Summer Career Center Workshops for Grad Students

The Career Center is offering two workshop series just for graduate students and postdocs this summer!

The first series, Academic Careers <http://careers.uw.edu/sites/default/files/all/editors/docs/gradstudents/Summer_2015_Academic_Careers_Workshops.pdf>, running June 18th-July 30th is for students interested in and/or preparing for the faculty job market. We'll go over key application components and hear advice from successful candidates. The first event in the series, Getting Started Panel, is next Thursday June 18th, 12:30-1:50pm in Savery 260.

The second series is for graduate students preparing for Non-Academic Careers <http://careers.uw.edu/sites/default/files/all/editors/docs/gradstudents/2015_Summer_Beyond_Academic_Career_Workshops.pdf>. In this workshop series students will work on their job search materials, get advice, and practice key skills (like interviewing!). It runs August 11th to 13th.

Jobs From The NSA, Areospace Corp. & Intel

Companies Currently Hiring Students & Recent Grads

The National Security Agency

	The National Security Agency (NSA) carries out some of the nation’s most important and sensitive intelligence activities. Currently hiring for full-time entry-level positions and summer 2016 program interns.

 

Intel Corporation

	Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Currently hiring for college grad (BS/MS/PhD) full-time opportunities across the company.

 

The Aerospace Corporation

	The Aerospace Corporation provides advanced scientific and engineering services for space and related high-technology systems. Currently hiring for full-time entry-level positions and summer 2016 interns.

Explore More Companies on AfterCollege

If these companies aren't for you, check out the over 400 employers currently posting entry-level jobs and internships on AfterCollege. Our Explore feature will match you with potential opportunities based on your school, major and graduation date. Give feedback on job categories, titles, locations and companies to get resultsbetter aligned with your interests. Search by keyword if you know the position you're looking for.

EIP Presidential Scholars Program - Apply now!

Deadline: Monday, July 6, 2015

Program Benefits

·         Scholarship Award (amount will be based on current funding levels – previous awards have ranged from $3,500 - $4,500)

·         Year-long undergraduate research seminar and presentation opportunities

·         One-on-one pre-graduate advising and graduate application preparation

·         Multidisciplinary research community

Eligibility

·         Affiliated with the Early Identification Program (easy to become affiliated – just email us at eip@uw.edu to set up a quick appointment!)

·         Minimum 3.0 GPA

·         Minimum 125 credits completed as of Spring Quarter 2015

·         At least one full academic year remaining before graduating

·         Plans to conduct undergraduate research all three quarters of the 2015-16 academic year

·         Plans to pursue graduate school

·         All majors are encouraged to apply!

More information is available at http://depts.washington.edu/eip/presschol.htm and all questions can be directed to eip@uw.edu.

Hiring Engineers - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Bremerton, WA) is looking to fill 35 full-time engineers in a variety of fields & levels by the start of Fall quarter.

Engineers with talents in problem solving, troubleshooting, hands-on, and way out of the box ideas excel in our environment of maintaining heavy industrial lifting and handling equipment.

Within the next few weeks, I will be announcing eight different positions on https://www.usajobs.gov/ for engineers of all disciplines, GPA's and experience levels.  Interested engineers can contact me by email or the phone number below.

Go Dawgs!

Mark Swalley PE
Crane Engineering Hiring Manger
253-307-0480
Class of 84

Electrical Engineering Position with WiBotics

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
WiBotic is the first company to provide custom wireless charging systems exclusively for robots. Our goal is to integrate our wireless charging systems with every mobile robot in industrial, consumer, medical, and aerial robotic applications. We are a young and multi-disciplinary team of highly motivated engineers with strong backgrounds in wireless power and robotics. We already have an initial customer base and an initial prototype of our wireless charging system.

JOB DESCRIPTION
WiBotic is looking for a highly motivated electrical engineer with experience in PCB design, embedded systems, computer programming, and robotics. The selected individual will have an influential role in WiBotic as one of our very early hires. The individual will work very closely with the founders and the initial Customers to help develop future versions of the system, and customize the system for unique robotic applications.

These wireless power systems will soon be deployed in robots working in real environments and for this reason, safety, robustness, and scalability must be taken into account during the system development and implementation process. Primary duties will include:
• Designing hardware for new robotic applications
• Maximizing safety and startup conditions of wireless charging system
• Interacting with customers and customizing firmware for unique robot applications

Mandatory Capabilities
• Highly motivated individual comfortable working in fast-paced startup environment
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering / Embedded Systems / Robotics
• Strong circuit design skills
• Strong embedded systems skills
• Proactive team working attitude with good communication skills

Desired Capabilities
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering / Embedded Systems / Robotics
• Experience programming digital signal processing chips
• Experience programming wireless communication systems
• Experience with real robotic hardware
• Experience with radio frequency (RF) circuits and systems
• Experience with PCB design and layout

Job Conditions
• The team is located in Seattle, WA.
• The salary will be evaluated according to the relevant experience of the candidate.
CONTACT
If you're interested, please submit your resume to jobs@wibotic.com.

Junior Electrical Engineer/Technician Position with Pillar Product Design

We are looking for someone with an interest in consumer goods and electronics, and knowledge of the product development process. At Pillar, we help bring clients from initial napkin sketches through to first article review. Feel free to visit our site to get a better understanding of the types of products we design.

Potential candidates should have experience with the following:

·         Power Supply Design

·         Battery Charger Design

·         Motor Drive Design

·         Analog Circuit Design

·         Magnetics Design

·         Digital Circuit Design (FPGA/CPLD & Embedded CPU)

·         RF Circuit Design

·         EMC Design

·         Spice & PSpice Simulation

·         PCB Layout

·         Prototyping

·         Schematic Capture

·         Stress Analysis

·         Hands on testing of designs

·         Proficiency with SolidWorks & Microsoft Office

·         Knowledge of the product development process is a plus

http://pillardesign.net/contact/

Dependable Strengths workshop: June 19 & 22

Looking to start a career? Are you seeking a career change? Or, simply interested in exploring how to enhance your current employment situation? The Career Center's Dependable Strengths Workshop is an excellent resource for alumni and students in any stage of career development and transition.

Friday, June 19^th & Monday, June 22nd, 2015
8:15am - 5:00pm

You will identify the unique strengths and talents you offer employers and learn how to leverage them to find a satisfying career. You’ll assess your strengths and open up new opportunities, identify what you enjoy, things you do well and events or experiences in which you take pride.

The Dependable Strengths two-day group process is designed for those interested in assessing their skills and combining them to open new windows of opportunities, with a focus on networking and a nontraditional job search process.

Cost for the workshop:

$100 for Current Students (graduating seniors – you are still students till June 13th!)
$160 for UW Alumni Association members
$200 for non-UWAA alumni

$250 for Community Members (those unaffiliated with the UW)

For more information or to register for the Dependable Strengths 2 day workshop, please go to http://careers.uw.edu/DSSforAlumni.

What do past participants say about the Dependable Strengths Workshop?

• "I learned a new approach to career search and planning."
• "The program provides you with the tools to market yourself effectively."
• "I explored my strengths and talents from a different point of view - stepped out of myself and
evaluated my strengths in a very honest way to help me find my life work..."
• "It completely shifted my focus from ‘how can I fit into that job' to ‘how can I highlight my strengths
and abilities which will lead to getting the right job for me'."
• "I was amazed at the feedback from my group members. They really keyed in on who I am."
• "I now have a concrete outline with goals on how to better conduct my job search."

Questions? Contact Vic Snyder at vsnyder@uw.edu.

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206)543.6450/V, (206)543.6452/TTY, (206)685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@u.washington.edu.