clive francis
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who do you work for?
Are there any Engineers on the board?
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who do you work for?
salty
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Ill just chime in to be part of the crowd, Im a facilitys engineer. I my degree focuses mainly on plant design and operations. I am also a licensed Assistant engineer unlimited horsepower / unlimited tonage in the US Merchant marine. I sailed on my license for several years untill attaching a ball and chain to my ankle
. That caused me to have to chain a desk to the other one and I am know working as a cunsulting engineer working on energy managment in steam plants.
. That caused me to have to chain a desk to the other one and I am know working as a cunsulting engineer working on energy managment in steam plants.
Anything that is able to help pay for school is a BIG BIG BIG bonus...I was lucky enough to have an athletic scholarship for swimming...which kind of turned into my passion for diving.
As for Marquette, they seem to have a pretty nice career services center, which is important. It doesn't really matter too much what size company he is with, as long as he is matched with something he is interested in. Many engineering interns now are very involved with the projects that are ongoing in the company, or at least that was my experience.
As for the engineering school, they look like they've got it together pretty well, they've incorporated co-opping into the program & have the fundamentals laid out well. he should be fine...best of luck.
-TT
scubaleg
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BS in Electrical Engineering (1986). Focus was on analog circuit design, and I am now an engineering manager in a semiconductor wafer fab. I love the company I work for, and I love my job -- right in the middle of the latest technology!
Have been working for "THE" semiconductor company since 1988. (Yep, Pentium 4 and "ding-ding-ding-ding")
IMHO, we have one of the best programs for college co-op and internships. In addition to the typical summer co-op program, we also offer Fall and Spring semester internships. Most universities award credit hours for this. We cover the cost of relocation (travel expenses from a student's home to one of our work sites in CA, OR, NM, or AZ), provide an apartment (usually two students share a 2-br apt), and pay a very competitive wage.
Most large, technical companies in ths semiconductor and computer fields prefer to see co-op experience on a resume, and we specifically use it as a "feeder" system to find and attract new talent.
Despite the current business conditions, we have kept this program going strong -- for all of the obvious reasons!
Best of luck
Scuba Legs
p.s. I would challenge the assumption that "he would learn more in a small company". What's important is that he finds out what kind of project he will be working on, and base his decision on facts, not generalites.
Have been working for "THE" semiconductor company since 1988. (Yep, Pentium 4 and "ding-ding-ding-ding")
IMHO, we have one of the best programs for college co-op and internships. In addition to the typical summer co-op program, we also offer Fall and Spring semester internships. Most universities award credit hours for this. We cover the cost of relocation (travel expenses from a student's home to one of our work sites in CA, OR, NM, or AZ), provide an apartment (usually two students share a 2-br apt), and pay a very competitive wage.
Most large, technical companies in ths semiconductor and computer fields prefer to see co-op experience on a resume, and we specifically use it as a "feeder" system to find and attract new talent.
Despite the current business conditions, we have kept this program going strong -- for all of the obvious reasons!
Best of luck
Scuba Legs
p.s. I would challenge the assumption that "he would learn more in a small company". What's important is that he finds out what kind of project he will be working on, and base his decision on facts, not generalites.
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