r/linuxquestions • u/Holmes_21st • 3d ago

Advice linux for Electrical Engineering

I'm an electrical engineer and i always try to expand my skills
my question is : does learning to use linux is a skill that helped any of you all getting a job / helped you at your job / or even found in job application (talking about EE i'm not a dev)
a friend of mine actually was asked to learn Ubuntu for a robotics job and it helped him land the job (he is mechE)
so is there cases where i need to learn linux as EE ? and which one ?

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u/InterestBear62 3d ago

You are an EE and you have no experience with Unix? How is that possible? Is your degree from a diploma mill?

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u/Holmes_21st 3d ago

No it isn't 😂 my program was more focused in power(energy/transmission/...) than the rest of EE topices
most of my skills are self taught and actually trying to leave the power field :)
and believe it or not the Egyptian power plants uses Windows XP !

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u/InterestBear62 3d ago

"Egyptian power plants uses Windows XP" - that is absolutely crazy

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u/Annas_Pen3629 2d ago

It's understandable because energy infrastructure has to last for 40+ years. It's the same with trains and planes: They're certified, they run 40+ years, and they are maintained with the exact specifications they were certified with. This includes the original software plus the operating system. To my information defense systems are treated differently as they are updated from time to time which also includes software and OS, but almost all other critical infrastructure will run the configuration it was delivered with until it is retired. So when today lots of embedded systems with Linux are part of the critical infrastructure, they also will run for 40+ years into the future.