Electronic Design Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Electronic Design Engineer designs, develops and engineers electronic equipment. Works with circuits and other electronic equipment, components and systems.
Job Outlook
There were 26 Electronic Design Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 964 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Electronics Engineer industry, which includes the Electronic Design Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Electronic Design Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $133,853.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $133,853.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Electronic Design Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $110,478.
Education and Experience
Posted Electronic Design Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 61.93% |
| Master's Degree | 32.88% |
| Doctoral Degree | 15.15% |
| Other | 2.18% |
Posted Electronic Design Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 9.17% |
| 3 to 5 years | 43% |
| 6 to 8 years | 21.5% |
| 9+ years | 26.33% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Electronic Design Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (41.39%)
- Leadership (18.46%)
- Management (17.95%)
- Writing (14.83%)
- Problem Solving (14.11%)
- Innovation (12.97%)
- Mathematics (12.03%)
- Self-Starter (9.75%)
- Planning (9.65%)
- Teamwork (9.13%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Application Specific Integrated Circuits (24.18%)
- Scripting (21.79%)
- Verilog (25.49%)
- Simulations (33.22%)
- Debugging (24.4%)
- Electrical Engineering (47.17%)
- Digital Design (48.47%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Analog Design (10.78%)
- Power Electronics (8.82%)
- Sensors (7.52%)
- Microcontrollers (11.11%)
- Physical Design (7.84%)
- Electronic Systems (2.94%)
- Network Routing (8.06%)
- VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) (21.46%)
- Systems Design (5.88%)
- SystemVerilog (Direct Programming Interface) (19.28%)
- Tcl (Programming Language) (12.31%)
- Test Planning (8.28%)
- Static Timing Analysis (16.45%)
- Schematic Capture (9.48%)
- Signal Integrity (8.39%)
- Register-Transfer Level (11.22%)
- Prototyping (6.97%)
- PCI Express (6.21%)
- New Product Development (12.64%)
- MATLAB (14.81%)
- Project Management (9.8%)
- Python (Programming Language) (21.02%)
- Product Lifecycle Management (4.36%)
- Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) (24.95%)
- Firmware (9.59%)
- Electronic Design (9.69%)
- Electronics (14.38%)
- Embedded Systems (8.06%)
- Perl (Programming Language) (13.18%)
- Electronic Design Automation (16.88%)
- Design Specifications (7.63%)
- Linux (3.27%)
- Engineering Design Process (9.69%)
- Digital Electronics (24.07%)
- Integrated Circuit Design (14.05%)
- Digital Integration (4.58%)
- Digital Signal Processing (14.6%)
- Computer Engineering (6.32%)
- Printed Circuit Board (12.31%)
- Circuit Design (17.54%)
- Electronic Circuit Simulation (10.35%)
- Electronic Circuits (8.06%)
- Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) (11.11%)
- C++ (Programming Language) (8.06%)
- Automation (10.46%)
- Customer Support (3.92%)
- Software Development (7.73%)
- Adjudication (7.84%)
- Oscilloscope (8.61%)
- C (Programming Language) (9.91%)
- Design Verification (17.54%)
- Semiconductors (5.99%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- PIC Microcontrollers (5.01%)
- Engineering Change Packages (3.27%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Electrical Engineering (62.48%)
- Debugging (32.32%)
- Simulations (44.01%)
- Verilog (33.77%)
- Application Specific Integrated Circuits (32.03%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Electronic Design Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Digital Design Engineer
- Principal Electrical Engineer
- Digital IC Design Engineer
- ASIC Digital Design Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Electrical Design Engineer
- FPGA Engineer
- Digital Engineer
- Instrument and Controls Engineer
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Hardware Design Engineer
- Circuit Design Engineer
- Electronics Engineer (General)
- PCB Layout and Design Engineer
- Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Engineer
- Hardware Engineer (General)
- Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer
- Manufacturing Process Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Electronic Design Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Raytheon Technologies (91)
- Apple (66)
- Northrop Grumman (36)
- Enercon (31)
- Synopsys (26)
- Actalent (20)
- Schneider Electric (11)
- Analog Devices (10)
- Diversified Agency (10)
- BAE Systems (10)
North Carolina
- Epic Games (8)
- Schneider Electric (2)
- Kelly Services (2)
- Macom S.A.S. (2)
- Cadence Design Systems (2)
- Tech Mahindra (1)
- Cirrus Logic (1)
- Renesas Electronics (1)
- Guilford County Schools (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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