but comes with all the benefits of A) Not having to own any equipment, and B ) It's all on your computer. For tutorials, I would seriously recommend you tube clips, start by searching, what is a transistor, ect and go from there, going through things like Flip-flops, transistors, capacitors, thyristor, diodes, inductors, logic gates.

 

(Actually, spend a good bit of time on logic gates, they are very important.) 

 

If you want to get more advanced I would also look at things like FSM's, but this will come late year 1. 

Thanks very much , I got interested in learning more when I read this:

https://jobs.apple.com/us/search?#&ss=Prototyping%20Engineer&t=0&so=&lo=0*USA&pN=0&openJobId=38423950

[SSOB]

Can't really help you since I,m currently enjoying an alpha centric study (IBA)

What I will say though is that if you want to get a master (of science) degree I strongly advice you to choose a study that is very broad and is eligible for admission of the master study you"ll end up choosing (Mechanical Engineering or w/e).

In addition to all that I've mentioned in the paragraph above.If you are currently not residing in an English speaking country and don't plan on studying abroad is to choose a programme that's fully English. The main reason for this is to of course be able to work almost anywhere in the tech field but also because a lot of books that you are going to be using during your programme will be in English anyway so it's far more logical to just stick with a programme fully taught in English.

If you want to work at apple I'm assuming they will be looking for somebody with the highest (or almost) schooling possible in that particular field.