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At ��������, we are keen to celebrate World Engineering Day this month and to help promote engineering as a career. Our amazing engineers are the beating heart of the company and are key to our success. However, at the moment many technology organizations are struggling to recruit engineers in certain specialist areas, such as analog engineering. That’s why we feel that it’s important that we encourage young people to consider engineering as a career and to highlight the wide range of opportunities that are open to the next generation of engineers. For this blog post I am sharing my own insights, but I have also asked a few members of the �������� team why they like being electronics engineers and why they think it’s such a rewarding career.  

Why do you enjoy working as an engineer?

Engineering is not just one field. It is everything that makes the world work—civil, mechanical, aeronautical, computer, electronic, chemical engineering—it is a really broad sector. Not all of us wear a boiler suit and have oil stained fingers, but conversely, not all of us sit behind a desk all day at a computer either!

To me, the world seems both really big and really small. On one hand, it’s really big, which makes it very hard to do something unique. Pretty much every unique idea I have come up with during my career, I have found that someone else is also working on something similar somewhere else in the world. That keeps you humble and means you need to work very hard if you want to be successful. On the other hand, the world is really small. That person working on the same idea half-way across the world, you are likely to end up running into them at conferences and trade shows or have a colleague who knows them. In engineering circles, the six degrees of separation are closer to three degrees!
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I have loved my career as an electronics engineer. I have been fortunate to work on exciting technology projects with some really great colleagues over the years, and I have had so much fun. As my career has progressed, I have been combining my technical knowledge with gaining commercial experience, and I have enjoyed traveling to meet customers and attend industry events across the globe. Engineering can take you to very interesting places!

Here's what my colleagues have to say about working as an engineer:

Deepa, Senior Analog Engineer:

“Engineering is perfect for someone who loves to analyze and understand how things work. It constantly challenges you to think critically and creatively. The problem solving aspect keeps things exciting, and at the end of the day there is a real sense of achievement when you see a project come to life after all the effort you have put in. At �������� it is great to be working on developing an innovative approach to analog design with a team of passionate engineers who believe in the company's vision and give their best every day.”

Areeba, Analog Engineer:

“Electronics is a dynamic field full of opportunities to solve real-world problems. The best part of being an electronics engineer is knowing that my work contributes to meaningful advancements as electronics power everything, from medical devices saving lives to smartphones, satellites and electric vehicles. Bringing ideas to life - taking a concept and developing this further is very satisfying. It can be mentally exhausting at times but the satisfaction of solving a problem makes it worthwhile. I love my work at ��������, and I am fortunate to be part of such a talented team.”

Rumman, Senior Analog Engineer:

“As an engineer I enjoy working at the cutting-edge of technology, learning new things and solving problems. It’s a real challenge to keep on top of all the latest advancements.”

Would you recommend engineering as a career?

There are a lot of great careers out there. Engineering is not for everyone, but if you love problem solving, you can think analytically and love, or at least don’t hate, maths and science, then engineering might be the right choice for you! For me personally, if I had to go back and choose again, I would pick engineering every time.

Deepa agrees:

“Engineering is a good career for someone who wants to combine creativity, problem solving and innovation. It gives you a chance to make a real impact on the world by creating solutions that improve people’s lives. Plus, the process itself is exciting - you get to experiment, build and solve problems while having fun along the way!”

Areeba comments:

“Despite the challenges, the thrill of innovation, solving problems and creating technology that shapes the world makes engineering a great career option. If you enjoy critical thinking, designing and fixing things, you will love engineering. Sectors like semiconductors, AI, aerospace, healthcare and IoT are growing fast so engineers are in demand. Engineering gives you an opportunity to make a difference.”

Rumman concludes:

“If the latest technological advances excite you then engineering should be one of your top choices as a career path.”

Excitement and endless opportunities

I enjoy working under pressure with a highly motivated team, and there are a lot of good examples of when engineers have been up against it and pulled out all the stops to find a solution. If I could go back to 1970 - I would love to have been involved in the challenges that went into bringing the Apollo 13 crew back to earth after the explosion on board the service module. It doesn’t come much more high pressure than that!

A career in engineering really does offer excitement and an endless array of opportunities. There are different areas within engineering that perhaps young engineers have yet to fully discover. We need to make sure that they are aware of all the options available to them. At ��������, of course we will continue to highlight the importance of analog engineers, who we know have a vital role to play in many of today’s most exciting technology developments taking place in the semiconductor industry. But in recognition of World Engineering Day, we just want to say a big thank you to all the engineers working across the globe who make life better for others.

If you would like to learn more about working as an analog engineer at ��������, please check out our Careers web page.