Embedded vs software engineers

Thread Starter

jrv9090

Joined Nov 26, 2014
17
I don't understand the work profile of an embedded engineer. Is an embedded engineer a subset of software engineer because I see them talking about program codes mostly.
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
21,159
Not sure what you're seeing differently. I agree about software engineering and such.
That software engineering is a subset of embedded engineering. Maybe it is in terms of abstract knowledge, but of practitioners I would say that
All embedded engineers are software engineers, but not all software engineers are embedded engineers.
 

djsfantasi

Joined Apr 11, 2010
9,156
What about software engineers building web pages to run on large server farms? They don't work on embedded systems and hence aren't embedded engineers. But if they are a subset, they would be.

Hence, the statement that SE are a subset of EE cannot be true.
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
21,159
I see....I see a Venn diagram showing the embedded engineer at the intersection of hardware and software. What a concept!
 
Top