Is programming necessary for electrical engineering?

Originally Answered: Is coding required in electrical engineering? As a power engineer, generally the answer is no. However there are many times that experience with coding can help, such as automation of repetitive tasks and many fields attached to Electrical Engineering. VBA is almost an essential skill.

What skills should I develop as an electrical engineer?

The 10 Key Skills You Need to Become an Electrical Engineer

• Problem solving. Regardless of their discipline, engineers are, at their core, problem solvers.
• Critical thinking.
• Basic circuit knowledge.
• Communication.
• Electronic troubleshooting.
• Organisation.
• Numeracy.
• Creative thinking.

Do electrical engineers make good programmers?

Yes an electrical engineer can program however the focus tends to be more on lower level coding e.g. C, C++, embedded C, assembly and other goodness associated with device drivers, real time control systems and the such.

Do electrical engineers need to be good at programming?

In many occasions this author has read on various posts that claim there are still electrical engineering careers that do not require programming knowledge, but those are becoming more and more rare. In general, the ability to program has great advantages and is considered an asset. Remember, programming is a skill, not a profession.

What programming language should I learn first as an engineering major?

Any engineering will require at least some coding. Java is a tough first language. Give python a try. I don’t understand why schools push java so much. It’s virtually useless beyond college.

What programming language should I learn to become a circuit designer?

Also, learning a programming language is the first step to learning rigorous logical, structured and ordered thinking. When you design circuits, you will also be using a language, but it will be a language like VHDL (for VHSIC Hardware Design Language where VHSIC stands for Very High Speed Integrated Circuit):

Do utility engineers need to be able to code?

The ability to code is definitely beneficial to folks in my field (and other utility engineer specializations). It helps that I enjoy it too. Analog ic designer here: I’ve done some verilog coding, hp vee graphical programming, hp tester programming, general spice scripting, & Perl data management.