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To those who think they "Made It" in Engeneering: What was your path?
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tszaboo:

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--- Quote from: sandalcandal on June 23, 2021, 09:11:34 pm ---I wonder if EE legends like Jim William, Bob Pease and Bob Widlar actually even ever "made bank". The love and passion for their art seemed to be their overwhelming drive.

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I agree. One of my mentors once told me that EE is probably the worst job (requiring a formal education) where it comes to money.

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Depends on the country. In Hungary for example, being an EE is one of the best paying jobs, top 10 for the national averages. EE pay more than any other engineering discipline.
The trick is, they have to pay good wages, or the candidate will just leave to West Europe and get that wage for themselves.

The only way this job will have the wages for the amount of skill we put in, if we collectively stop accepting bad job offers.
szszoke:
Does software engineering count?
Jay_Diddy_B:
Hi,

I consider that I have done very well in the field of engineering. I don't want to get into specific details for privacy reasons.

You can measure how well you are doing, or expect to do, by looking at the salary surveys.

Here is a link to one:

https://www.ospe.on.ca/public/documents/general/Member_Market_Summary_2018.pdf

Here is a section:





These are Canadian Dollars, multiply by 0.8 for USD.


I am been fortunate to be in the 95+ percentile on the salary scale. I have always been in the technical side, as oppose to the management side of the 'OR' in the chart.

My path:

1) Interest in electronics from early age.
2) World class university education, from a university that ranks in the top ten world-wide. We were taught to solve problems that had not been seen before. Learning current technology will not be much use in the future.
3) Specialization in power and analog electronics.
4) 25 years as a senior design engineer. Not always easy.
5) Staff level engineering position reporting to Silicon Valley without living there  :D

There was a certain amount of luck. I have a lot of fun and met a lot of great people along the way.

Is it reproducible? Why don't you report back in 25 years  >:D

Jay_Diddy_B



tom66:
I have to say of the engineers I know (and I'm probably biased because it's how I started) but an early interest in engineering has been really key to their success.  Those who just went in because it was a good career or they could make money doing it are doing okay, but rarely do they get beyond a middle level.   I know a npw-retired CTO who started programming at the age of 10.  It's fascinating - I wonder what puts people on this path - biological fluke or having the right parents or some combination of both?
nctnico:

--- Quote from: tszaboo on June 25, 2021, 08:10:09 am ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on June 24, 2021, 02:09:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: sandalcandal on June 23, 2021, 09:11:34 pm ---I wonder if EE legends like Jim William, Bob Pease and Bob Widlar actually even ever "made bank". The love and passion for their art seemed to be their overwhelming drive.

--- End quote ---
I agree. One of my mentors once told me that EE is probably the worst job (requiring a formal education) where it comes to money.

--- End quote ---
Depends on the country. In Hungary for example, being an EE is one of the best paying jobs, top 10 for the national averages. EE pay more than any other engineering discipline.
The trick is, they have to pay good wages, or the candidate will just leave to West Europe and get that wage for themselves.

--- End quote ---
Good for them. But you leave out the part where the cost of living is likely to be lower in Hungary. Making a lot of money doesn't help if you have to spend most of it on a home and food.
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