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Part of my job (scientific researcher) involves designing high bandwidth circuits with analog electronics (op-amps, transistors, LCR filters, etc.). I really en

Part of my job (scientific researcher) involves designing high bandwidth circuits with analog electronics (op-amps, transistors, LCR filters, etc.). I really enjoy this part but it's not really my core responsibility. Thinking of potential (long in the future) career changes, does anyone know if this sort of stuff is still done commercially in more than just a few niche fields? Or is it all FPGAs/ASICs these days? And are there any tech companies employing people to mix this sort of thing with software and firmware development too? A sort of "full stack" developer where the stack also includes the hardware side.

pjc50 6y ago
It's definitely done commercially. It's "niche", in the sense that you'll have to go where the jobs are, but those niches can be huge. Audio, power, and RF electronics all need analog design.
jpm_sd 6y ago
Look into software-defined radio. An opportunity for you to learn something about FPGAs and ASICs, but good analog design skills are vitally important to make it all work in the end!