Sunday, April 21, 2013

Week 4 Announcements



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This Week:
  • SpaceX Tech Talk
  • UCLA IEEE Officer Election
 Upcoming Week:
  • N/A
 Opportunities:
  • LabVIEW Certification Workshop Series
  • Agilent Technologies Future/Recent Grad Opportunities
  • Northrop Grumman Communication Engineer Opportunities
  • Northrop Grumman College Graduates and Intern Engineers Opportunities
  • Aerovironment Communication/RF Intern Opportunity
  • IEEE Computer Society/Moverio Contest
  • IET 7th Annual Present Around the World Competition
  • Science Learning Center Lab Attendant
This Week: N/A
1.
SpaceX Tech Talk
Date:
Tuesday, April 23rd
Location:
Maxwell Room (Engineering IV 57-124)
Time:
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Description:
SpaceX, or Space Exploration Technologies Corp, is a private space transport company based in Hawthorne, California. As the designer, manufacturer and operator of Falcon 1 & 9 launch vehicles and Dragon spacecrafts, SpaceX is the first private company to successfully deliver a cargo payload to the International Space Station. Besides its contact with NSASA, SpaceX is alos collaborating with other public and private entities, such as delivering low orbit satellites. More information can be found here at the company’s website and here at the company’s YouTube channel.

Eight Avionics and Software engineers will be coming to UCLA to host a tech talk. This is a great opportunity to gain more insight into SpaceX’s engineering endeavors as well as a unique chance to interact with SpaceX engineers. It is recommended to bring in your resume. Free food will be provided at the event.
2.
UCLA IEEE Officer Election
Date:
Wednesday, April 24rd
Location:
Boelter Hall 4760
Time:
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Description:
UCLA IEEE will be hosting its yearly election for new officers on April 24th, Wednesday of 4th Week. Free food will be provided to all participants.

UCLA IEEE Officer Election provides a great opportunity for voters to talk to the candidates on a personal basis as well as the chance to hear the candidates speak not only of their qualifications, but also their goals and visions for the offices and UCLA IEEE. Use this valuable opportunity to make the best choices for your vote. In your hands hold a portion of UCLA IEEE’s future.





Upcoming Events:
  • N/A

 Opportunities:
1.
Free LabVIEW Certification Workshop Series
Date:
Wednesday (Weekly), starting April 10th (still open to enrollment)
Location:
Engineering IV 38-138
Description:
LabVIEW is a system design platform and development environment by National instrument. Designed for data gathering, industrial automation, and instrument control, LabVIEW is a vital software used by many research labs in UCLA.
National Instrument has hired a PhD student to teach a 9-week long LabView training course with a free Certified LabView Assistant Developer at the end of the course. Though the workshops series has started, individuals are still welcome to join. Remember to bring your laptop to the workshops and National Instrument will provide you with the software.
Contact:
For those interested in joining, please contact Sandeep Rai at sandyrai00@gmail.com. For those with other NI-related questions, please contact Kyle Mozdzyn at Kyle.Mozdzyn@ni.com.
2.
Agilent Technologies Future/Recent Grads Opportunities
Description:
Agilent Technologies is a global company, with presence USA, Brazil, China, Germany and more, who designs and manufactures electronic and bio-analytical measurement instruments and equipment for measurement and evaluation.
Agilent Technologies is currently looking for two MS/PhD students (or exceptional BS students) 
who has experience with advanced semiconductor device design, fabrication, characterization and reliability is essential. Details for the two openings can be found here and here. The hiring manager is coming to LA on the 15th, so please apply as soon as possible (deadline is not the 15th).
Contact:
To apply for the opportunities, please see the links above.
3.
Northrop Grumman Communication Engineer Opp.
Date:
Contact As Soon As Possible
Location:
Depends on Assignment
Description:
Northrop Grumman is hiring up to 60 communication engineers (both entry level and experienced). Please contact the representative for details, questions and application submission.
Contact:
For those interested, please contact Ani Garabedian at ani.garabedian@ngc.com. For submission, please send in your resume to the same email address.
4.
Northrop Grumman College Grad. And Intern Eng. Opp.
Date:
Contact As Soon As Possible
Location:
Depends on Assignment
Description:
This year, Northrop Grumman has streamlined its application process by creating pipeline requisitions so that a candidate can apply to a single posting that will put them in the pool of candidates for all jobs of that type across the sector.  Hiring managers will then create reqs specific to their department and candidates in the general pool will be reviewed for the department specific qualifications.
The following are the specific requisition ID’s:
Pipeline Category
College New Grad
Pipeline Requisition
College Intern/Co-op Pipeline Requisition
Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil Engineer
13001017
13001016
Business, Finance, Supply Chain
13001019
13001018
Cyber Security
13001037
13001036
Electrical Engineer
13001039
13001038
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer
13001041
13001040
Information Systems/Assurance
13001043
13001042
Other Non –Technical Disciplines
13001051
13001050
Other Technical Disciplines
13001049
13001048
Software Engineer
13001045
13001044
Systems Engineer
13001047
13001046
Contact:
For more information regarding the job postings as well as application process, please visit the link here.
5.
AeroVironment Communications/RF Intern
Date:
Contact As Soon As Possible
Location:
Depends on Assignment
Description:
AeroVironment is a prominent small UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) and electric vehicle (EV) charging systems provider based in California. Best known for its innovations in producing small UAS as well as its alternative-powered (using hydrogen fuel cells, solar panels and even man-powered airplanes), Aerovironment works closely with US armed forces to provide real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and communication. In addition, its EV chaging systems and installation services serve consumers, automakers, utilities and government agencies around the country.

Aerovironment is currently looking for an EE undergraduate or graduate student with concentration in the communications courses (EE 132A/B, EE 162A, EE 114/114D and labs) to work as an intern (or   perhaps a longer term Co-Op) in the RF and Communications area.
Contact:
For individuals interested in the opening or interested in applying, please contact Anna Davitian davitian@avinc.com.
6.
IEEE Computer Society/Moverio Contest
Description:
IEEE CS Society is hosting a competition via video reply and is asking participants to pitch them the “next generation” application ideas for Moverio BT-100, an Android based high resolution see-through display with Wi-Fi connectivity. More information on Moverio BT-100 can be found here.
The contest entry date starts on January 1st 2013 and ends on April 30th, 2013. Official rules of the contest can be found here. One grand prize of $8,000 and 3 honorable Mention Prizes of $2,000/each will be given. All winners will also be given a Moverio BT-100 unit.
Contact:
For individuals interested in this opportunity, post your video reply on Youtube and submit your official contest entry form here.
7.
IET’s 7th  Present Around the World Competition
Date:
Saturday, May 11th
Location:
El Segundo
Description:
The IET, The Institute of Engineering and Technology, is a world leading professional organization sharing and advancing knowledge to promote science, engineering and technology across the world. A professional home for life for engineers and technicians, and a trusted source of essential engineering intelligence. With over 150,000 members across 127 countries, IET operates global technical and professional networks tailored to specific fields of engineering and technologies. In addition, it is also Europe’s largest professional body of engineers.

Present Around the World Competition is a presentation competition where the individual competitors are asked to make a 10 minute presentation on a science or engineering subject followed by a 5 minute Q&A period. The local network competition will be held in El Segundo on May 11th. Interested students need to supply a “presentation title” and a short (less than 100 word) “abstract” of their presentation by April 26th, 2013. More details about the competition can be found here. The participant must be between the ages of 18-26 years old.
Contact:
For interested individuals, one may contact Mr. Julian Harvey at jmharvey@theiet.org for more details and registration.
Hope to see you soon,
UCLA IEEE

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