Job opportunities for an Electronics & Communication Engineer in India
Electronics and Communication Engineering is a fascinating branch of engineering with numerous applications in all fields of human activities. A rapidly growing discipline offering a broad range of career opportunities in entertainment, education, production, manufacturing, infrastructure, health care, defence, space application and more, technological developments in ECE is revolutionising as well as enhancing other branches of engineering in a big way. If we study the figures put forward by the Bureau Labor of Statistics, it is predicted that jobs and pay scales for engineers will be on the rise for the next few years, especially in the ECE sector.
Top private engineering colleges in Thrissur and Palakkad like Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre and Jawaharlal College of Engineering and Technology (promoted by Nehru Group of Institutions) provide 4-year B.Tech. and 2-year M.Tech. programmes in Electronics and Communication Engineering. The Nehru college departments have vastly experienced faculty members who are actively involved in research work, and also extensively assists students with workshops, seminars, guest lectures, symposiums and industrial visits. Well-equipped labs and state-of-the-art facilities provide the best environment for theoretical and practical learning. The department is geared up to take up the challenges of imparting training to future requirements on emerging areas like VLSI, IOT, AI, RT Embedded systems, Nanoelectronics and so on, which will enable the students to be industry-ready by the time they graduate. After graduating, students can specialise in fields like microprocessors, electronics, communication systems, electronics product design, and satellite and mobile communication.
Once you successfully complete Electronics and Communication Engineering, there are quite a good number of opportunities in companies that are directly involved in the core electronics field or at least assists other companies in achieving these essential tasks. Resultantly, you can be hired as a Network Support Engineer, Design engineer, Embedded Engineer, ASIC Engineer, and so on where you will get to work in the disciplines of circuit design, wireless communications, electronics, robotics, nanotechnology, embedded systems, VLSI, optical communications, signal processing, control system, analog electronics, and many more.
Or you could even opt for public sector jobs in companies like BSNL, MTNL, ISRO, DRO, BHEL, ONGC and SAIL upon completion of your ECE graduation. While some government companies recruit on the basis of GATE score, a few public service companies have a written examination conducted by the Public Service Commission that fresh graduates have to clear for securing employment. The government sector offers quite a number of well-paying positions in railways, airport, defense, radio, telegraph and, by qualifying for the Staff Selection Commission and Union Public Service Commission, one can also secure a job in the central government.
Even big banks hire ECE engineers for the position of technicians and junior engineers! After completing Electronics and Communications Engineering, you can also apply for various positions in the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, but you will have to keep a watch on the interview schedules and selection processes.
The reason for this ever-increasing demand is because of the greater integration between digital technology and the electronics industry, where the application of ECE in branches like digital telecommunication, satellite and mobile communication, and power electronics has created lucrative career options. Yet another factor for the surge in demand is the skilled ECE engineer’s mastery in large scale research, conceptualizing, designing, developing and testing of electronic equipment used in devices like processors, smartphones, smart TVs and such. The scope is virtually limitless, comprising MNCs, industrial corporations, government companies, aerospace, consumer electronics, healthcare tools manufacturing, and much more.
To put it simply, the expertise of an ECE engineer in planning, executing the testing process, framing of the system layouts, and delivering the end product in the best way possible improves their market value. As an aspiring ECE student, you will need to choose a programme that you’re interested in and also has good career options in the future. Even though ECE is a promising growth-driven stream, as with most jobs, the salary structure is not uniform, but will depend on the company, designation and skill level.
While an Electronics and Communication Engineering graduate looks to mostly secure employment in communications, networking, broadcast, and transmission systems, other slightly varied branches exist, like being an electronics engineer, an area that is rapidly developing due to the rise in the electronics industry. Electronics design and development is also a preferred choice for those who want to gain good prospects in the respective field. Meanwhile, a Desktop Support Engineer is also highly sought after in almost every IT and non-IT company. If you would like to be a Systems Control Engineer wherein your profile includes designing and testing of complicated systems, you can find a job as a technical supervisor, system control managers, and so on.
As electronics and communication become more and more integral to our daily lives, ECE will only grow in importance in the coming future. This is indeed great news for aspiring graduates because it opens many new opportunities in top-tier manufacturing and IT industries. The only thing that you need to do is study in the top engineering colleges like NCERC Thrissur and JCET Palakkad.
