Engineering
Microsystems Engineers
Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
Median salary
$117,750
Typical range
$63k – $184k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Microsystems Engineers
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Microsystems Engineers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Microsystems Engineers
Entry / Junior
$62,840
~2 yrs to advance
Microsystems Engineers
Established
$117,750
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Microsystems Engineers
Senior
$150,630
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) components or packaged assemblies consistent with process, functional, or package constraints.
- •Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device designs, using simulation or modeling software.
- •Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components or materials specifications, or packaging requirements.
- •Conduct analyses addressing issues such as failure, reliability, or yield improvement.
- •Plan or schedule engineering research or development projects involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Engineering
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign45% admit · $80,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.