Egide, As you mention, EMC is not something you find on every curriculum. I am aware of the University of Science and Technology at Rolla Missouri offering courses in EMC, they have a very good lab and may indeed offer degree work. I noticed your LinkedIn profile shows you as being about 5 hours drive from Rolla. Possibly they have online courses you can pursue.
Experience is the key and this takes time. I personally got into EMC work in order to provide a new function at my company. With no prior experience for this role I took advantage of every opportunity to learn. This emc-pstc discussion forum was a big help for me and I have found over many years that all members of the forum are very helpful, especially with new talent who may have a tendency to ask the level 101 types of questions. Getting involved with your local IEEE EMC society chapter, the annual IEEE symposium, and visiting your local test lab instead of using them as a turnkey lab is great for learning as well. You will find that most EMC experts love to share their success stories as well as their failures. This can be an eclectic bunch of people and I like it. thanks, –doug Douglas E Powell http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 From: Murisa, Egide Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 12:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Job Opening for EMC Engineer Hello EMC Experts, Now that Don listed the job announcement, it got me thinking to ask you guys who have been in this industry for a long time. EMC Engineering is not something that is being taught in colleges; at least not at the University I just graduated from. After a few months working as an EMC/EMI Testing Intern, I became fascinated by this engineering field, I feel like I want to do this my entire life. However, companies do not want to hire entry level engineers as EMC Engineers, they want several years of experience. As experts, would you advise an entry level engineer like me to pursue this career right away, or first find another Electrical Engineering position first to gain an experience in the industry? Your responses will be highly appreciated. Regards, Egide From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] Job Opening for EMC Engineer I am retiring at the end of the year, and my company is looking for an EMC Compliance Engineer to replace me. Location is Pullman, Washington, USA. Here is a link to the job opening: https://www.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/SELInc/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&job_id=17518 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
