So I'm retired now, but hoping to do occasional consulting work in electronics.
I'm not up to date on AI. I need to take a course or two on AI as applicable to electronics and manufacturing. What's recommended?
So here's my situation. I am a degreed EE. I have a PE license. I worked in the electronics industry as a "Component Engineer" and occasional Support/Continuation Engineer for 40+ years. I retired recently.
It's always bothered me that I was never a real Electronics Design Engineer. I can read schematics and even comment on selection of components, trouble-shoot now and then, but I can't design modern electronics from scratch. I don't know modern design tools. I'd like to go "back to school". I'd like to know how to design electronics, both analog and digital, and microprocessor-based, at least for "hobby" purposes.
My question is: what's the best way to do this? I suppose I could start a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, but I think I've lost too much of the higher math. I could take a Master's in Electronics Engineering Technology, but I can't find such a Master's program ("MSEET") in Electronics Design, let alone online.
Maybe I could cobble together a self-taught series of "courses" maybe using classic texts such a "Art of Electronics." Is this feasible? Where would I start? Is there a series of courses I could buy, or follow the recommendations of a senior designer or professor? Are there schools that would let me cherry-pick courses, or maybe audit courses at the Bachelor's or Master's level without formal enrollment?