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Hello Sir,

I have complete my B.E. Electronics this year and right now i am taking trainign on Anroid Embedded.The trainers told us that they will train us for anroid programming and implement on panda board.

So, I want to know that industry is demanding for this type of embedded or not.

thank you.

Hi Pratik,

There are several issues you need to deal with as an engineer.  One of those is learning new subjects quickly and another is understanding what really goes on inside the MCU.  The Arduino and other devices of its kind are one way to begin learning about the detailed world of engineering projects.

Learning how to implement an idea into an Arduino is no different in process than you would go through to design and build a desktop, DVR, smart phone or a rocket ship.  You have to learn what each of the components can do and then use that knowledge to implement the requirements needed for the device you were hired to build.

When I would hire young engineers fresh out of school, I would first check to see how well they did in their core technical courses.  That information enabled me to see very quickly if the candidate could quickly learn new concepts.

Next I would look to see if they had done any projects or worked on a design team that had them go through the entire engineering process.  A course that had you implement a project in an Arduino would catch my eye enough to add you to my interview list.

When you would come in for an interview, I would ask detailed questions about the engineering process you used and how well you understood it.  I would also be assessing your aptitude and attitude.

I would only consider hiring those candidates who demonstrated an ability to learn new things and if you had the passion to do engineering. You would also have to demonstrate that you could handle a dynamic environment.  Things change almost daily on most projects.  So if you cannot quickly reset, assess the change, and make the needed adjustments to your project, then you will not last long.

I seldom had any problems with engineers I would hire when using this selection process.

So if you want to succeed as an engineer, you want to learn everything possible during your Arduino course.  There are a wealth of technical issues that you will see during the course.  You want to soak up all of them and get yourself very comfortable in tracing your requirements through the hardware to the software and back.  If you master those skills, then you have a good chance of getting a good job after you graduate.

In my thirty plus years in the engineering field from an electronics technician to the Senior Systems Engineer in charge of training the entire engineering staff in systems and software engineering processes, I always drew on the skills I learned very early in my carrier to build some of the very first microprocessor controlled devices.

Systems are just a collection of hardware and software.  Every component is important, but you need to know what it does and what you need it to do.  An Arduino is as good a way to start learning those skills as any other, but it is you who have to go past just the basics.

Learn well and prosper.

DAB

Hi Pratik,

There are several issues you need to deal with as an engineer.  One of those is learning new subjects quickly and another is understanding what really goes on inside the MCU.  The Arduino and other devices of its kind are one way to begin learning about the detailed world of engineering projects.

Learning how to implement an idea into an Arduino is no different in process than you would go through to design and build a desktop, DVR, smart phone or a rocket ship.  You have to learn what each of the components can do and then use that knowledge to implement the requirements needed for the device you were hired to build.

When I would hire young engineers fresh out of school, I would first check to see how well they did in their core technical courses.  That information enabled me to see very quickly if the candidate could quickly learn new concepts.

Next I would look to see if they had done any projects or worked on a design team that had them go through the entire engineering process.  A course that had you implement a project in an Arduino would catch my eye enough to add you to my interview list.

When you would come in for an interview, I would ask detailed questions about the engineering process you used and how well you understood it.  I would also be assessing your aptitude and attitude.

I would only consider hiring those candidates who demonstrated an ability to learn new things and if you had the passion to do engineering. You would also have to demonstrate that you could handle a dynamic environment.  Things change almost daily on most projects.  So if you cannot quickly reset, assess the change, and make the needed adjustments to your project, then you will not last long.

I seldom had any problems with engineers I would hire when using this selection process.

So if you want to succeed as an engineer, you want to learn everything possible during your Arduino course.  There are a wealth of technical issues that you will see during the course.  You want to soak up all of them and get yourself very comfortable in tracing your requirements through the hardware to the software and back.  If you master those skills, then you have a good chance of getting a good job after you graduate.

In my thirty plus years in the engineering field from an electronics technician to the Senior Systems Engineer in charge of training the entire engineering staff in systems and software engineering processes, I always drew on the skills I learned very early in my carrier to build some of the very first microprocessor controlled devices.

Systems are just a collection of hardware and software.  Every component is important, but you need to know what it does and what you need it to do.  An Arduino is as good a way to start learning those skills as any other, but it is you who have to go past just the basics.

Learn well and prosper.

DAB