Nov. 6, 2002

FROM COLLEGE TO CAREERMary Holleboom

Digital Design Hardware Engineer

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OUTLINE

BackgroundPersonal ExperienceFaith & EngineeringAdviceConclusionQuestions

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BACKGROUND

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

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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

IDLE

CHK_ADDR

DATA_REC_1

REC_DATA

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1ADDR /= const

DATA_SYNCH_s = 0

ADDR = const

REG_DATA OFFSET

DATA_REC_2 DATA_TRANS

DATA_TRANS_2

EOM

DATA_REC_3

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1and NOTEQ_sn = 0

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1and NOTEQ_sn = 0

COUNT_s = 0COUNT_s > 0

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1and DIRECTION_s = 0

COUNT_s <= n

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1and DIRECTION_s = 1

COUNT_s > n

COUNT_s <= n

COUNT_OUT_s = 16

COUNT_s > n

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1and COUNT_s < n

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1and COUNT_s >= n

DATA_SYNCH_s = 1

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TOOLS - ModelSim

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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

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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

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JSF OVERVIEW

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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

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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

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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

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CONCLUSION

- Get experience -

- It’s never too early to start looking for a job / internship -

- Keep learning -

HAVE FUN!

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QUESTIONS

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