Various industry trends and career opportunities for engineering graduates in india

VARIOUS INDUSTRY TRENDS
AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ENGINEERING
GRADUATES IN INDIA
SHIVANANDA (SHIVOO) KOTESHWAR
DIRECTOR, MEDIATEK
shivoo.koteshwar@gmail.com
SEPT 3, 2014 SHIV NADAR UNIVERSITY

Career vs. Job

Career

Focused Branches
! Electronics and Communication
! Computer Science
! Information Technology
! Electrical Engineering

Choices as an engineer
E&E
Power generation, distribution, control
Design machinery and oversee
operation
Design of motors, machinery, ignition
system etc – automobile industry or
aerospace
E&C
Design and manufacture electronic
equipments
Market and sales job for electronics
products
Design, implementation and testing in
semiconductor industry
Algorithm design, testing and support
engineer in EDA companies
Biomedical equipment design and
maintenance
Design new systems – Semiconductor
chips, Robots, M2M, IoT etc
CS
Design, manufacture and maintain
computer hardware
Apply scientific theory and engineering
design to develop new software or
hardware
Write programs to solve problems and
increase efficiency
Design new systems – Robots, M2M, IoT
etc
Design and testing in Semiconductor
Industry
Algorithm design, testing and support
engineer in EDA companies
Design new systems – Semiconductor
chips, Robots, M2M, IoT etc

Electrical Engineer’s Options
! Broadcast Engineer
! Circuit Designer
! Communications Engineer -
! Consumer Advocate
! Design Engineer
! Distribution Planning
Engineer
! Drafting Technician
! Hardware Engineer
! Helicopter Pilot
! Hydro Engineer
! Military Officer
! Network Engineer
! Nuclear Engineer
! Patent Agent
! Product Development
Engineer
! Product Manager
! Project Engineer
! Public Utility Consultant
! Research Engineer
! Robotics Technologist
! Sales Representative
! Systems Support Analyst
! Technical Sales Engineer
! Technical Writer
! Telecommunications
Technician
! Test Technician
! Toy Designer
! University Professor
! Aeronautical Engineer
! Aerospace Engineer
! Aircraft Performance
Engineer
! Airline Pilot
! Astronautical Engineer
! Avionics Technician
! Electrical Engineer
! Electrical Systems Engineer
! Electrician
! Electronics Engineer
! Energy Efficiency Engineer
! Entrepreneur
! Instrumentation and Control
Engineer

Computer Science Engineer’s Options
! Business Analyst
! Chief Information Officer
! Communications Engineer
! Computational Linguist
! Computer Programmer
! Computer Scientist
! Computer Service Technician
! Computer Systems Engineer
! Consumer Advocate
! Data Processing Director
! Database Administrator
! Hardware Engineer
! Helicopter Pilot
! Java Developer
! Network Architect
! Network Engineer
! Patent Agent
! PHP Developer
! Product Development Engineer
! Product Manager
! Production Engineer
! Project Engineer
! Project Manager
! Quantitative Analyst
! Robotics Technologist
! Software Designer
! Software Sales Manager
! Software Testing Engineer
! Systems Administrator
! Systems Integration Engineer
! Technical Coordinator
! Technical Sales Engineer
! Technical Specialist
! Test Engineer
! University Professor
! User Interface Designer
! Video Game Audio Programmer
! Webmaster
! Application Architect
! Applications Analyst
! Applications Programmer
! Astronaut
! Astronautical Engineer
! Avionics Technician
! Electrical Engineer
! Electronics Engineer
! Embedded Software Engineer
! Energy Efficiency Engineer
! Entrepreneur
! Information Systems Consultant
! Information Systems Designer
! Information Technology (IT) Service
Manager
! Instrumentation and Control Engineer
! IT Analyst
! IT Manager

Example 1
Flipkart jobs

Example 2 : Facebook job categories

Electronics Engineering
! Employed in industries manufacturing electronic equipment,
research and development
! Marketing and sales jobs for electronic products are another
option
! Design, Implementation and testing in Semiconductor Industry
! Algorithm design, testing and support engineer in EDA
companies (Tool companies)
! Electronic engineers who specialize in biomedical equipment
find employment with bioengineering industries
! Market – Wearable Devices, Semiconductor and Energy
sector

Semiconductor Industry
! Product Companies -Companies which design ASICs/ASSPs/ Microprocessors
! Mediatek, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom,, ST, AMD
! Services Companies (Inhouse –Outsource)
! Smartplay, Synapse, Wipro, TVS, Tata Elxsi, Mindtree, Sasken
! Electronic Design Automation Companies - Company that provides the tools in
the ASIC Flow.
! Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Atoptech
! Soft/Hard IP Companies -Company that provides Intellectual blocks (IPs) that can
be plugged into the product
! Processor (Embedded) Core IP : ARM, MIPS
! DSP IP companies
! Memories – Synopsys, Cadence
! Connectivity IPs – Cadence, Synopsys

Opportunities - Software
! Large IT Service Providers (10 companies)
! Employ ~250,000 employees in India with ~50,000 new hires to support
growth, migration and attrition
! Midsize and Small IT Service Providers (~5,000 companies)
! Employ ~25,000 employees in India with ~10,000 new hires/ year
! Extension of IT Departments of Fortune 1000 Companies
! Employ ~100,000 employees in India with ~10,000 net new hires
! Product Development and Support Team Extension Centers
! Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Amazon, IBM etc.
! Employ ~10,000 employees with ~1,000 net new hires/ year
! Research Team Extensions
! IBM, Google, Microsoft, etc. (~1,000 researchers with PhDs)
Numbers above exclude BPO and non-software business employees.

Opportunities - Semiconductors
" Apart from these captives and subsidiaries of multinational
corporations, the number of semiconductor design start-ups in the
country is expected to ramp up from 710 in 2006 to nearly 3,250 by
2015, ISA said in a note
" According to industry estimates, designing a cutting-edge chip built
on a silicon wafer as thin as 65 nanometre can cost anywhere $30-
$40 million, and it is this cost that many companies are looking to
mitigate by outsourcing work to destinations such as India and
Eastern Europe
" While the semiconductor market continues to grow, Indian hubs of
Bangalore, capital New Delhi and the region surrounding it,
Hyderabad and Chennai will increase the export of semiconductor
design services from $4.6 billion at present to $43 billion by 2015,
employing more than 780,000 professionals. The industry employs
more than 121,000 today
" India is already the world’s fastest growing market for mobile phone
services, and global vendors have set up production here in the last
two years

Requirements - Semiconductors
# The basic skill required for a chip designer varies depending on the domain
that one desires to specialize in, but in general strong background in
electrical/electronics engineering and computer engineering is essential.
# Since the advances in VLSI happen at a rapid pace, ability to quickly and
continuously learn is a must.
# In terms of specific skills, knowledge in following areas is required: digital
design fundamentals, VHDL/Verilog, simulation and synthesis tools,
computer architecture.
# To deal with the dearth of chip designers some companies are tying up with
institutes offering training in chip design. If you do not have enough
experience, you can take up a short-term course.
# Besides technical skills, it is equally important for an individual to work on
enhancing his/her soft skills. Cross cultural work environments, demanding
customers, deadlines and expanded job roles have made it imperative for
employees to possess skills that go beyond just technical expertise.
# Effective communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving abilities,
customer orientation etc are important for an individual to succeed in their
roles.

Trends in Technical Career Progression
! Technology use and skills needed vary across industries
! IT, Retail, Banking, Transportation, Healthcare etc.
! Employment and growth opportunities vary across different
industries
! 50% of technology purchased by financial services industry (Banks,
Insurance, etc.)
! Moving from entry level roles to mid-level roles,
! Expand skills to include project and people management
! Knowledge of industry (domain) and mastering platform /
tools become critical for growth
! Prepare to relocate to metros for opportunities
! 80% of new SW space and jobs are in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune
and Chennai (20% Rest of India)

How to increase your employability
index?
! Good percentage/CGPA
! Additional credit/certification courses
! Additional workshop credits
! Independent Mini Project and Final Project
! Internship
! Conference Paper submissions - College, National &
International
! Participation in extra curricular activities
! Improve your writing and presentation skills
! Solve puzzles !
! Be up to date on latest technology trends, productivity tools
and social media platform
! Do your master program

How to increase your employability
index?
! Supplement your classroom knowledge online
! Free computer science video courses at
! Stanford Engineering Everywhere (see.stanford.edu)
! MIT Open Courseware (ocw.mit.edu)
! IITs and IISc. Courses (nptel.iitm.ac.in)
! KhanAcademy.org
! TedEx and TED
! Develop software in college
! Paid or unpaid positions on campus
! Research for Professors (no task is below you)
! Publish applications on Apple AppStore, Windows Phone Marketplace,
Android Market (one to two week effort)
! Publish websites for your community using free tools (WordPress,
Facebook, etc.)

Where do I learn about industry?
! Company websites, blogs, newsletters and press releases
! Social Media
! Facebook (Like company page)
! YouTube (Watch speeches of key industry leaders, events, TED)
! Twitter (Follow Tweets)
! LinkedIn (Reviews)
! Books
! Autobiographies for historical perspective
! Books by major players in the target industry
! Movies
! The Social Network, Pirates of the Silicon Valley, Wall Street
! Industry Association and Conferences

Not all Employers are Same
Career Progressive Organizations Large Service Providers
Work 70% work on new
applications, smaller projects
70% work on maintenance
and support, larger projects
Technologies Anything older than 2 years
is obsolete
Likely to be older systems
Processes Agile and Daily build model
(CMMi not relevant)
CMMi and highly restrictive
processes
People Computer Science/ E&C
degree required
Most engineering streams
accepted
Idle engineers
(bench)
Less than 10%, cannot
afford idle employees
30% to 50% of India
employees on bench (72-75%
utilization)
Growth/ Learning High due to rich work
experience on projects
Different

Recommendations
! Own your own growth
! Watch Stanford/ MIT courses to get different perspective from different
professor (Even if all your teachers are great!)
! Maximize learning by offering to work on challenging projects (Do not sit
idle, you will not grow)
! Look for long term success, not the immediate salary
! Focus on quality of projects offered, overlook designations
! Sometimes companies offer a high package for unattractive jobs (e. g.
hours, timings, traveling job etc.)
! Give examples from relevant technology or projects during your
interviews
! Everyone gets only 24 hours in day
! Use time wisely
! Avoid peer pressure

About Mediatek
! Mediatek is Asia’s largest fabless IC design company
! #4 in Fabless semiconductor worldwide ranking
! Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan with more than
10,000 employees with US$ 3.5 billion
! We are into Wireless communication, Optical
storage, Digital Home, Wireless connectivity &
broadband networking and automotive electronics
! Our mission is to meet consumers’ entertainment,
Communciation and information needs with
innovative IC products and services

References
! http://www.diffen.com/difference/Career_vs_Job
! http://www.academicinvest.com/engineering-careers
! http://educatingengineers.com/careers/electrical-engineer
! http://www.engineeryourcareer.org.au/?page_id=151
! http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/study/careers/pdf/
eng-software-careers.pdf
! https://www.facebook.com/careers/#teams
! Few presentations on sharepoint website

Thank you
Shivananda (Shivoo) R Koteshwar
Director, Mediatek, shivoo.koteshwar@gmail.com
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