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Certificate

Embedded Systems Engineering

Professional Certificate

About the Embedded Systems Engineering Program

Online
All courses offered online, except for FPGA II and Embedded Systems for Robotics which are offered in-class only.
18 Months
Flexible
$5,195
Excludes textbooks and materials

Program Benefits

  • Program can be completed entirely online
  • Online courses provide flexibility for busy schedules
  • Curriculum taught in accordance with industry standards
  • Practicing instructors who bring industry relevance to students
  • New curriculum featuring current case studies

Demand and Job Prospects

  • According to Burning Glass Technologies, job postings for Software Development Engineers with embedded engineering skills have averaged 14,477  job postings between 2016 - 2018
  • Top companies hiring individuals with Embedded skills in the past year nationwide include Amazon, Harris Corp., Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Google, Cisco, BAE Systems, General Electric, Boeing, United Technologies and Qualcomm (source: Burning Glass Technologies)
  • According to the ZipRecruiter, the median wage for Embedded Systems Engineers is $137,000.00 per year nation wide and $122,000.00 in California (10/08/24).

Embedded Systems Engineering

Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
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PREREQUISITES

If you have prerequisite knowledge you may enroll in required courses, no waiver is needed.

REQUIRED COURSES

All four (4) requried. Twelve (12) units required. Courses must be taken in the order listed.

ELECTIVE COURSES

Select any of two (2) courses - Six (6) units required.

Other Courses of Interest

EDC Preferred Provider

The San Diego Regional EDC's Advancing San Diego program is designed to address talent shortages in STEM positions. Students of our program will be eligible for fully-funded internships at San Diego small companies. Learn more about the program by visiting AdvancingSD.com.

Conditions for Admission

A minimum of a BSEE or BSCE or equivalent knowledge and work experience is required for entry into this program. The prerequisite courses are designed to provide students with the basic foundational knowledge in C programming and embedded systems if needed. UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies programs are designed to best serve college-prepared working professionals. Although programs are open to all adult learners, where program capacity is limited, applicants with this profile will receive preference for admission.

FAQs

Advisory Board

Henrick Christensen, Ph.D.

Director, Contextual Robotics Institute
UC San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering

Seung Kang, Ph.D.

Director of Engineering
Qualcomm

Victor Kolesnichenko, Ph.D.

Principal
CA Consulting Inc.

Emeel Noohi, BE, EE

Sr. Embedded Firmware Engineer - Consultant
Abbott Diabetes Care

Jack Silberman, Ph.D.

Area Manager, Canada and Latin America
Abbott Diabetes Care

Rick Thorne

Retired
Embedded Systems Engineer