Career perspectives & roles
Studying Embedded Systems at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø opens the door to a wide range of careers, especially in the high-tech Brainport region. As a ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø Embedded Systems graduate, you may work, for example, as:
- Embedded systems engineer
- Edge systems engineer
- Embedded software developer
- Embedded systems architect
- System on chip designer
- Firmware engineer
- Embedded networking engineer
- FPGA engineer
- Internet of Things engineer
- Control-systems engineer
- Real-time systems developer
- R&D Engineer
Key outcomes after graduation
Embedded systems alumni find their skills in high demand. They secure a permanent contract much faster than average; often within just 15 months of graduating. Alongside traditional high-earning fields like medicine and dentistry, embedded systems is ranked among the always popular paths yielding some of the highest financial returns and fastest hiring tracks in the Dutch economy.
The Brainport Eindhoven region is home to a large network of high-tech companies and innovation-driven organizations. This gives Embedded Systems graduates access to a broad range of career opportunities close to campus.
Our graduates end up working in companies like ASML, Philips, NXP Semiconductors, Sioux technologies, DAF Trucks and Canon. where some of our former students have ended up after graduating.
| Employment rate: | 76% within 6 months after graduation |
| Average starting salary: | €3,741 gross per month |
| Time to first job offer: | 3 months on average |
| Unemployment rate (high-tech sector): | <3% |
Beyond industry: PhD or EngD
You can also continue your academic journey at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø by pursuing a PhD for a research-focused profile or an EngD for a more industry-oriented path.
As a PhD candidate, you work closely with a supervisor while working on cutting edge research, experiencing teaching, and developing your academic and communication skills.
As a master graduate, you can also become an EngD trainee to continue learning, gain hands-on experience and develop further for your future career in industry.
Where can you find our ES alumni?
The numerous fields of application of Embedded Systems provide you with a broad range of employment possibilities. Like our alumni, you could be working in:
- Embedded systems industry;
- Research laboratories;
- Universities of the education sector;
- Software industry;
- Outplacement companies;
- Government sector.