Do hiring managers actually prefer EEs to CEs for electronics roles?
I'm a senior student considering changing majors from EE to CE based on a desire to work in embedded systems and my overall strengths (coding, fpga, dsp). It would not delay my graduation (CS minor would).
I've seen a lot of chatter about how CE is oversaturated (not at my school btw, total opposite), and seem to imply that CE is a worse degree overall. Though, this idea is one I have only encountered on reddit but not in real life or in any job data.
I was talking to my friend who is an embedded engineer with about 7-8 years of experience. She said, at her company the difference between EEs and CEs is so small, it effectively doesn't matter as long as the school is ABET accredited. You do need to have some actual coding experience for coding roles though.
Does anyone has any clear examples or evidence they've seen of a real preference for EEs in electronics roles in the real world?