Electronics Engineer (General)
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Electronics Engineer designs and develops electronic equipment, from iPods to global positioning systems (GPS). Works primarily with smaller electronic equipment that uses electricity as a means of storing information.
Job Outlook
There were 267 Electronics Engineer (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 13624 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Electronics Engineer industry, which includes the Electronics Engineer (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Electronics Engineer (General) 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 $103,829.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $92,947.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Electronics Engineer (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $81,968.
Education and Experience
Posted Electronics Engineer (General) 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 | 64.13% |
| Master's Degree | 34.46% |
| Doctoral Degree | 17.89% |
| Other | 6% |
Posted Electronics Engineer (General) 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 | 23.36% |
| 3 to 5 years | 39.09% |
| 6 to 8 years | 14% |
| 9+ years | 23.55% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Electronics Engineer (General) 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 (41.27%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (23.92%)
- Management (19.4%)
- Problem Solving (16.82%)
- Operations (16.71%)
- Leadership (16.7%)
- Mathematics (15.47%)
- Planning (13.67%)
- Research (13.29%)
- Writing (11.8%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Electrical Engineering (36.6%)
- Electronic Engineering (28.71%)
- Electronics (28.89%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Computer-Aided Design (4.57%)
- C (Programming Language) (10.71%)
- Oscilloscope (7.37%)
- C++ (Programming Language) (14.33%)
- Antenna (8.68%)
- Automation (8.5%)
- Telecommunications (9.71%)
- Algorithms (11.31%)
- Printed Circuit Board (9.4%)
- Control Systems (8.61%)
- Systems Engineering (17.32%)
- Python (Programming Language) (15.83%)
- Computer Science (18.48%)
- Firmware (5.75%)
- Electronic Components (5.92%)
- Test Planning (8.77%)
- Mechanical Engineering (8.01%)
- Debugging (12.32%)
- Computer Engineering (14.45%)
- Physics (15.1%)
- Simulations (18.48%)
- Project Management (12.03%)
- Radio Frequency (14.74%)
- Systems Design (7.2%)
- MATLAB (16.79%)
- New Product Development (12.9%)
- Prototyping (5.59%)
- Radar (9.01%)
- Test Equipment (9.54%)
- Scripting (6.42%)
- Electronic Systems (8.72%)
- Sensors (8.79%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Altium Designer (1.26%)
- Guidance Navigation And Control Systems (6.57%)
- Integrated Circuit Design (3.1%)
- Electronic Hardware (3.43%)
- VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) (3.36%)
- Wireless Engineering (4.9%)
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.
- Guidance Navigation And Control Systems (16.09%)
- Altium Designer (3.1%)
- Integrated Circuit Design (7.59%)
- Electronic Hardware (8.4%)
- Electronics (70.72%)
- VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) (8.23%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Electronics Engineer (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Electronics Engineer
- Wireless Engineer
- Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer
- Dft Engineer
- Radar Engineer
- Principal Electrical Engineer
- Electronic Systems Engineer
- Electrical/Electronics Engineer
- Communications Engineer
- Electronic Hardware 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.
- Electronics Engineering Manager
- Electronic Design Engineer
- Hardware Design Engineer
- Hardware Engineer (General)
- Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer
- Signal Processing Engineer
- Research & Development Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Electronics Engineer (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Northrop Grumman (559)
- Raytheon Technologies (500)
- Boeing (444)
- Intel (430)
- Lockheed Martin (413)
- Actalent (201)
- Red River (128)
- Leidos (111)
- SpaceX (100)
- BAE Systems (100)
North Carolina
- Baxter International (6)
- Raytheon Technologies (5)
- Allegis Group (5)
- Naval Air Systems Command (5)
- Guilford Technical Community College (4)
- TEKsystems (4)
- Peraton (4)
- Guilford County Schools (4)
- Emerson Electric (3)
- Enviva Lp (3)
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!
- 5G Technology Graduate Certificates
- Electrical Engineering Master's Degrees
- Engineering – 2+2 Undergraduate Degrees
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