[Noisebridge-discuss] Job opening shortly at Microchip - FAE

[Anders Nelson]

Ha, I had no idea! Thanks I'll post there from now on. =]
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Anders Nelson

+1 (517) 775-6129

www.erogear.com


On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Will Sargent <will.sargent at gmail.com>wrote:

> FYI there is a noisebridge-jobs mailing list for this purpose.
>
> Will.
>
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Anders Nelson
> <anders.k.nelson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey fellas and ladies,
> >
> > After nearly three years of employment at Microchip Technology in San
> Jose,
> > I've decided it's time to take my side-job to the next level. Sewww
> starting
> > November 18, 2011 there will be a vacancy for a field applications
> engineer.
> > The position is about 50% with customers and 50% creating their systems
> so
> > it's quite a bit more social than a regular applications job. Base
> > compensation is excellent plus additional fringe benefits like paid
> vehicle
> > expenses (insurance, gas used for business, oil changes), paid smartphone
> > and the ability to take customers out for fancy dinners and whatnot. And
> > trips to CES, ESC, MASTERs, Macworld, Gamers Conference, etc. And all the
> > development tools, public/unreleased parts you can imagine.
> >
> > If you like microcontrollers and making prototype products with them,
> this
> > will be your dream job. It certainly was mine. My focus was consumer
> > electronics like mobile device accessories (iPod/iPad/iPhone/Android),
> game
> > console audio DSP stuff and fitness devices. I simply cannot say enough
> good
> > things about the work content and the people as well.
> >
> > That said, there are a few requirements:
> >
> > -Working with MCUs and the parts that support them (ADCs, LDOs, PCB
> layout,
> > etc.) must be your hobby. Or at least a persistent genuine interest.
> > -For the first several months at least, you should be present at the San
> > Jose office (450 Holger Way, San Jose). After getting your bearings
> you'll
> > be able to work from home a good percentage of the time.
> > -You must be good with people face-to-face. You will be meeting with
> > customers and some of them will piss you off. Keep calm and carry on!
> > -You must know how to program microcontrollers in C, and understand
> enough
> > assembly to figure out if the compiler has generated an error in its
> output.
> > -You must have regular access to a vehicle.
> > -You must not be uptight. We like our occasional off-color jokes in the
> > office.
> > -Sometimes you will provide phone support to a consultant to detail a
> > register and it will take 10 minutes.
> > -Sometimes you will design THE WHOLE SYSTEM for a high-volume application
> > and it will take 9 months. Meanwhile you will continue to give phone
> support
> > every once in a while to those consultants.
> > -You will be working with 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers.
> > -You must know how to use test equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter, logic
> > analyzer, protocol analyzer, etc.) effectively.
> >
> > The others in this company are very good at their job and will provide
> help
> > whenever you ask - just pick up the phone. Alternately, you can fly down
> to
> > headquarters and have a pow-wow with the expert(s) in a subject to really
> > get the hang of it. The hierarchy is very flat and you can talk to people
> > you wouldn't normally think you could.
> >
> > I'll be happy to sit down and yak with anyone interested in such a
> position
> > - I plan on being at Noisebridge tonight and tomorrow for the DorkBot
> event.
> > In any case, drop me an email!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > Anders Nelson
> >
> > +1 (517) 775-6129
> >
> > www.erogear.com
> >
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> >
> >
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