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FROM COLLEGE TO CAREER Mary Holleboom Digital Design Hardware Engineer. Nov. 6, 2002. OUTLINE. Background Personal Experience Faith & Engineering Advice Conclusion Questions. Graduated May, 2002 Electrical concentration Spanish minor President of IEEE (2001-2002)
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FROM COLLEGE TO CAREERMary HolleboomDigital Design Hardware Engineer Nov. 6, 2002
OUTLINE • Background • Personal Experience • Faith & Engineering • Advice • Conclusion • Questions FILE NAME
Graduated May, 2002 Electrical concentration Spanish minor President of IEEE (2001-2002) Student Liaison of IEEE (2000-2001) 2 internships Delphi Automotive - Flint East Cruise Control Assembly Delphi Automotive - Flint West Generator Plant Engineering Dept. Office Student Assistant Smiths Aerospace BACKGROUND FILE NAME
MY EXPERIENCE • Smiths Aerospace • Accepted February, 2002 • Started June, 2002 • Digital Design • FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) • UNIX - EMACS, ModelSim • PC - Visio • Used text books as resources (Don’t Get Rid of Them!) • Mix of self-teaching and formal/informal training FILE NAME
TOOLS - ModelSim FILE NAME
PROJECTS • CRC Generator/Checker • Cyclic Redundancy Code • Error detection & correction • Generic module for reuse w/in company • Training • Orlando, FL • 1 week • VHDL programming • VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Hardware Description Language FILE NAME
PROJECTS • JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) • F-35 A,B,&C (variants) • US Navy • US Air Force • US Marine Corps • UK Royal Navy & Royal Air Force • Features • CTOL(Conventional Takeoff & Landing) • STOVL(Short Takeoff & Vertical Landing) • CV(Carrier Variant) • Commonality • Fuselage and Internal Weapons Bay • Common structural geometries • Same core engine w/ modifications (Pratt & Whitney F119) • FRIU (Fuselage Remote Interface Unit) • 2 FPGAs / 1 Circuit Card • BUS interface • I/O Discretes • Work under technical lead: Sam Lassini www.jast.mil/IEFrames.htm FILE NAME
JSF OVERVIEW FILE NAME
FAITH & ENGINEERING • Foundation at Calvin • Figure out what you believe and why • Real world • Personal actions • Attitude towards work • How your job affects others / society FILE NAME
ADVICE • Use resources available / seize opportunities • Seminars • Professors • Reading & Reference Room • Job Fairs • Career Resource Center • Use college as time to explore • Take part in different internships • Become involved in IEEE • Industry contacts • Looks good on resume • Resources • Computer Science • More programming • Unix FILE NAME
ADVICE • Senior Design • How to work with others • What to undertake and what to designate • Trust your teammates • Work hard 1st semester and INTERIM • Communication • Plan ahead - make a SCHEDULE and stick to it • FE Exam • Spring • Electrical test • Start studying EARLY • Take time off between graduation and work/Grad school • You’re not expected to know how to do your job before you start - use college to learn how to learn FILE NAME
CONCLUSION - Get experience - - It’s never too early to start looking for a job / internship - - Keep learning - HAVE FUN! FILE NAME
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