What Is an Electronic and Communication Engineer?
An electronic and communications engineer is responsible for the design of electronics that drive the transmitter and receiver functions of any system transporting wireless or wired communications. A person with this job may work in the fields of computer networking, digital TV, satellite, radio or Internet technology.
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Function
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The electronics and communications engineer creates the electronic circuitries that convert a voice or Internet message into pulses to send them through communications lines. This person's expertise in electronic design sets the performance level of the system, such as the clarity of the connection and the reach of the communication.
Duties
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Typical duties start with understanding how the communications system is expected to perform. These expectations become the reference from which the communications engineer creates his design. Once the prototype is built, the engineer runs extensive testing to verify that it operates as expected.
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Environment
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Telecommunications manufacturers and the defense industry most frequently hire electronics and communications engineers to develop new systems or to maintain deployed communications equipment.
Education
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Most employers prefer to hire electronic communications engineers with a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronic engineering. Some employers may request that a person hold a master's of science degree in telecommunications.
Compensation/Outlook
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Entry-level salaries typically start around $50,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Income grows with experience; a worker with more than 20 years of experience makes $125,810 on average. An increasing demand for content-rich data, such as transmitted videos and global-positioning information, will drive opportunities in this field until at least 2018, according to the BLS.
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Comments
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it is so nice to be an electronics and communication engineer in the future I would like to thank for those people who create this page I learn a lot about being and electronics and communication engineer. God Speed:)
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wana be a ec engineer.
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8s verry great job...hop I'm the one someday........
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toil harder......
