As an electronics engineer for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Bobby Acacio 鈥�20 is living out his professional dreams.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a really cool job and a lot of people get master鈥檚 degrees or Ph.D.s first, but I was very fortunate to get this with just a bachelor鈥檚 degree,鈥� said Acacio, who received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in electrical engineering from 海角吃瓜网 in 2020. 鈥淓ngineering degrees give you a good foundation so you can springboard to whatever industry might suit you.鈥�
While he started the position remotely, Acacio recently moved to Washington, D.C. to work in person.
鈥淚 work with telecommunications systems, meaning things that involve radio frequencies to work properly,鈥� Acacio said. 鈥淚 conduct and analyze engineering studies and perform propagation analysis on antennas, satellites, and airborne systems to validate the different co-channel interferences.鈥�
As part of his undergraduate experience, Acacio was a Presidential Ambassador, orientation leader, president of the University鈥檚 chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the chapter鈥檚 Radio Frequency (RF) Committee.
鈥淲hile I was at 海角吃瓜网, I did a whole bunch of things, and that kind of experience led me to get hired at the FCC,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 had some experience with electromagnetics, but a lot of the application I was able to get through my participation with IEEE.鈥�
Earlier this year, Acacio was able to draw on another experience he had while a student at 海角吃瓜网. In 2018, he received the prestigious Killam Fellowship through the University鈥檚 partnership with Fulbright Canada. Through the fellowship, he spent a semester studying at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia.
Acacio recently participated in a Fulbright panel to discuss his experience and answer questions from prospective Fulbright students.
鈥淕etting that exposure of going to a different country to a much larger school was a really cool experience and it made me appreciate 海角吃瓜网 a lot more because of how small the classes were and how flexible the clubs were,鈥� he said. 鈥満＝浅怨贤� is an incredible school and I wouldn鈥檛 have been able to do any of this without the opportunities they afforded me.鈥�
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