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Comms still putting out a call for qualified engineers Jun. 13, 2000 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- If a recruiter told you the job market for communications engineers continues to disappoint, with a glut of talented workers to fill few openings, you`d laugh in disbelief. The comms job market remains blisteringly hot. Growth is big on both the telecom and Internet sides, said Charles Moore, vice president of wireless staffing for Active Wireless, an international recruiting house based outside of Daytona, Fla., in New Smyrna Beach. "We`re seeing a huge increase in all levels. It doesn`t matter if it`s MS or BS [degree holders] all the way down to those with technical training who took a two-week course" at a local community college, Moore said. "If you were to quit your job today you`d have phone calls and a couple of offers in a couple of days," Moore said. The bigger companies Moore deals with tend to want engineers with five to seven years of experience, preferably in wireless applications protocols and broadband wireless. But that raises a paradox. "There is not a Web developer or a broadband wireless [techie] with over two years of experience," because the technology simply hasn`t been around that long, he said. "Some bigger companies can`t get over this philosophy. We have to re-educate them. I tell my recruiters, `When you`re talking to a client, tell them God is not available and neither is Bill Gates, so you`re going to have to settle.` " Teligent, one of the more prominent names in the growing armada of telecom companies, has a number of openings for EEs. In Vienna, Va., the company is looking for a wireless technology engineer to "identify, analyze and transition next generation telecommunications technology into Teligent`s wireless network." Applicants should have a BSEE (MSEE preferred) and three to seven years of experience in "wireless telecommunications fundamentals, including RF propagation, link budgets, antennas and modulation (experience with point-to-multipoint and/or RF planning tools a plus)." Applicants should also be familiar with RF test equipment and be "computer literate"-a quaint job spec in today`s computer-essential economy. In Reston, Va., Teligent is looking for a first-level microwave engineer with a BSEE and two to three years of experience in the microwave or RF industry. And in Charlotte, N.C., Teligent needs an RF engineer with a BSEE and experience using field measurement equipment. Applicants should also be familiar with designing and evaluating rooftop antenna installation and have experience "troubleshooting radio systems and performing systems optimization." Efficient Networks (Dallas) has positions for both hardware and software engineers. The company needs an embedded software engineer with a BSEE or BSCS and three to five years of experience developing in C for real-time operating systems. Qualified candidates also have a background in one or more of the following: the Motorola 850/860 processor family; real-time embedded OS programming ("VxWorks a plus"); IP, TCP/UDP, PPP or other communications protocols; and RIP, OSPF, NAPT and other routing protocols. Efficient is also looking for an analog engineer to work in Santa Clara, Calif., designing and testing DSL-based voice products. Applicants need a BSEE and five to seven years of experience in hardware design and development for embedded systems. Candidates should be familiar with schematic capture and simulation and layout tools. Pliant Systems (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), the erstwhile Broadband Technologies, is a networking company with several vacancies to fill. One is for a senior systems test engineer specializing in telephony. Applicants should have a BS and at least five years of work experience in the telecom field. They should also have a background in access networks (such as GR-303 and TR-08), "working knowledge and/or test experience with DS1/Sonet telephony interfaces," and experience with "Schlumberger, Abacus, Smart Bits, HP BSTS." Finally, SBC Communications which has numerous engineering openings across the country, including positions for systems engineers in Boston and Toronto,;power engineers in Detroit, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio; and design engineers in Sacramento. http://www.eetimes.com/ By: ADAM MARCUS Copyright 2000 CMP Media Inc. Mfg MH |
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