Is EET just as good as EE? - Page 2

Kyt · 08-14-2009, 12:42 AM

Um. I'm pretty sure you can't do nuclear engineering and design w/ a MET degree.

scione · 10-26-2009, 04:06 PM

EET is not just as good but better than EE, HAHAHA!!!

You can't be an engineer without PE license anyway, so both EET and EE are technicians until they get their FE and PE.

AuburnMathTutor · 10-26-2009, 06:33 PM

"EET and EE are technicians until they get their FE and PE."
- That's an intriguing, and convincing, way of looking at it.

boneh3ad · 10-26-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AuburnMathTutor

"EET and EE are technicians until they get their FE and PE."
- That's an intriguing, and convincing, way of looking at it.

Except it isn't 100% true. It depends a lot on the industry still, and the individual company.

Techy233 · 10-28-2009, 12:06 AM

Still intriguing tho. EET isn't as scientifically/mathematically sophisticated as EE, that is a fact though. Neither is better, per se, but one is traditionally a lot tougher to obtain and will get you higher-paying jobs.

aarons914 · 10-28-2009, 12:51 AM

I challenge someone to find any "technologist" job posting, the truth is they don't really exist or are very rare, so yes you will be competing for the same positions and in my opinion the individual will make the difference.

boneh3ad · 10-28-2009, 12:55 AM

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I challenge someone to find any "technologist" job posting, the truth is they don't really exist or are very rare, so yes you will be competing for the same positions and in my opinion the individual will make the difference.

Agree to disagree then. In my experience in the workforce, the ET majors were almost all fulfilling different roles than the classical engineering majors.

jx5 · 10-28-2009, 04:38 PM

Would companies/grad schools consider an ET with a minor in mathematics?

Techy233 · 10-28-2009, 04:39 PM

sure, but if you're capable enough to minor in math, why not just major in EE?

jx5 · 10-28-2009, 04:45 PM

Thats true but some people really enjoy the physical aspect rather than the theoretical/design

Techy233 · 10-28-2009, 04:48 PM

There is a physical aspect to EE, however. In senior {some freshman} courses, you are building. Engineers build. They also design. You will be hired as technician as an EET {not technologist, there is a difference here}, and cannot get an actual PE license. You will be hired, but you will not make 60k+ like EEs do, and would be somewhat limited in moving up.

aarons914 · 10-29-2009, 01:05 AM

EE compared to other engineering degrees are less hands on until you're on the job site. I disagree with the rest of it though, first of all as far as the PE license that depends on the state, most states don't care what degree you have as long as you can pass the test and have the experience required. And the salaries are very similar since like I said earlier, they are competing for the same jobs. For people who don't believe that just look at any major job site or company web sites, hell some of them don't even specify a certain specialty, just some kind of degree related to engineering or science.

buster2009 · 11-03-2009, 04:09 PM

You do not need a PE for all engineer jobs. How many Engineers have a PE that work at Intel, TI?

You do not need a P.E. for those jobs.

boneh3ad · 11-03-2009, 04:40 PM

In addition, having a P.E. license doesn't mean you are just as qualified as the next P.E. license to do a particular job. For instance, my grad school advisor has his P.E. Does that mean that some ET person with their P.E. is just as qualified to do the same jobs? No. It does mean that that person has proven they know the basic underlying concepts and has applied them with integrity for 4 years, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they have the same job qualifications as a P.E. with a different degree.

EE and EET are different degrees that fulfill different roles (usually) in similar or identical industries.