Hi Acgalletta, Your opinion is respected. We are all hard working engineers and have paid our dues to earn our degrees. Unfortunately you are making assumptions and not knowing exactly the details of what the current PhDs are working on I am afraid your comments are baseless and speculative at best. With respect to the current position, the responsibilities and the scope of the job can extend itself all the way up to a PhD level as there is significant amount of research and analysis that would be best fitting for someone with that background, yet a BSEE could still manage to perform the bare minimum and may be more based on experience. Hope this clears it up. Best, Mohammad ________________________________ From: A [mailto:acgalletta@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:25 PM To: Mohammad Tabatabai Cc: Grasso, Charles; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] Re: EMC Test Engineer Opening at Broadcom Hi Mohammad, One thing that troubles me is... If the scope of the job is beyond the post and really needs a PhD then why is the minimum requirement for a BS? I highly doubt you need a PhD. They're better off in project management and overseeing chip tapeout, but for testing, I think a BS EE or Physics can suffice. Sorry, but I feel your PhDs are underutilized. Let's not devalue PhDs. Let's also give more respect to graduates w/ a BSEE. Afterall, a degree in EE is HARD work. On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Mohammad Tabatabai <mohammadt@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mohammadt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: Dear Charles, Believe it or not we have 5 PhDs in similar capacities performing test functions. The scope of the job goes beyond what I posted and requires a lot more analysis than just test-taking. If you paid attention I also mentioned that the minimum required for the job is a BSEE or BS in Physics. Mohammad -----Original Message----- From: Grasso, Charles [mailto:Charles.Grasso@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Charles.Grasso@xxxxxxxxxxxx>] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:40 PM To: Mohammad Tabatabai; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: EMC Test Engineer Opening at Broadcom Dear Mohammad, I almost never reply to these sorts of posts but this is an exception. So let me see,,you want a Phd - who know simulation tools and EM theory. This person will then be assigned testing functions. Really?!! ________________________________________ From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Mohammad Tabatabai [mohammadt@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mohammadt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:33 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [SI-LIST] EMC Test Engineer Opening at Broadcom Hi Everyone, Broadcom has an EMC Test-Engineer opening here at the Irvine head-quarters. We are seeking a hands-on engineer who has performed compliance testing on Ethernet devices preferably using CISPR 22 and FCC Part 15(Class A+B) with 5-10 years of experience. This person will be responsible for taking measurements in the chamber, recording and reporting the results and debugging failures. A thorough knowledge of Electromagnetism is required with a BS, (MS or PhD preferred) in electrical engineering or physics. Knowledge of Ansoft EMI simulation tools a real plus. 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