advice RF/ ASIC/ FGPA type jobs.

Oct 09, 2006 6 Replies
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I started thinking about what I wanted to do with my career. What I have been doing for the last several years is developing devices at the board level. Mainly capturing all the logic and then shooting it over to my layout guy. We get the stuffed boards back then I get my code on the microcontroller to communicate with everything else on the board.



I was browsing around on monster.com and most of the jobs that catch my attention are the ASIC and RF type jobs that require several years of experience. That is just the problem - I don't have the background just yet to get the technical job that I want. Even if I picked up a masters degree in EE I still don't have the real world experience to land the job. ( I currently have a BS in Computer Engineering) Any advice on how I can gain this experience quickly so I can land a more rewarding job?



Thanks for any information any feedback is appreciated


-Henk



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On the fast lane to riches... You might be picking up the required knowledge for doing stockmarket stuff far more quickly than RF and ASIC. Stockmarket jobs are more rewarding than EE if you want to put it this way.

Rene

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Rene,

Rewarding as in enjoying what I am doing and being challenged daily. Nothing to do with money.

Rene Tschaggelar wrote:

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I see. Being let loose to do those things that are interesting and unknown is part of every job, I guess. How big the part is may depend on the company. As usual there may also be a time pressure to solve a problem in a certain time.

Rene

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Any real pros out there that can give me some direction? Thanks!!! :)

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Just do it. Send in the resume, do the interviews. If a company likes you, it will spend the money needed to train you.

Do you have any props you can bring in? Reports, maybe even a breadboard from when you were in school?

Then again maybe you can get your foot in the door - do a few projects over at guru.com and build your portfolio of skills there, part-time.

Best of luck to you.

Michael Darrett (a very bored chemical engineer)

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Advice on how to obtain the basics plus several years of experience quickly ? Short of a time machine ? Spend these years on getting the experience ? Fake/claim the experience ?

Yes, there are employers that want 5 years of experience in lawn mowing for a lawn mowing job.

Rene

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