The Software Engineering (Embedded Systems) program combines the core Software Engineering Program with the Embedded Systems courses and Electronics Courses of the Mechatronics Program. The students taking this stream will be trained to be Software Engineers who have had exposure to: electrical power and electronics; physical interfacing of digital and analog electronics with the computer; and, software design for embedded systems and Digital Signal Processors (DSP). This will include hands-on labs that will teach students how to design, document, implement and test embedded systems.

Software engineers (SEs) are engineers who specialise in designing, building, testing, and "maintaining" the software in computer systems. Such systems include, systems that control electrical and mechanical devices, computerised communication systems, computer systems used to design other engineering products, financial systems, and information systems. Since software is now used in every type of organisation, and in designing every type of device, career opportunities are essentially unlimited.