LogicMan

Does anyone know what the employment prospects are for computer engineers? Computer engineering is what I really want to study, but I am at the same time afraid that I wouldn't be able to find a job afterwards. On some websites, I read the job prospects for computer engineers are great, other places say forget it, they are horrible. I have no idea which way it is.

NeoDymium

On the East Coast, CpE has no jobs. It's all about CS there.
On the West Coast, it's a bit better, but if you live there you should check for yourself by going to career fairs.

hylyfe

dunno i have a 3.6 in eecs from a top 10 school and still cant land a single interview. dunno what the real demand is tbh...

happyORmom

hylyfe: What are you looking for? If you are looking for VLSI/Digital Logic Design jobs, then make sure you know Verilog not VHDL. Also make sure you are familiar with Perl, tcl (most design tools use tcl as the scripting language) and tcsh/bash scripting languages. I would not call the job market for EECS at high level, but it has been steady since dropping four years ago. If you graduated with 3.6 GPA from a top school, you should be able to get good jobs.

One thing to remember: engineering is solving problems by creating solutions (whether building a bridge or designing a chip that goes into a cellphone). What we solve or how we solve the problems is different from 10yrs ago and will definitely be different 10yrs from now. Because of the nature of work, managers at most tech companies consider flexibility and willingness/capability to learn new things higher priority than the rest.

All the best.

richan90

Electrical engineers in my school with an embedded systems concentration (near equivalent of CpE at most other schools, with more extensive electrical background) haven't had much trouble finding jobs. However, most of the jobs tend to be in Oregon (Hillsboro, Beaverton), California (Bay Area, San Diego), and Texas (Austin). If you're passion is in doing CpE and hardware design, you will most likely need to relocate, whereas Comp Sci majors can find a job pretty much anywhere.

Networking is key in landing interviews and job opportunities, in my opinion. Also make sure your resume is rock solid and is creative enough to pop out among the 1000+ resumes that recruiters look through every day.

Vladenschlutte

I happen to know every graduating senior in engineering, and I recommend every single one of them.