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 17 Electronic Design Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 841 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 2015:
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 $123,878.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $123,878.
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 $104,487.
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 | 63.26% |
| Master's Degree | 22.71% |
| Doctoral Degree | 12.25% |
| Other | 2.73% |
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 | 8.59% |
| 3 to 5 years | 46.29% |
| 6 to 8 years | 18.75% |
| 9+ years | 26.37% |
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 (47.44%)
- Management (22.95%)
- Leadership (17.36%)
- Writing (16.05%)
- Mathematics (15.81%)
- Self-Motivation (15.1%)
- Innovation (14.27%)
- Problem Solving (13.08%)
- Research (12.84%)
- Mentorship (12.84%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Digital Design (39.26%)
- Electrical Engineering (53.87%)
- Electronic Design Automation (26.75%)
- Electronics (19.39%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Design Verification (10.8%)
- C (Programming Language) (9.82%)
- Oscilloscope (10.18%)
- C++ (Programming Language) (8.59%)
- Analog Electronics (9.82%)
- Telecommunications (8.59%)
- Electrical Systems (6.99%)
- Electronic Circuit Simulation (12.64%)
- Software Development (9.69%)
- Printed Circuit Board (12.15%)
- Control Systems (7.48%)
- Business Development (7.48%)
- Electronic Circuits (11.04%)
- Python (Programming Language) (16.32%)
- Perl (Programming Language) (11.04%)
- Electronic Engineering (13.01%)
- Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) (23.56%)
- Product Lifecycle Management (5.28%)
- Engineering Design Process (16.07%)
- Digital Electronics (17.55%)
- Circuit Design (15.83%)
- Firmware (6.99%)
- Electronic Design (15.83%)
- Electronic Components (5.64%)
- High Voltage (2.21%)
- Test Planning (6.75%)
- PCI Express (4.42%)
- Mechanical Engineering (2.09%)
- Debugging (18.53%)
- Computer Engineering (3.19%)
- Simulations (40.37%)
- Marketing (3.07%)
- Application Specific Integrated Circuits (16.81%)
- Project Management (14.6%)
- MATLAB (16.2%)
- SystemVerilog (Direct Programming Interface) (14.48%)
- Schematic Capture (11.78%)
- New Product Development (9.33%)
- Signal Processing (9.2%)
- Printed Circuit Board Design (9.57%)
- Prototyping (5.64%)
- Product Design (4.05%)
- Static Timing Analysis (8.83%)
- Tcl (Programming Language) (8.1%)
- Microcontrollers (13.74%)
- Verilog (18.77%)
- Voltage (12.02%)
- VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) (20.86%)
- Electric Power Systems (12.76%)
- Power Electronics (17.79%)
- Test Equipment (7.73%)
- Scripting (16.07%)
- I2C (4.66%)
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.
- Digital Design (100%)
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
- Power Electronics Design Engineer
- Principal Electrical Engineer
- ASIC Digital Design Engineer
- FPGA Design Engineer
- Digital IC Design Engineer
- Electrical Design Engineer
- Electronic Systems Engineer
- Electrical and Electronics 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 Engineer (General)
- Electronics Engineering Manager
- Hardware Design Engineer
- Hardware Engineer (General)
- Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Engineer
- Computer Circuit Design Engineer
- Power Electronics 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 (92)
- Black & Veatch (49)
- Actalent (38)
- Apple (27)
- Synopsys (15)
- Qorvo (15)
- L3Harris Technologies (13)
- Northrop Grumman (13)
- Micron Technology (12)
- Diversified Agency (11)
North Carolina
- Black & Veatch (5)
- Schneider Electric (2)
- Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (2)
- Actalent (1)
- Rfa Engineering (1)
- HKA Enterprises (1)
- North Carolina State University (1)
- Ingersoll Rand (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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