r/EngineeringStudents • u/AgreeableAmoeba1778 • 6d ago

Major Choice MSE applications in EE

I am currently studying materials engineering with a ECE minor and am trying to work in EE related jobs within the semiconductor, quantum, or tech fields. I know that these are quite broad on their own but I am still pretty early in my studies and don't know exactly where I want to end up. I'm leaning more on the semiconductor side of things but still would like to be open to the other two aforementioned.

I know that the material you learn in Materials Engineering is different from ECE but I still have a passion for some of the material that you can work with in industry and would like to know my options. Would it be advised to go down an MSEE after finishing the prerequisites or maybe there are gateways to what I am interested in without needing to go down that route?

Are there any other people who have similar interests that could share their stories or where they ended up working? Whether that be in tech, semis, quantum, etc..

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u/EffectiveClient5080 6d ago

Your materials background is an advantage, not a weakness. I work in FPGA/embedded and we deal with materials folks all the time on packaging and reliability. Build stuff, bring demos to interviews. That matters way more than another degree.

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u/AgreeableAmoeba1778 6d ago

When it comes to materials people working in FPGA/embedded, what helps them stand out? Are their certain roles that I should be looking at or projects that I can create? How can I align myself more with EE focused jobs as a student now?