Also called: Phased Array Engineer
Designs antennas, from huge ground dishes to flat electronic arrays that steer beams without moving.
You simulate an antenna pattern on the computer, build a prototype, and measure it in an anechoic chamber, a room lined with foam spikes that swallow radio echoes.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical engineering; master's in electromagnetics is common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Physics.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI optimizes antenna shapes; lab and range testing of real antennas stays human expertise.
Classes: AP Physics C, AP Calculus, Electronics class, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2072.
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