Monthly Archive for October, 2008

Co-op Poster Symposium

Published on October 30, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Co-op Poster Symposium
Wednesday
October 29, 2008
Welcome by Assistant Dean Thomas Calhoun at 5pm
Event: 5-6:30 pm
HUB West Ballroom
Over 75 students will have posters

Everyone Welcome!

Come, chat with the students who have completed Co-op jobs and find out the who, what, when, where and why of Co-op. Here are some of the employers who employed co-op students:

Adobe System Inc.
Advanced Micro devices
Aerojet
Alaska Airlines
Amazon
Amreli Technology LLC
AREVA T&D Inc.
art anderson associates
Arup
AT&T
Avanade
Avtech Corporation
B/E Aerospace
Bechtel Corporation
Blue Origin
Boeing
Broadcom
Brooks Sports, Inc
Burke Museum Herbarium
Calypso Medical
Calypso Medical
Cisco
City of Seattle
Cozi
Crane Aerospace & Electronics
Crane Interpoint
EMC Corp
F5 Networks
FTI
Genie Industries
Georgia-Pacific
Google
Hewlett Packard
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.
IBM
IBM Almaden Research Center
Institute of Systems Biology
Intel
Intellectual Ventures
Jet Parts Engineering
Kimberly Clark
Korry Electronics
McHale and Associates
Microsoft
Microsoft Research
Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab
NanoFacture Inc.
NASA Ames
Notkin Mechanical Engineers
Philips Oral Healthcare
Proctor&Gamble
Puget Sound Energy
Qualcomm
Real Network
Red Dot Corporation
Research in Motion
Rhinoceros
Siemens
Siemens Corporate Research
SNC-Lavalin
SRI International
Tethers Unlimited Inc.
T-mobile
Triakis Corp.
Triumph Aerospace Systems Seattle
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydroelectric Design Center
UBI UBI LLC.
University of Washington Radiation Oncology
UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Vissiongate
Walt Disney World-Ride & Show Engineering
Wetpaint
Widemile Inc.
Yahoo!

Begin applying for your co-op job now for Winter, Spring or SUMMER quarters!

Published on October 30, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Find job listings on Experience eRecruiting, HuskyJobs, and company web sites (many of the companies attending last week’s career fair indicated that they would prefer students apply directly on the company website).

To sign up for an eRecruiting account go to our web page: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/coop/index.html

For example, here are the current job listings on Experience eRecruiting:
Employer Name Job Title Period of Employment FT / PT Application deadline
Intermec Software Engineering Co-op SP, SU, WIN Full-time 11/1/2008
Intermec Test/Automation Engineering Co-op SP, SU, WIN Full-time 11/1/2008
Intermec Hardware Engineering Intern/Co-op SP, SU, WIN Full-time 11/1/2008
AVANADE INC. Solution Developer Intern-Infrastructure & Security Engineering (Co-op) AU, WIN Full-time 11/1/2008
City Of Bellevue Intern Engineer Part-time 11/1/2008
Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems-Open Source Technical Internship Academic Year Full-time 11/1/2008
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Co-op Electrical Engineer SP, WIN Full-time 11/5/2008
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Co-op Process Engineer (Pulp & Paper, ChE) SP, WIN Full-time 11/5/2008
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Co-op Mechanical Engineer SP, WIN Full-time 11/5/2008
Cisco Systems, Inc. Test Engineer Co-Op (Hardware) SP, SU Full-time 11/5/2008
AVANADE INC. Solution Developer Intern AU, SP, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
AVANADE INC. Quality Assurance- Solution Developer Intern SP, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
BlackBerry (RIM) Software Developer Co-op SP Full-time 11/10/2008
BlackBerry (RIM) BIS ISP Developer Co-op SP, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
BlackBerry (RIM) Database Developer Co-op SP, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
BlackBerry (RIM) Software Testing Specialist Co-op SP Full-time 11/10/2008
BlackBerry (RIM) Field Test Specialist Co-op SP, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
BlackBerry (RIM) Jr Software Developer Co-op SP, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
Calypso Medical Engineering Co-Op/Intern (Process Development) SP, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
ATA Engineering, Inc. Computer Science Intern AU Full-time 11/10/2008
ATA Engineering, Inc. Engineering Co-op AU, SP, SU, WIN Full-time 11/10/2008
DCMA Boeing Seattle Engineering Internship Not Specified Part-time 11/10/2008
Qualcomm Incorporated IC Design Engineer ? RF / Mixed Signal / Power ? Intern/Co-op SP, SU, WIN Full-time 11/14/2008
Qualcomm Incorporated Hardware Engineer ? Intern/Co-op SP, SU, WIN Full-time 11/14/2008
Impact Implementation Center, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW Computer Analyst Other Part-time 11/15/2008
Acumentrics Corporation Co-op Position for MSE Students SP, SU, WIN Full-time 11/17/2008
Mass Electric Construction Company – Industrial Field Engineer Co-Op/Intern AU, SP, WIN Full-time 11/21/2008
TRIAD ASSOCIATES Civil Engineering Intern SU Full-time 11/21/2008

Contact us: engrcoop@u.washington.edu or 206-543-1770 or 301 Loew

Meet the Employer! On-Campus Company Information Sessions & Events

Published on October 28, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

SEEKING ENGINEERING/ TECH and MATH MAJORS
Attend an on-campus (UW Seattle) Company Information Session to learn more about the company culture and available employment or internship opportunities. Open to all.

Most of these employers will be accepting resumes for on-campus interviews, via HuskyJobs!

For event details and RSVP (not required but recommended.)
See your HuskyJobs account www.huskyjobs.washington.edu/students/
or the UW Career Center calendar http://careers.washington.edu/students/calendar
All events on the UW Seattle Campus.

Date Employer Time Location
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 Lockheed Martin 6:00 PM HUB 106B
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 Stryker Endoscopy 6:00 PM HUB 309
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 Arup 6:30 PM HUB 209A
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 Thomas C. Wales Foundation 12:00 PM Parrington Commons
Thurs, Oct 30, 2008 Amazon.Com 6:00 PM EE 105
Tues, Nov 04, 2008 Trinity Consultants 6:00 PM HUB 106B
Tues, Nov 04, 2008 LOG-Net, Inc. CANCELLED
Wed, Nov 05, 2008 Schlumberger 7:00 PM HUB 209A
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 Green Hills Software 6:00 PM HUB 309
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 FactSet Research Systems 7:00 PM HUB 304 D
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 MIT Lincoln Laboratory 7:00 PM HUB 209A
Thurs, Nov 13, 2008 Raytheon Company 5:30 PM HUB 209A
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 Kimberly-Clark 6:00 PM Anderson Hall 207 (second floor)
Tues, Nov 18, 2008 Infosys Technologies Ltd 6:30 PM HUB 200A
Tues, Nov 18, 2008 W.L. Gore & Associates 6:30PM HUB Room 309

Published on October 26, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

co-op job postings in TC

Published on October 24, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

If you would like to gain work experience in engineering before your graduate, consider doing a Co-op!  To help make this real to you, I’ve listed the job postings this week in your major.  Start looking now, even for jobs that begin in Spring or Summer!

To maximize your job opportunities, sign up for an Experience eRecruiting account so you can receive emails with jobs in your major every week: http://www.engr.washington.edu/coop/oo_1.html

When you go to the above site, you’ll be prompted to complete an orientation before setting up your account, so don’t be surprised!

Other ways to find great co-op jobs:  HuskyJobs, Career Fairs, direct contact with employers, personal contacts!

Solution Developer Intern | AVANADE INC.    Seattle,Washington

Quality Assurance- Solution Developer Intern | AVANADE INC.    Seattle,Washington

Note: To view these jobs, you will be prompted to login to your University of Washington – Engineering Co-op Program account.

If you have any questions, please contact University of Washington – Engineering Co-op Program at:
engrcoop@u.washington.edu

Job: Product Designer, Web Mapping Service, Volt

Published on October 24, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Product Designer – Web Mapping Service – 232110UWTC
Volt Technical and Creative Communications

Positions Available: 1
Location: Eastside
Job Description: Product Designer, Web Mapping Service

6 – 12 Month Contract
24.00 – 32.00 Hourly DOE
Redmond, WA

This position involves working on features for the company’s web mapping service product. The Designer will work across all teams to design user interface and other visual design solutions from concept through final design specifications (creating sketches, write frames, comps and XAML).
Required Skills for this Product Designer includes the following:

Must have a solid background in interaction design, typography, color and layout.

Strong knowledge of user interface and functionality design.

Must have the ability to understand and integrate customer needs and motivations into product design, user features and functionality.

Experience with Silverlight, XAML, Expression Design, Photoshop and the MS Office suite.
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Job: Producer, Online Merchandising, Volt

Published on October 24, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Producer – Online Merchandising – 231991UWTC
Volt Technical and Creative Communications

Positions Available: 1
Location: Eastside
Producer – Online Merchandising
90 – 120 Day Contract
Redmond, WAOur Client is looking for a talented Producer to join their Customer Engagement team; which manages all content and promotions on the company’s shopping site. The Producer will be responsible for creating, merchandising and scheduling content in a variety of categories, with a particular focus on clothing, jewelry and home. They’ll also work on spotting hot retail trends, developing innovative messaging and working across multiple groups to deliver a positive user experience; which are all part of this unique opportunity.

Responsibilities include:

  • Creating and scheduling site content
  • Merchandising pages with appropriate products
  • Approving merchant submissions
  • Scheduling merchant featured store pages
  • Opening POs, filing IOs and basic contracts
  • E-mail communication with third-party content providers
  • Maintaining content reporting sheet in Excel
Required Skills for this Producer includes the following:

  • Demonstrated experience with content development and third-party content providers; with a particular emphasis on retail merchandising.
  • 3 – 5 years of online publishing experience and knowledge of HTML.
  • Strong editorial experience with basic copyediting skills.
  • Possess robust administrative skills, in particular, proficiency with Excel and other MS Office products.
  • A history of great teamwork, as well as being a self-motivated and detail-oriented individual, who is able to manage multiple projects under strict deadlines.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must.
  • Display a clear interest in the retail industry.

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a combination of work experience and education in a related field is required.

This is an estimated 90 – 180 day contract position through Volt Technical & Creative Communication – a division of a Fortune 1000 publicly traded Staffing Industry Leader, which is headquartered in Bothell, Washington. We are among the largest IT staffing companies in the US for contract/temporary and direct hire placements and support most of the top rated IT companies in the Pacific Northwest.
Special Notes/Application Procedures: Due to the file size of most portfolios, please do not email samples along with your resume/application – this will be requested at the time a Recruiter contacts you.Please email your resume, with the complete job title and number in the subject line, to: bothellvtcc@volt.com

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to fostering diversity in the workplace.
Application Deadline: ASAP! Job will be listed until Nov 22, 2008
Contact Name: Brant Lowe
Company URL: http://www.jobs.volt.com

Job: Technical Writer, Volt

Published on October 24, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Technical Writer – 232218UWTC
Volt Technical and Creative Communications
Positions Available: 1
Location: Seattle

Job Description: Technical Writer
Product Design Documentation & Specifications, 6 – 12 Month Contract – Redmond, WA

This Technical Writer will be working with Our Client’s game console development team to update and create product design level documentation and specifications for release into their internal documentation control system (Agile). The Writer will work closely with the product group during up front planning activities to develop documentation and then manage the release process through the system.

Required Skills for this Technical Writer includes the following:

  • Experience writing consumer electronic product specifications and design documentation required.
  • Must be comfortable writing thorough and in-depth conceptual and technical material targeted towards an Engineering audience.
  • Five years experience creating documentation and have direct experience working with Engineering customers.
  • Strong project scheduling and planning skills, and attention to detail while keeping focused on writing goals.
  • Experience with MS Office is required.
  • Experience with SharePoint is desired.
  • Occasional travel will be required.

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Lecture on “Coming to Terms with Cultures”

Published on October 23, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

“Coming to Terms with Cultures”Gerry Philipsen
Professor of Communication
October 29, 2008
3:30 to 5:00
MGH 241
Reception following

We all live in a world not only of culture but of cultures, and in our lives we face moments when we struggle to come to terms with the cultures that surround us. In this talk, Philipsen will present a framework for how individuals can come to terms with the cultures of their life worlds. The talk will emphasize communication strategies for dealing with four different situations, in which: (1) a dominant culture can work against your purposes, (2) you seek to challenge or undermine a dominant culture, (3) you seek to integrate within one life two cultures that are crucial to your identity, or (4) you seek to reconstruct your life when a culture that has been a source of strength to you begins to crumble around you.

Gerry Philipsen is Professor of Communication at the University of Washington. He received his BA at the University of Denver and his Ph.D. at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. His research and teaching focus on the discovery and use of culturally distinctive codes of communicative conduct and their force in everyday and in public life. He is the author of over fifty scholarly publications including Speaking Culturally: Explorations in Social Communication. His speech codes theory is widely studied throughout US and foreign colleges and universities. He has won several awards for lifetime contributions to research in the study of communication. At the University of Washington he has won several teaching awards and has served as department chair, Chair of the Faculty Senate, and Secretary of the Faculty.

The talk will be based on the Carroll C. Arnold Distinguished Lecture that Gerry Philipsen will be giving at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association in November in San Diego. The National Communication Association is the largest, and the longest continuing, association of scholars of communication. It is the first such association to be admitted to the American Council of Learned Societies. Each year one member of the 7,000-member Association is invited to give Arnold lecture as the featured presentation of the annual meeting.

Marketing/Communications Internship with United States Environmental Protection Agency

Published on October 23, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

EPA leads the nation’s environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people

Duration: Winter Quarter
Time commitment: One Quarter
Expected Qualifications: Experience in Marketing or Communications (preferred, but internship is open to all majors) and with working with Myspace and Facebook accounts; Strong value on diversity Position tasks: Work on a few projects, such as a creating a video on our Regional workforce in Region 10 (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and
Alaska) and creating candidate recruitment tools using today’s most used media outlets, such as Facebook, MySpace, etc.

Application Deadline: Send an email with the following two components to R10SEP@EPA.GOV : 1) Resume, 2) Paragraph about yourself and why you are interested in this internship by Midnight on Wednesday, November 5.