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Not quite. Engineering and technology can involve the application of science and math. I'm a physicist working at a technology company. The products might not n
by analog31 5y ago
Not quite. Engineering and technology can involve the application of science and math. I'm a physicist working at a technology company. The products might not need a lot of math and physics, but when they do, the engineers and programmers are over their heads. Just the fact that most people hate the things that I enjoy doing, and are glad to hand it off to me, are enough to keep me employed.
I wouldn't build a tech business out of entirely physicists, but there aren't that many physicists anyway.
- Dracophoenix 5y agoIf there's aren't that many physicists in your line of work, isn't the lack of CS degree held against you?
- analog31 5y agoWe make measurement equipment and software to support it. I actually have a "scientist" title, and there are people with science background sprinkled through the org chart. One of our past CEO's was a scientist. This is not all that uncommon in businesses that are not "pure software" plays. If a product or service involves domain knowledge outside of programming, you always need to keep one or two people around who are experts in it, or people who are willing to actually develop that knowledge, which is often what physicists do. I am the keeper of "how it actually works" for a number of product lines. What I don't know is how I fare alongside CS'ists on payday, because I simply don't know. Even within the software department, there are some people with non CS education.