Electronics engineers design and develop systems for industry, from mobile communications to manufacturing and aerospace.
£26,000 - £60,000
37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You can get into this job through:
You'll usually need a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in a relevant electronics subject.
Employers may accept related subjects if electronics was covered as part of the course. Examples include:
You'll usually need:
You can do a Level 4 Higher National Certificate or a Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Electronic Engineering before applying for a job.
You'll usually need:
You can do an Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship.
This usually takes 3 years to complete. You'll do on-the-job training and spend time at a college or training provider.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an electrical or electronics engineering technician and do training on the job to qualify as an engineer.
You can find more details about careers and training from Electrical Careers and The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
In your day-to-day duties you could:
You could work in a workshop, in a laboratory, in a factory or in an office.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.
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