Obtaining a job at a big time hardware manufacturer

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<p>I'm going to school for ECE, and if all works out and goes well, as it should, I want to go for my masters in ECE. My question is if I wanted to get a job at some big hardware vendor, say AMD, Radeon, Intel, Nvidea, or any company like those; what would I have to do to obtain a job with them? What do they look for hiring people, do they typically only hire from colleges/universities around them? Do I need a PhD in ECE, if I want to work on the development of new computer hardware/technologies? Development is what I want to essentially do, and I am thinking this entails a PhD but everyone tells me PhD is only good for academia.</p>

<p>I'm pretty confused...</p>

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<p>You know, you can go to their web sites and click on the “jobs” or “careers” links.</p>

<p>Many people work in industry jobs with bachelor’s degrees.</p>