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This work seems so much more challenging, interesting, and fun compared to what I do as a senior software engineer. Why does hardware engineering pay so much le
by epall 4y ago
This work seems so much more challenging, interesting, and fun compared to what I do as a senior software engineer. Why does hardware engineering pay so much less??
- gary_0 4y agoThe number of hardware designs companies can produce is restricted by economies of scale and the less mutable nature of hardware versus software, which in turn restricts the number of hardware engineers needed and thus the market demand for their skills. Also, much of the hardware production pipeline has been moved overseas to places with lower standards of living.
- wongarsu 4y agoFor the same reason game development or software development at SpaceX pays so little: if people want to do it you don't have to pay them to show up, only to survive.
- 2rsf 4y agoTry being an embedded software engineer, it tends to pay more than a HW engineer gets and still have all the fun
- d-sc 4y agoYup - also you need to know both fields hence why it pays more.