ASME ANNUAL CRAB FEED!!!
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is opening its doors to an endless supply of crab from Spenger's Grotto in an end-of-the-year banquet OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY/STAFF OF ALL MAJORS. Family and friends are invited as well.
When: Tuesday, April 15th from 6-9PM: Doors open 5:30pm
Where: Lipman Room, 8th floor Barrows Hall
Keynote Speaker: Apple Product Design Unlimited
Crab (over 300lbs!), Pasta, Appetizers, etc. Only $10 for students!!! $25 for faculty/staff!!! Buy tickets on the 3rd floor of Etcheverry from 11-3pm every weekday this week! Only 200 tickets available!
Please email Kenneth_Lee@berkeley.edu for any questions/concerns.
Kenneth P. Lee
President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)- Berkeley Student
Chapter
Candidate, B.S. Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering May 2009
University of California at Berkeley
(650) 996-4828
Kenneth_Lee@berkeley.edu
ASUC Election
1.4 Million. That is the ASUC budget and it is the ASUC senators who will decide who gets the money. Your project or student organization may need funding. Before you pass up the opportunity to vote, please consider this as an opportunity to voice yourself to the campus and improve engineering student life.
Voting starts today at 9 AM and will end Thursday at 11:59 PM. Vote at: http://election.asuc.org (except from Airbears)
The APPLE Engineering candidates are:
#139 Tu Tran Senate
#142 Regine Labog Senate
#22 Curtis Lee President
#52 Grace Shen Executive Vice President
#34 Christian Osmena Academic Affairs Vice President
#42 Lina Ochman External Affairs Vice President
Campus Polls (Open 9:00am to 4:10pm)
Extended Hour Polls (Open 9:00am to 10:00pm)
Residence Hall Polls
Tu Minh Tran University of California, Berkeley Bioengineering, Rhetoric Class 2010 2437 Piedmont Ave #107 Berkeley, CA 94704 C: (916) 203-1031 H: (510) 647-9255
AS&T Colloquium Nuclear Energy Renaissance in the U.S.
Professor Jasmina Vujic Department of Nuclear Engineering University of California,
Berkeley
The USA has neglected nuclear energy for the last 20 or 30 years, but nuclear
energy will be the way of the future if the United States wants to have energy
independence and reduce the human influence on global climate. Besides electricity,
one of the outputs of a nuclear power plant is heat, and with some of the new
designs, those high temperatures could be used for efficient production of hydrogen.
With the growing concerns about the energy cost, supply and CO2 emissions of
fossil fuels, nuclear power appears increasingly attractive as a green energy
source to many. Even with seemingly so many pluses, and support from the current
presidential administration, a nuclear revival could be a tough sell to the
public. This presentation will view the recent advances in nuclear energy technologies,
spent fuel reprocessing and closing the fuel cycle, and the new generation of
nuclear reactors.
Applied Science and Technology Colloquium
Thursday, April 24, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Refreshments will be served at 3:15 PM.
IEEE Startup Fair and SPAC, Thursday 11am-8pm This Thursday, April 17th, IEEE is hosting two back-to-back events: Register and find more information here: http://ieee.berkeley.edu/startupfair
1. Startup Fair Time: 11am-4pm Location: TBA Still looking for a job or internship? The startup fair is your typical career fair with one key difference: You won't be seeing Microsoft or Google. The startup fair is devoted to brand new, up and coming companies from around the valley. If you're interested in seeing the newest technologies and services, working for a small early stage company, or networking then be sure to drop by! Companies include Loopt, a Stanford startup that provides location-based social networking on your phone. For a comprehensive list of companies, please visit our information page: http://ieee.berkeley.edu/startupfair
2. Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) Time: 5:30-9pm Location: Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor Soda Hall Free dinner and prizes! To complement the startup fair, we will be hosting a seminar with entrepreneurial speakers. Seminar speakers include: Nat Natraj: entrepreneur, CEO of eForce,and former VP/Director of Financial Services at Seibel Systems.
Hope to see you all there, Ken Elkabany Chair UC Berkeley IEEE Student Branch
Student Panel for Employer Roundtable
The Career Center is seeking graduating seniors to participate in a student panel to give feedback to recruiters based on their recruiting experiences. Here's a chance to represent your fellow classmates and inform recruiters about what is important to students at Cal. We are seeking graduating seniors who have conducted a full time job search in business or engineering related fields this year, that included CalJobs/OCR, Job Fairs, and employer information sessions. The panel will take place 11:00-12:15 as part of the Employer Roundtable, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Alumni House If interested, please fill out the below information and return to me, Linda C. Hernandez lindach@berkeley.edu. Thanks!
Name:
Degree level:
Major:
Grad Date:
Number of OCR interviews:
Number of Job Fairs attended:
Number of Employer Information Sessions attended:
If you have been offered a job(s):
Types of job(s):
Company name(s):
Did you accept a job? Which one?
Your phone number:
Best time to reach you:
Just In Time Career Fair, this Thursday
Over 195 employers are eager to recruit Cal students for full time jobs, internships, and summer jobs.
The fair is cosponsored by the Career Center, Berkeley Phi Beta Lambda FBLA, Golden Key International Honour Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society, and Undergraduate Economics Association (UEA).
Open to Berkeley students and current members of the Career Center's Alumni Advantage program. Bring your Berkeley SID and resumes to MLK Student Union, Pauley Ballroom, 3rd Floor.
See details and links to participating employers at http://career.berkeley.edu/Fairs/Just.stm
IEEE Texas Hold'em TOURNAMENT this Thursday, April 24th @ 6pm Tired of not having an iPhone? Tired of paying to play Texas Hold'em? We have everything you need for a night of fun! IEEE will be hosting a Texas Hold'em TOURNAMENT this Thursday, April 24th at 6 pm. The event is sponsored by the startup, Zynga Game Network, and is a great chance for you to get to meet their engineers! Event will be serviced by Tri-Delta Sorority Girls! This event is exclusively for CS/EECS majors. Buy-In = Your resume Must RSVP by sending resume to kent@zynga.com - limited space
Location: Soda Hall - Wozniak Lounge
Time: Thursday, April 24th at 6 pm
Prizes: • 1ST PLACE - IPHONE • 2ND PLACE - IPOD NANO • 3RD PLACE - IPOD NANO Food and Drinks will be provided for free during the tournament!
Thanks! IEEE Officers
Engineering and the Global Poverty and Practice Minor (April 14, Noon)
Engineering and the Global Poverty and Practice Minor
Monday, April 14th, Noon-1pm
290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Pizza and drinks will be served
College of Engineering undergraduates and their advisors are invited to join Dean Shankar Sastry and Professor Ananya Roy to learn more about the new Global Poverty & Practice Minor and how it can compliment your engineering major in interesting and enriching ways. This meeting will be a great networking opportunity for students interested in applying their engineering skills to poverty alleviation.
Hosted by the Blum Center for Developing Economies
Eva Wong
Student Services Administrator
Blum Center for Developing Economies
University of California, Berkeley
F402 Haas School of Business #1930
(510) 642-4274 office
(510) 642-2826 fax
evaw@berkeley.edu
StartUp Workshops
Thinking about facilitating a course next semester? Attend a StartUp Workshop in the Student Learning Center!
Chávez Student Center, Room 201C
| Thursdays 1 pm – 2 pm April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 |
Fridays 1 pm – 2 pm April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 |
Thursdays 3 pm – 4 pm April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 |
Fridays 3 pm – 4 pm |
For more information about the StartUp Workshops visit the UCFTR website at: http://slc.berkeley.edu/ucftr or e-mail: ucftr@berkeley.edu
Startup @ Berkeley Mixer
ST@B Entrepreneur Mixer: Paul Martino, Founder & CEO of Aggregate Knowledge,
Blakes on Telegraph, 7-9:30 PM, Thursday, April 17
Come out to the next Startup @ Berkeley Mixer to meet Cal entrepreneurs and hear a talk by Paul Martino, CEO of Aggregate Knowledge, one of Silicon Valley's hottest venture backed companies, with funding of over $25M from Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and DAG Ventures. Prior to founding Aggregate Knowledge, Paul was founder and CTO of Tribe Networks and has been a founder of two other companies. Enjoy two and a half hours of good company, free food, and get to know the next generation of Berkeley entrepreneurs! ST@B was formed to bring together undergraduate, graduate, and faculty entrepreneurs from UC Berkeley to interact with members of the greater entrepreneurial ecosystem through regular off-campus mixers.
Doctorate in Business Information Sessions
Thinking of graduate school? Why not consider a doctorate degree in Business! More than ever, there are exciting new opportunities for research in management and decision science, making the doctorate degree in business administration a promising and fulfilling academic career. Discover how your degree in Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or the Social or Natural sciences could lead to an academic career in business. Hear from business faculty and doctoral students, as well as meet doctoral program representatives from Stanford, Berkeley, Northwestern, MIT, USC, Chicago, and Harvard Business School. To find out more about doctoral programs in business, as well as the research and teaching aspects of an academic career in the field, join us for an information session. Our panelists will share their own experiences with plenty of Q&A time allotted.
Monday, May 5th Haas School of Business 4:30-5:30 pm
Location: C135 Cheit Hall
Registration requested: http://www.surveymk.com///s.aspx?sm=VcuNbu0C5VcVKY6chQdyPg_3d_3d
IEEE Startup Resume Book Greetings EECS undergrads!
As you've probably heard, IEEE is hosting the Startup Career Fair this Thursday, April 17th from 11 - 4 pm. We would like to compile a resume book for the Startups that attend our fair. The tentative list of companies at the startup fair includes - Taoit - Lab256 - Wikispaces - Myquire - Wixi - Loopt - Vinq - CastTV - YieldBuild - Powerset - Anchor Intelligence - Baynote - Predictify - Hubpages - VSC Consulting - Cooliris - Mint - Beckman Coulter -Intuitive Surgical ...and more. If you would like to get your resume out to these Startups, then you will definitely want to submit it to the Resume Book. The startups are recruiting for both internships and full-time positions. And, be sure to attend the Startup fair and bring hard copies of your resume to hand out to the companies. To be included in the Startup Resume Book, please email your resume to this email address, ieee.berkeley.resume@gmail.com. We will be collecting resumes through early next week, so try to get it in before then.
Thanks! Your IEEE Officers
Working for or with the Government: An Engineers Guide
When: Thursday night at 6pm
Where: 120AB Bechtel
Ever thought of working for our nation's government, perhaps up on the hill or in another national laboratory? Considering a job in the defense industry working for a government contractor like Lockheed or Boeing?
We're bring Cal Alumni to talk about the Soft Skill's you need to know about working for or with the government.
Impress Potential Employers with your extensive knowledge of the in's and out's of the industry your applying to.
Topics Covered:
1. National Security Clearance A. What does it mean for you B. How to Get It
C. Things to Avoid in College to avoid Rejection
2. Government Contract Basics A. What makes them different B. Process Controls
C. And Much More
Bring your Friend and your questions for a short alumni taught mini-class on this fascinating subject.
Tonight, from 6-7:15pm in 120AB Bechtel. Bring your friends... Bring your questions... for an informative and educational 45 minute class.
This course is part of the alumni Soft-Skill mini-class series, a joint venture between the EJC and the Engineering Alumni Society (EAS). Please email questions to Spencer (sraiskin@me.berkeley.edu). Also feel free to suggest future topics.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) Program Student Application Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) Program Student Application Deadline: Sunday, April 20 at 11:59pm
Students interested in applying for a research position under the URO program must submit their application online by this Sunday, April 20. NOTE: This deadline has been extended by two days to give students an extra weekend to apply.
Interested students must have a 2.0 GPA and be in good academic standing.
A stipend of $250 is awarded upon completion of a semester of research For more information, see coe.berkeley.edu/uro
Clifton Coleman
Acting URO Coordinator cliftoncc@berkeley.edu
URAP Students Towards emotion awareness: Exploring long-term monitor and support in mental health area */Keng-hao Chang /We have to cope with negative emotions from time to time. Failure to cope often impacts our work efficiency and our interpersonal relationship. When things get worse, it might lead to mental disorder/illness, such as depression. Moreover, studies also show that suicide resulted from depression is one of the major causes of death among young adults in the U.S.. In this project, we are exploring possible technologies that contribute to the area of mental health. We are currently investigation speech signals to classify mental states. We expect to build several applications based on the the recognition module, such as community support by emotional awareness cues. I hope to recruit undergraduate students interested in doing research. In this project, you'll learn how to do deal with signal processing, machine learning methods, user studies, and so on.
If you find this interesting, please send me an email: kenghao@eecs.berkeley.edu I can work my advisor to turn your work into course credits!
Cadence Intern Position Available
This intern position is for the summer and is geared toward a Bachelor's student in the 3rd or 4th year. We realize it is already somewhat late notice, but perhaps you may still have a student who is seeking summer employment. The CTS group is one of our internal incubators, and it could be a very unique opportunity to work in a start-up-like environment inside a larger CAD company. Here is the job link -- I am attaching a screen shot in case of trouble with the link (although you can find it easily by searching our job board for intern positions -- it is currently the only software engineering intern position in San Jose.) https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_cadence/external/jobDetails .do?functionName=getJobDetail&jobPostId=1487&localeCode=en-us If you have an interested student, you can have them send me their resume directly and I will forward to the CTS team, or they can submit it on-line via the link above.
Regards, Sylvia Chanak Operations Director, Office of the CTO Phone: (408) 944-7245 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Fax: (408) 428-5889 555 River Oaks Parkway, Building 2 Email: syl@cadence.com San Jose, CA 95134
Lucasfilm Internships 2008
JEDI Academy Internship Program – Summer 2008 Summary: The JEDI Academy Internship Program is a technical internship program at Lucasfilm. The program runs for 12-16 weeks, across the academic summer break, at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California. We're looking for Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students with technical and or engineering training to work in a variety of positions with Lucasfilm. All positions are paid internships, and interns have a chance to be hired as full time employees upon graduation, should things go well.
Details: * All prospective interns must be junior (e.g., having completed at least two years of college), senior or graduate level students currently enrolled at an accredited college, university or graduate school, and must be returning to classes full-time when the internship is over. * Students with a GPA of at least 3.3 will be given first consideration, although it is preferred that students have a 3.5 GPA in their major. * We are unable to address the needs of foreign-based students studying in other countries. * We do not provide assistance for relocation, housing, transportation, work permits, or visas. Foreign students studying in the United States must submit the Foreign Student Confirmation Form with their application.
For more information please visit: http://www.lucasfilm.com/employment/jobs/ Or contact Jonathan Alcantar (jonathan.alcantar@lucasfilm.com)
Python/Software Development Intern
The Python / Software Development Intern will work with the team to provide front-line support for Information Systems applications. The focus is on learning the intricacies of the Lucas Pipeline as well as becoming familiar with the tools developed within the department, while practicing programming skills and working with more advanced developers to contribute enhancements to existing applications.
Primary Responsibilities: * Participates as a team member in the implementation and operational support of all applications in the production environment. * Takes specific and shared technical support ownership for IS applications, and helps contribute to development tasks in these tools. * Works both independently, and with other members of the project team including: IS Developers, IT support groups, artists, production and business groups. * Troubleshoot and resolve issues via remote control tools as appropriate. * Provides training to users of IS systems, and communicates user feedback to IS developers and management. * Assists developers in Q/A testing for IS systems. * Uses appropriate judgment to escalate support and operational issues, ensuring that they are resolved in a timely manner, tracked according to standards and communicated to necessary groups * Develops and maintains positive customer relations.
Education, Experience and Skills: * Completing your Junior year as an undergraduate with a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Computer Science required * Experience with customer interaction required. * Must have proven communication skills, both written and verbal. * Familiarity with hardware/software components and terminology. Strong computer skills required preferably PC and UNIX * SQL and database experience a must. * Python experience preferred. * Must be detail oriented, highly organized and able to handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner. * Excellent communication and organization skills plus an enjoyment of meeting with people in a variety of positions throughout the company.
Systems Operations Intern
Primary Responsibilities: * Complete audit at all Data Center locations including LDAC and BRR (include hardware details and EOL information for budget planning) * Assist with Data Center hardware documentation and labeling project * Assist with the decommissioning of server hardware and power updates in Data Center and update floor plans and rack diagrams to reflect latest configuration * Update and validate Data Center Operations Manual for each location, including emergency procedures * Consolidate Systems department documentation and provide consolidated interface to monitoring for all systems and services across platforms * Refine systems monitoring so that alerts reflect the impact and urgency that should be applied to a service / system failure, and as well as the appropriate escalation route * Assist in testing new technologies with project teams in lab environment including authentication and virtualization projects * Create scripts to automate simple processes as needed Education, Experience and Skills: * Junior level or above in an accredited four-year degree program * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal * Strong sense of teamwork * Unix / Windows administration experience * Understanding of network services, including DNS / DHCP / SMTP * Strong attention to detail * Experience with Tier 1 server hardware * Solid problem solving and organizational skills * Exposure to web servers, including Apache / IIS * Shell scripting experience
Desktop Systems Specialist Intern
Primary Responsibilities: * Setup and upgrade computer systems in a networked environment with minimum end user interruption. * Research and recommend hardware and software solutions as needed. * Efficient installation and configuration of software as well as troubleshoot and repair malfunctioning software in a Linux and Windows environment. * Properly integrate devices such as printers, networks, scanners, and digitizing tablets with Linux, Microsoft Windows & Macintosh systems. * Troubleshoot and repair, or arrange for repair, of defective computer equipment. * Communicate status of issues and projects in progress to those parties concerned on a timely basis. * Identify and recommend solutions to technical issues as needed. * Document and communicate system support issues with end users, IT staff, and management. * Plan, develop, and maintain individual project schedules. * Perform special projects as needed.
Service Desk Specialist Intern
Primary Responsibilities: * Provide excellent customer service in a high-pressure, production environment while successfully navigating conflicting priorities, deadlines, and occasional process ambiguity. * Field incoming phone, email, and Remedy tickets, ensuring timely updates and complete information are provided to all concerned parties. * Identify and recommend approved work-around solutions to technical issues as needed. * Troubleshoot and resolve issues via remote control tools as appropriate. * Document and communicate all system support issues with end users, IT staff, and management. * Perform basic system administration duties as directed - Create and manage user accounts (Unix and Active Directory, FTP, etc.). * Plan, develop, and maintain individual project schedules. * Perform special projects as necessary
If you or someone you know is interested in these positions, please visit http://www.lucasfilm.com/employment/jobs/ or submit a resume directly at http://www.lucasfilm.com/employment/apply/.
Lucasfilm Ltd. and its divisions are Equal Opportunity Employers. Please advise if you need an accommodation for the interview process.
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California is actively seeking Electrical Engineering students with background in communication systems and signal processing for 2008 summer internships. We have opportunities for both undergrad and graduate students. We are hoping that you might have some top-notch students who are interested in spending a summer in Livermore, CA, working alongside members of our technical staff on projects that are meaningful and will provide real-world exposure in their fields. Please read the attached flyers and feel free to forward them to students and other professors you feel would have an interest. Directions on how to apply are outlined in the flyer. Sandia interns are paid for their internships, work under the direction of a mentor, are provided the opportunity to participate in workshops, seminars, tours, social activities, and a yearly symposium, where they highlight the work they have done during their internship. If you are interested in learning more about our internships before encouraging your students to apply, please visit http://education.ca.sandia.gov/internships/. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Our contact information is below:
Catherine Marasco, Student Programs Staffing Associate 925.294.2475 Kelly Nykodym,
Student Programs Staffing Consultant, 925.294.3166
Judie Hurtz, Student Programs Staffing Consultant, 925.294.2703 Recruiting,
Staffing, and University Partnerships Sandia National Laboratories/CA P.O. Box
969 MS9904 Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 294-2703
Sandisk New College Graduate & Internship Opportunities
From our innovative Cruzer™ USB Flash Drives, to our Gaming Memory Product Line — and our Sansa MP3 players — we’re all the buzz for consumers around the world.
SanDisk Corporation is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the largest supplier of flash data storage card products in the world. SanDisk designs the tiny media of choice for digital cameras, cell phones and PDAs across the globe. It takes big thinking to keep our products so small and so powerful. We’re looking for more big thinkers to continue our success. One look at our impressive industry and financial success and you will get a great picture of our achievements. SanDisk offers a highly competitive compensation package and great benefits, which include: Health Benefits, Matching 401K, ESPP, Paid-Time-Off, On-site gym, cafeteria, dry-cleaning and e-Store, comprehensive insurance and tuition reimbursement and more.
Additional to our Corporate Headquarters in Milpitas, CA, United States, SanDisk
has the following worldwide locations:
China: Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wanchai, Hong Kong;
France: Montgeron;
Germany: Munich;
India: Bangalore;
Ieland: Dublin;
Israel: Kfar Saba, Omer, Tefen;
Japan: Ofuna, Shin-Sugita, Shin-Yokohama, Yokkaichi;
Korea: Seoul;
Scotland: Edinburgh;
Spain: Madrid;
Sweden: Taby;
Taiwan: Hsinchu, Taichung, Taipei
SanDisk is an equal opportunity employer. www.sandisk.com/corporate/careers. For further inquiries, please email CollegeRecruiting@sandisk.com or Lisa Pham at lisa.pham@sandisk.com.
Systems Engineer Support Intern
(Summer Internship 10-12 weeks and part-time during the school year)
Department:
In this position, the individual will be responsible for four card reader projects. The individual will work on benchmarking, test/identify issues with Compatibility lab and work with CM to resolve any issue. The individual will also work on component survey, sample characterization/testing, and selection for new/current projects. Working with OEM to follow-up and close open issues will also be in the job scope.
Major/Degree: MS degree in EE or CE and completed at least 3 of the following coursework – Electrical Circuit Analysis, Digital Circuit/system Design, Computer Architecture, Mfg/Assembly/Packaging and worked on design project involving schematics capture, component selection, hands on test/debug own design with lab equipment. Software and Firmware development/test backgrounds are desirable.
Device Engineering (Full-Time)
Department: NAND Tech
In this position, the individual will be responsible for the development and characterization of state of the art NAND technology. This includes development of multi-level NAND technology on 45 nm and below geometries. Responsibilities will include test program generation for assessing flash reliability and executing technology qualifications. Experience with semiconductor test and characterization equipment is required. The individual needs to be a team player and work closely with other device engineers.
Majors/Degree: Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields with course work in Semiconductor Device Physics and Silicon Processing. The individual will preferably have 1-2 years of relevant experience. Experience with non-volatile memory is a plus. The individual needs to have expertise in testing semiconductor devices, preferably non-volatile memory, and be familiar with semiconductor measurement equipment
Computer Engineering Intern
(Summer Internship/10-12 weeks)
Department: R&D Corp Engineering
In this position, the individual will be involved in Firmware development, developing internal unit test tools and performing Characterization/DVT.
Majors/Degree: BS EE and CE. Preferred course work: Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, RTOS, Digital Design, HW Design. Preferred Skills: C/C++, Embedded programming, System Level programming, Python scripting, PCB schematics & layout. Strong communication skills. Should be quick to pick up new assignments/projects, results-oriented.
Design Engineer I (Full-time)
Department: NAND Design
Design Tasks: Design of some digital and analog circuits. Responsible for block level and full chip simulations and debugging simulation results. Will perform micro probing to debug silicon. Work with characterization engineers to fully characterize silicon. Will work with the design team to find design solutions to issues found on silicon. Required to learn all details of NAND flash memory.
Majors/Degree: MSEE or BSEE degree (MSEE preferred). Course work in Digital/analog circuit design (advanced), device physics, device processing. Preferred skills: Experienced in using simulation tools. Must possess some understanding of interaction of design, device, reliability and process. Previous experience working as part of a design team and ability to work well with others is key. Transistor level experience or strong experience with logic design is preferred.
Test Development Engineer (Full-time)
Department: OPS Product Test Engineering
In this position, the individual will be responsible for developing test program code for variety of SanDisk Flash Card product types from design documents, systems manuals, and input from other System Design and Firmware Departments. These products include CF/USB/SD/MemoryStick/PCIe/SATA/MP3 flash based products. Develop full Production test programs for automated test systems. Production Test Program coding will heavily involve C++ for embedded processor test systems. Debug test programs using tester system tools, and bench equipment such as oscilloscopes, meters, and logic analyzers. Test Engineer will be responsible for full automated test cell with tester and device handler. Manage off-shore program transfer and support release of test programs. Develop characterization and evaluation programs for new products. Support failure analysis on test systems. Hardware verification and design of test interfaces.
Majors/Degrees: BS in EE/CE/CS
Process Engineer (Full-time)
Department: NAND Tech
In this position, the individual will start out with hands-on working in several processes modules (Etch, Photolithography, Diffusion, Thin Films, CMP, and Metrology). The individual will then assume responsibility in full process device integration flow from start to end. Be able to collect and analyze tool data from the fab. Take responsibility to process wafers and move lots as needed. Perform failure analysis and electrical testing to solve processing and device issues. Analyze process/device data collected from experimental wafers. Interface with several engineering departments including wafer foundries. Frequent business travel to Japan as well as working with local and foreign semiconductor vendors is required.
Majors/Degrees: This position requires a BS, MS, or PhD in Physics, Chemistry,
Chemical
Engineering, Material science, or Electrical Engineering. Bilingual English-Japanese
is a plus!
Candidate must have 1-2 years of related experience and have no restrictions to travel to Japan scheduled and unscheduled. Duration may vary.
CS 194 (P 006 and S 601) -- Digital Systems Project Laboratory
Prerequisites: EECS 150
Units/Credit: 4, may be taken for a grade.
Meeting times: M 10:30-12 (lecture), F 10-12 (lab)
Instructor: TBA Fall 2008
CS 194 is a capstone digital design project course. The projects are team projects, with 2-4 students per team. Teams propose a project in a detailed design document, implement the project in Verilog, map it to a state-of-the-art FPGA-based platform, and verify its correct operation using a test vector suite. Projects may be of two types: general-purpose computing systems based on a standard ISA (for example, a pipelined implementation of a subset of the MIPS ISA, with caches and a DRAM interface), or special-purpose digital computing systems (for example, a real-time engine to decode an MPEG video packet stream). This class requires a significant time commitment (we expect students to spend 200 hours on the project over the semester). Note that CS 194 is a pure project course (no exams or homework). Be sure to register for both CS 194 P 006 and CS 194 S 601.
John Lazzaro
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~lazzaro
lazzaro [at] cs [dot] berkeley [dot] edu
Tau Beta Pu Scholarship - open to all engineers
Tau Beta Pi will be hosting an essay competition in order to find out what YOU think of your very own engineering department. The best response will receive a scholarship courtesy of Tau Beta Pi for $500. All engineering students are encouraged to apply. We will be accepting applications for two weeks from Monday, April 14th until Monday April 28th. The prompt is as follows: Navigating the college of engineering as an undergraduate student can be a challenging task. What improvements would you like to see in the structure of the college, its resources, and/or the opportunities available to you? Referencing positive experiences you have had at Berkeley and/or elsewhere, suggest a solution to the issue at hand. (Please restrict your response to 500 words). Please submit your essay as a Word or PDF document with your first and last name, e-mail address, and phone number to tbp.scholarship@gmail.com .
We look forward to reading your response.
Templeton Fellowship Essay Contest
The 2008 Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest Top Essays to Be Awarded $2,500 (Students) or $10,000 (Untenured Faculty) The Independent Institute is pleased to announce the 2008 Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest. Cash prizes will be awarded to outstanding college students—and untenured “junior” faculty—from around the world through a competitive essay contest. The essay topics change annually. This year’s topic pertains to property rights and human rights: UCLA economics professor Armen Alchian once wrote, “For decades social critics in the United States and throughout the Western world have complained that ‘property’ rights too often take precedence over ‘human’ rights, with the result that people are treated unequally and have unequal opportunities. Inequality exists in any society. But the purported conflict between property rights and human rights is a mirage—property rights are human rights.” (Source: “Property Rights,” in The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Are property rights human rights? How are they related? What are their similarities and differences? If property rights are human rights, why have they enjoyed fewer legal protections and intellectual champions than other human rights? A panel of three judges will look for the best essays related to the topic—original essays distinguished by their clarity, rigor, and eloquence. The essays need not be technical or demonstrate hyper-specialized scholarship, but they should be serious in content, tone, and style. Held annually, the Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest (a continuation of the Olive W. Garvey Fellowship Competition) was created to encourage and reward scholarship pertaining to the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberties.
STUDENT DIVISION: College students up to the age of 35 First Prize: $2,500
Second Prize: $1,500 Third prize: $1,000
FACULTY DIVISION: Junior faculty members up to the age of 35 and not yet tenured:
First Prize: $10,000 Second Prize: $5,000 Third Prize: $1,500
ELIGIBILITY:
LENGTH: Student essays must be 1,500 to 5,000 words long. Teacher essays must
be 5,000 to 8,000 words long.
DEADLINE: May 1, 2008
MORE INFORMATION, including complete eligibility requirements, a suggested reading
list and examples of past winning essays
ResCOMP for EECS Students
The IT department of Residential and Student Services Programs is currently hiring Unix Systems Administrators for the 2008-2009 academic year. Some of the duties of our Unix SysAdmins include:
The job pays $17.25 an hour and work study is available. Flexible hours make it easy to balance work and academics at the same time. Training is provided! We offer a fun, social environment where you can develop real-world systems administrations skills that look great on a resume. We have an extensive alumni network with people at places like Google, Amazon, eBay, Symantec, and more. Find out more and apply at: http://it.housing.berkeley.edu/
Questions? Email hiring@it.housing.berkeley.edu. We look forward to receiving your application!
Engineering 98 is looking for Fall 2008 Instructors!
Engineering 98 is a one unit, P/NP DeCal class that was designed by upper division engineering students to help freshmen get the most out of Berkeley. It is officially sponsored by the College of Engineering and began in 2005 through UC Berkeley's Tau Beta Pi Chapter, a national engineering honor society. Since then, it has been offered every Fall and has grown to accommodate nearly 200 freshmen each year. Each section meets once a week for one hour, with 2-3 upperclassmen engineering students teaching 20 lower division students, providing a relatively intimate discussion setting. E98 is an amazing resume-builder and an excellent way to get involved with engineering students on campus. If you are interested in being an instructor, please apply online at engle.berkeley.edu/apply. Applications will be accepted until April 15th, and interviews will be held in late April. Instructors are expected to commit two hours per week: one hour for instruction time and one hour for preparation and discussion.
For more information about E98, please see last year's E98 website at engle.berkeley.edu and the Cal TBP website at tbp.berkeley.edu. Contact e98@tbp.berkeley.edu if you have any further questions. Thanks, we look forward to hearing from you!
Thank you very much, David Liang
KLA-Tencor Job Opportunities - Software Engineers and Electrical Engineers
KLA-Tencor Corporation is the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company's comprehensive portfolio of products, software, analysis, services and expertise is designed to help IC manufacturers manage yield throughout the entire wafer fabrication process-from R&D to final yield analysis. Since yield improvements are key to increasing manufacturing productivity and profitability, the yield management market that KLA-Tencor leads has outperformed the semiconductor capital equipment market segment as a whole.
Ranked among the world's top ten semiconductor equipment manufacturers, KLA-Tencor offers a broad spectrum of products and services that are used by every major semiconductor manufacturer in the world. These customers turn to KLA-Tencor for in-line wafer defect monitoring; reticle and photomask defect inspection; CD SEM metrology; wafer overlay; film and surface measurement; and overall yield and fab-wide data analysis. These advanced products, coupled with the company's unique yield management consulting practice, allow KLA-Tencor to deliver the complete yield management solutions customers need to accelerate their yield learning rates, reduce their yield excursion risks and adopt industry-leading yield management practices.
Competing in rapidly expanding markets where its leading-edge technology and comprehensive solutions provide a significant competitive edge, KLA-Tencor's primary market remains the semiconductor industry. In recent years, the company has also increased its focus on the rapidly growing data storage industry.
To support its growing, global customer base, KLA-Tencor maintains a significant presence throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, with local sales and applications engineers, customer and field service engineers and yield management consultants. The company counts among its top customers leading semiconductor manufacturers from each of these regions, and derived approximately 60 percent of its 1997 revenues from outside the U.S.
Corporate History
KLA-Tencor was formed in May 1997 through the merger of KLA Instruments and Tencor Instruments, two long-time leaders in the semiconductor equipment industry, each with over 20 years of experience. With combined revenues of nearly $1 billion and a global workforce of over 4,800, KLA-Tencor offers a breadth and depth of process control and yield management solutions unmatched in the industry. Founded in 1976 and credited with pioneering the yield management market, KLA started its inspection legacy in 1978 with an automated inspection system that reduced photomask inspection time from eight hours to 15 minutes. The company went public in 1980 and shortly thereafter, broadened its inspection product portfolio to include wafer inspection. Two years later, the company expanded into the wafer metrology business with optical overlay and linewidth measurement systems. KLA continued to broaden its product line, developing software products to integrate inspection and measurement data for analysis, and ultimately forming the industry's first yield management group to provide customers with expertise in yield enhancement through engineering consulting services. At the time of the merger with Tencor, KLA had revenues of approximately $695 million and 2,500 employees worldwide. Tencor was also founded in 1976, and introduced its first product, the Alpha-Step stylus surface profiler, just seven months later. The Alpha-Step provided a significant improvement in step height measurement, a critical parameter in measuring film layer thickness. In 1984, the company launched its first Surfscan product, a particle and contamination detection system based on laser scanning technology that soon became a production standard. In the 1990s, Tencor expanded its product mix to include defect review and data analysis tools. Following an initial public offering in 1993, Tencor acquired Prometrix, a leading supplier of thin-film measurement tools, further expanding its product portfolio. At the time of the merger with KLA, Tencor had revenues of approximately $403 million and 1,400 employees around the world. KLA-Tencor is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol KLAC. The company was selected by Standard and Poors to be part of the S&P500 Index in September 1997. KLA-Tencor is headquartered in San Jose, California, with sales and support facilities around the world.
Joe Dixon
KLA-Tencor University Relations
408.875.8769 Desk
510.469.7523 Cell
Seeking work-study students or other undergraduates for part-time position:
Linux Systems Administrator
Job category: Part-time Engineering Aide (Approx 2-5 hours per week during academic
year, Approx 5-20 hours per week during summer)
Seeking reliable undergraduate student to maintain four Linux PC servers in the IEOR and EECS Automation Sciences research lab: http://automation.berkeley.edu Opportunity to get involved with lab research. We are looking for someone who is highly reliable, and has experience with some or all of: - General Linux administration (installing upgrades, managing accounts) (preferably experience with CentOS and Debian) - LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) - Setting up firewalls - Basic networking (including NAT) - Database (MySQL, PHP, ActiveRecord, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Symphony). We prefer students who can continue working in the lab for at least one year. Freshman/sophomore standing would be ideal, however juniors and seniors should not hesitate to apply as well. I'm looking for students who are reliable, good communicators, and can work independently.
If interested and qualified, email me asap in plain text (not .doc or .pdf): 1. brief summary of qualifications, experience 2. major, 3. GPA, 4. expected graduation date, 5. relevant courses taken, 6. name and email of one recent supervisor you've worked with, 7. number of hours available per week this summer 8. summer weeks available and availability during academic year Prof Ken Goldberg: goldberg@ieor.berkeley.edu. Please put LINUX SYSTEMS ADMIN on the Subject line.
Thanks!
Ken Goldberg Prof of IEOR and EECS, UC Berkeley 4189 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley,
CA 94720-1777 http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg (510) 643-9565 goldberg@ieor.berkeley.edu
Engineering 98 Instructor Applications - April 18th (new deadline!)
Engineering 98 is looking for Fall 2008 instructors! Engineering 98 is a one unit, P/NP DeCal class that was designed by upper division engineering students to help freshmen get the most out of Berkeley. It is officially sponsored by the College of Engineering and began in 2005 through UC Berkeley's Tau Beta Pi Chapter, a national engineering honor society. Each section meets once a week for one hour, with 2-3 upperclassmen engineering students teaching 20 lower division students, providing a relatively intimate discussion setting. E98 is an amazing resume-builder and an excellent way to get involved with engineering students on campus. We are hoping to enroll around 300 freshman engineers (nearly half of the incoming class), so we are looking for lots of enthusiastic instructors! If you are interested in being an instructor, please apply online at engle.berkeley.edu/apply. Applications will be accepted until April 18th, and interviews will be held in late April. For more information about E98, please see last year's E98 website at engle.berkeley.edu and the Cal TBP website at tbp.berkeley.edu. Contact e98@tbp.berkeley.edu if you have any further questions.
Thanks, we look forward to hearing from you!
Career Center Peer Adviser
The Career Center is Hiring for 2008-2009 Peer Advisors! Do you like helping other students? Want to make a positive impact on the lives of your peers here at Cal? BECOME A 2008-2009 CAREER CENTER PEER ADVISOR!! Peer Advisors interact one-on-one with users of the Career Center and provide information on use of resources (including web resources) for career planning, job/internship search, resume & cover letter writing, and applying to graduate school, etc. They conduct workshops & orientations for students on campus (usually in the evenings,) provide outreach & liaison to student groups, drop-in advising and other duties and special projects as assigned. This position will require correspondence with supervisors and other peer advisors DAILY through email. All Peers will be required to serve on the Career Center Student Advisory Board which will meet twice per semester (meeting dates TBD).
*Comprehensive training will be provided. (Pay rate is $12.50 per hour). Qualifications: Possess strong oral and written communications skills, public speaking ability, excellent organizational skills, and some experience/knowledge of campus student groups and organizations. In addition, candidates should possess a strong level of initiative and reliability, and must work well both independently and in groups. Must also enjoy working with the public. Preference is given to students who will be sophomores or juniors and who have completed at least one semester at Berkeley. Requirements: (Please apply only if you are able to fulfill ALL of these requirements) *Must have work study and be able to commit to at least 10 hours a week during the 2008-2009 academic year *Available for 1-hour weekly meetings on Fridays sometime between 10:00am - 4:00pm (TBD) *Must be available for a 5-day training during the weeks of August 11 and 18, 2008 (exact dates TBD). *Available to work 4-5 hrs/week between the hours of 9 am-5pm, Monday-Friday, and be available most evenings Monday-Thursday for workshops
To apply please email both your RESUME and COVER LETTER to: Rebecca Christensen, Career Counselor; bchristensen@berkeley.edu
SERIOUS CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY ASAP - POSITIONS ARE LIMITED AND FILLED ON A ROLLING BASIS!
Lux Research: Science and Technology Career Opportunities
Lux Research provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging
technologies. Leaders in business, finance, and government rely on us to help
them make informed strategic decisions. Through our unique research approach
focused on primary research and extensive global network, we deliver insight,
connections, and competitive advantage to our clients.
We help clients:
*Evaluate relevant technology applications in their industries * Prioritize
technologies, collaborators, and markets * Continuously monitor innovators,
competitors, and customers * Connect with partnership or acquisition targets
* Identify revenue streams in new and non-obvious markets
Analyst Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA
Analysts are the bedrock of the Lux Research team, conducting the primary and secondary research that powers the firms' research reports and consulting engagements. Analysts spend most of their time conducting primary research interviews with executives, researchers, and thought leaders; chasing down data points; analyzing quantitative data; concocting creative ways to present data and ideas visually; and helping manage the operations of a rapidly-growing, geographically-dispersed team. Analysts take on significant client-facing responsibilities commensurate with their experience and growth.
Responsibilities: Work with a team of expert Analysts and Senior Analysts to develop and test research hypotheses and prepare findings for clients. Conduct primary interviews for written research reports, including developing and executing sets of interviews with senior-level executives at large corporations, technology start-ups, and other organizations. Conduct secondary research drawing on diverse sources, including business and trade press, academic publications, patent filings, and conference presentations. Produce written research reports, including creative visual depictions of data and ideas. Manage client deliverables and interactions. Help develop and launch new client service offerings. Develop a network of contacts and relationships among business and scientific leaders in emerging technologies.
Requirements:
Minimum two years work or postgraduate experience with a background or experience in one or more of the following: materials science, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace/aeronautics engineering, or biomedical engineering * Deep intellectual curiosity about emerging technologies. * Willingness to do whatever it takes to meet client needs in a fast-moving, rapidly growing, start-up environment. * Entrepreneurial, enthusiastic, collegial, and collaborative approach to work. * High degree of organization and attention to detail; ability to juggle multiple tasks. * Ability to write clearly and incisively about business and technical topics. * Superior listening and critical thinking skills, and ability to speak articulately and think on your feet; a good sense of humor is a major plus. * Strong analytical skill, both qualitative and quantitative. * A strong record of academic achievement. Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or Ph.D. is a plus. * Fluency in spoken and written Mandarin or Korean is a huge plus; Western European or Middle Eastern language skills are also desirable. * Excellent office software skills and ability to touch type
Please send resume to careers@luxresearchinc.com. Please place the name of position you are applying for in the subject line and incorporate cover letter as part of the body of e-mail.
Research Associate Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA
The Research Associate role is an entry-level position on the Lux Research team. Research Associates map the landscape of innovation in emerging technologies to help clients make better decisions about investments, partnerships, and strategy. They spend most of their time identifying and analyzing patents, scientific publications, and financial transactions, drawing on this work to develop and maintain a structured database. Research Associates also manage the process of inviting companies and research labs to brief the Lux Research team, and help to produce the weekly Lux Research Journal intelligence service.
Responsibilities:
* Conduct secondary research drawing on diverse sources, including business and trade press articles, scientific publications, patent filings, and conference presentations. * Maintain a pipeline of briefings with senior executives at innovative companies as well as leaders of cutting-edge university and government labs. * Author descriptive documents that profile the emerging technology activities of start-up companies, large corporations, and research laboratories. * Assist with the production of research reports and other client deliverables. * Help manage the operations of a rapidly-growing, geographically-dispersed team.
Requirements:
* Undergraduate degree with outstanding record of academic achievement and a major in the physical sciences, engineering, or operations research. One to two years of work experience is a plus. * Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to juggle multiple tasks. * Deep intellectual curiosity about emerging technologies. * Willingness to do whatever it takes to meet client needs in a fast-moving, rapidly growing, start-up environment. * Entrepreneurial, enthusiastic, collegial, and collaborative approach to work. * Ability to write clearly about business and technical topics. * Fluency in spoken and written Mandarin or Korean is a huge plus; Western European or Middle Eastern language skills are also desirable. * Excellent office software skills and ability to touch type.
Please send resume to careers@luxresearchinc.com. Please place the name of position you are applying for in the subject line and incorporate cover letter as part of the body of e-mail.