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October 6, 2025 | Charlene Gunter du Plessis, The Electronics FoundationEstimated reading time: 1 minute
The Emerging Engineer program for the Global Electronics Association is a catalyst for student success, offering tools, resources, and experiences that help shape informed, capable, and confident future engineers. The Electronics Foundation (formerly known as the IPC Education Foundation) invited the following students to attend IPC APEX EXPO 2025 and participate in this program.
Malachi Macon
Malachi is a first-generation college student studying mechanical engineering at MIT following a longstanding passion for the design and manufacturing of products. He has interests in the space and energy industries and climate research. On campus, he has been involved with various extracurricular activities, including a student theatre lighting design club, the MIT solar electric vehicle team, the Gordon Engineering Leadership (GEL) program, and more. He enjoys biking, hiking, and cooking.
“The opportunity to learn firsthand from the career experiences of mentors provides perspective on what soft and hard skills are important to develop for Emerging Engineers as we progress through our own careers. We are encouraged to gain leadership skills by volunteering to work on standards, serve as committee leaders, and more.
“Our access to the technical proceedings of conferences provides a vast wealth of knowledge regarding developments in the electronics manufacturing industry, which may prove directly useful to the work of the Emerging Engineers at their respective organizations.
“But the community we build may be the most valuable aspect. Not only do we get to meet and collaborate with organizational representatives and leaders from various levels of the global electronics manufacturing industry, but the support network we create among the Emerging Engineers is so valuable as well.”
Read about the other three Emerging Engineers featured in the Summer 2025 issue of Community Magazine.
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