Any mechanical engineers transition to EE?
Hi all, I’m a mechanical engineer and design RF hardware and vacuum electronics for aerospace applications for my job. Been doing this for a couple of years now and have been interested in electrical engineering and learning more about it. I've been thinking of pursuing a masters in EE as I've been pretty interested in DSP and RF/microwave topics. I'm curious if any other engineers went this route from ME. I have my whole GI bill left so I was thinking of taking a break from work and pursuing school full time to get this.
I haven't taken any major EE classes really except circuits and signals and systems (more ME focused). But I went to a T20 school and had a 3.8 GPA with a research paper I co-authored. Main reason for the switch is I don't really find CAD, GD&T, and FEA all that interesting and have been more interested in the EE topics at work. I'm wondering if those who switched had to take prerequisites or if you were able to take them after getting admitted. I like research, but not sure if I would be admitted into a thesis based masters with no real EE classes. What are my chances of getting admitted into a course based masters, or even a thesis based masters?
Anyways, just wanted to see what other ME's faced with transitioning and specifically jumping into DSP or RF? And also, kinda worried about the job market after graduation and what someone's job prospects would look like for a mechanical engineer who transitioned after 2 years of work. Hoping to stay in aerospace or medical.
Thanks for your guys inputs!