Educating Engineers for Careers in Industrial Electronics

From a small beginning only a few decades ago, the electronics industry has grown to a place of first importance in our national economy. Electrical engineering education has not only adapted to reflect this growth but continually altered its approach in order to provide leadership for further expansion of the field. In this paper the process of educating engineers for careers in industrial electronics is discussed, with emphasis upon the kinds of educational experiences engineering students should now have in order that they may be prepared to cope with the many challenges the industry will face in the future.