Ha, I had no idea! Thanks I'll post there from now on. =]<br clear="all">--<br>Anders Nelson<br><br>+1 (517) 775-6129<br><br><a href="http://www.erogear.com">www.erogear.com</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Will Sargent <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:will.sargent@gmail.com">will.sargent@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
FYI there is a noisebridge-jobs mailing list for this purpose.<br>
<br>
Will.<br>
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Anders Nelson<br>
<<a href="mailto:anders.k.nelson@gmail.com">anders.k.nelson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hey fellas and ladies,<br>
><br>
> After nearly three years of employment at Microchip Technology in San Jose,<br>
> I've decided it's time to take my side-job to the next level. Sewww starting<br>
> November 18, 2011 there will be a vacancy for a field applications engineer.<br>
> The position is about 50% with customers and 50% creating their systems so<br>
> it's quite a bit more social than a regular applications job. Base<br>
> compensation is excellent plus additional fringe benefits like paid vehicle<br>
> expenses (insurance, gas used for business, oil changes), paid smartphone<br>
> and the ability to take customers out for fancy dinners and whatnot. And<br>
> trips to CES, ESC, MASTERs, Macworld, Gamers Conference, etc. And all the<br>
> development tools, public/unreleased parts you can imagine.<br>
><br>
> If you like microcontrollers and making prototype products with them, this<br>
> will be your dream job. It certainly was mine. My focus was consumer<br>
> electronics like mobile device accessories (iPod/iPad/iPhone/Android), game<br>
> console audio DSP stuff and fitness devices. I simply cannot say enough good<br>
> things about the work content and the people as well.<br>
><br>
> That said, there are a few requirements:<br>
><br>
> -Working with MCUs and the parts that support them (ADCs, LDOs, PCB layout,<br>
> etc.) must be your hobby. Or at least a persistent genuine interest.<br>
> -For the first several months at least, you should be present at the San<br>
> Jose office (450 Holger Way, San Jose). After getting your bearings you'll<br>
> be able to work from home a good percentage of the time.<br>
> -You must be good with people face-to-face. You will be meeting with<br>
> customers and some of them will piss you off. Keep calm and carry on!<br>
> -You must know how to program microcontrollers in C, and understand enough<br>
> assembly to figure out if the compiler has generated an error in its output.<br>
> -You must have regular access to a vehicle.<br>
> -You must not be uptight. We like our occasional off-color jokes in the<br>
> office.<br>
> -Sometimes you will provide phone support to a consultant to detail a<br>
> register and it will take 10 minutes.<br>
> -Sometimes you will design THE WHOLE SYSTEM for a high-volume application<br>
> and it will take 9 months. Meanwhile you will continue to give phone support<br>
> every once in a while to those consultants.<br>
> -You will be working with 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers.<br>
> -You must know how to use test equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter, logic<br>
> analyzer, protocol analyzer, etc.) effectively.<br>
><br>
> The others in this company are very good at their job and will provide help<br>
> whenever you ask - just pick up the phone. Alternately, you can fly down to<br>
> headquarters and have a pow-wow with the expert(s) in a subject to really<br>
> get the hang of it. The hierarchy is very flat and you can talk to people<br>
> you wouldn't normally think you could.<br>
><br>
> I'll be happy to sit down and yak with anyone interested in such a position<br>
> - I plan on being at Noisebridge tonight and tomorrow for the DorkBot event.<br>
> In any case, drop me an email!<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Anders Nelson<br>
><br>
> +1 (517) 775-6129<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.erogear.com" target="_blank">www.erogear.com</a><br>
><br>
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