[SI-LIST] Re: Career Advice for a junior EE
- From: "Jack C. Olson" <OLSON_JACK_C@xxxxxxx>
- To: gsletch@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:32:53 -0600
You can do whatever job you can do.
Experience in other areas from former jobs is never
a stumbling block, but it can be a stepping stone.
The job you get is largely a matter of how you present
yourself and the job you keep depends on your ability
to get the results that are expected from you.
Maybe you will have a steep learning curve, but no one
is going to look down on you for being a designer, its
just a different kind of puzzle to solve (and if you are
using that as an excuse for being out of work so long,
I think you are on the wrong track).
In fact, some companies may appreciate having someone
who knows a little bit about the manufacturing side of
things, someone who has seen how those design decisions
affect the final product.
Board designers turn ideas into reality,
So you want to be more of an "idea-man"? Go for it.
best wishes,
Jack
(a life-long circuit board designer)
"gsletch"
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I have a question, not technical per se, but more career advice
related.
I am an unemployed EE(US Citizen) with about 3 years experience in the
hard hit telecom/computer server industry. My first job out of school
was mainly doing high speed digital PCB layout. On occasion, I did
some simple schematic capture and I was trained in Cadence's signal
integrity tools, but never got into it like I was promised...industry
started to tank, environment changed, etc. Long story...anyway.
Now to my question, how do engineers/managers view a "newbie" whose
previous job was as a PCB Designer, but wants to get into more board
level circuit design with less physical design other than supervising
layout designers or doing some myself when needed? I feel that the PCB
layout exp. was helpful, but not challenging enough; hence, the
lateral career move.
Am I looked down upon because I was a PCB Designer?
Will there ever be an opportunity as a Hardware Engineer? The job
market doesn't seem to want to open up for the junior level
people...it is closing in on 2 years out of work for me....
I have a BSEE with Graduate level courses in FPGA/ASIC design and
(soon to be) board design. Do I have a chance or am I wasting my time?
Opinions are welcomed....
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