Thursday, September 29, 2011

CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC) Fall 2011 Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Series

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Loke, Alvin <Alvin.Loke@amd.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 2:12 PM
Subject: CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC) Fall 2011 Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Series

Some pretty exciting talks lined up, courtesy of our friends at CSU…

 

Cheers,

Alvin


 

From: centennial-subsection@ieee.org [mailto:centennial-subsection@ieee.org] On Behalf Of CSU Information Science and Technology Center
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:36 PM
To: H. J. Siegel
Subject: CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC) Fall 2011 Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Series

 

Attached is information on the CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC) Fall 2011 Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Series.

Please refer to the ISTeC website for specific location information and lecture details.

MaryAnn Stroub
ISTeC Web Admin


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

CA/NY/TX hardware/DV positions from a recruiter, Collectivenet for Colorado jobseekers

Posting these partly for anyone who will work in CA/NY/TX/other non-CO locations, and partly so Coloradoans can hear about Collectivenet, which is a great local jobseeking resource.  
I think Coloradoans can find enough jobs here in these occupations, and do not need/want to move...  :-)

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From: Javier Leon <javierleon@cox.net>
Date: Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:52 PM
Subject: Job Opportunities
To: javierleon@cox.net

Hello,
 
Trust this email finds you well.
 
Here is a list of my open positions.  I was hoping to network with you and would appreciate any referrals or perhaps you would like additional information on a specific position?
 
1.) Senior Physical Design Engineers - ChipBench, Cadence SoC Encounter (contract or full-time | Fishkill NY, Burlington VT, Raleigh NC, Rochester MN, Austin TX, San Jose CA, Sunnyvale CA)
2.) Senior Software Engineers - LoadLeveler, Load Sharing Facility (contract | Poughkeepsie, NY)
3.) Senior Digital Design Engineer (full-time | Westlake Village, CA)
4.) Senior Systems/Algorithms Engineer (full-time | Westlake Village, CA)
5.) Senior/Staff Product Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
 
6.) Senior//Staff Test Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
7.) Senior Digital ASIC Engineer (full-time | San Diego, CA)
8.) Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer (full-time | San Diego, CA)
9.) Senior Field Applications Engineer / Technical Sales (full-time | Mission Viejo, CA)
10.) Timing Methodology Engineers - EinsTimer, PrimeTime (contract or full-time | Fishkill NY, Burlington VT, Raleigh NC, Rochester MN, Austin TX, San Jose CA)
 
11.) Senior Design Verification Engineers - Veloce Emulation (contract or full-time | Santa Clara, CA)
12.) Senior Design Verification Engineers - e-Specman, SystemC, SystemVerilog, SVA, VERA, Verisity (full-time | San Diego, CA)
13.) Senior Design Verification Engineers - SystemVerilog, OVM and UVM methodology, SVA, PCIe, SATA (contract or full-time | Irvine and San Diego, CA)
14.) Platform Software Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
15.) Image Quality Software Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
 
16.) Software Engineer - Rendering Pipeline (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
17.) Senior Software Engineer - Imaging Platforms (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
18.) Camera Module Characterization Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
19.) Packaging and Supply Chain Manager (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
20.) Senior Physical Design Engineer (full-time or contract | Westlake Village, CA)
 
 
If you're currently not on the market, please feel free to forward this email to your friends or social/user groups who would be interested in knowing about these positions – thank you in advance!
 
Best Regards,
Javier Leon
Technical Recruiter
619-227-3193 cell
javierleon@cox.net
 
Our privacy policy: Your resume and information will be kept completely confidential.  We will never post your resume, contact your current employer or send your resume anywhere without your permission.
 
 
JL16A

Cheers, 
Connie L. O'Dell 
Sr. Verification Specialist 
c.odell@co-consulting.net 
303-641-5191 
_____________________________________________ 
CO Consulting - Boulder, CO - http://co-consulting.net


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Date: Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Subject: [Collectivenet] Digest Number 2783
To: Collectivenet@yahoogroups.com


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Fw: Fwd: Job Opportunities

Posted by: "Paul Ahlstrom" paulandjanet6@yahoo.com   paulandjanet6

Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:14 pm (PDT)



Please contact Javier directly if interested.
 
Paul

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Paul Ahlstrom <paul.ahlstrom@seagate.com>
To: paulandjanet6@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:09 PM
Subject: Fwd: Job Opportunities

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Javier Leon <javierleon@cox.net>
Date: Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:52 PM
Subject: Job Opportunities
To: javierleon@cox.net

Hello,
 
Trust this email finds you well.
 
Here is a list of my open positions.  I was hoping to network with you and would appreciate any referrals or perhaps you would like additional information on a specific position?
 
1.) Senior Physical Design Engineers - ChipBench, Cadence SoC Encounter (contract or full-time | Fishkill NY, Burlington VT, Raleigh NC, Rochester MN, Austin TX, San Jose CA, Sunnyvale CA)
2.) Senior Software Engineers - LoadLeveler, Load Sharing Facility (contract | Poughkeepsie, NY)
3.) Senior Digital Design Engineer (full-time | Westlake Village, CA)
4.) Senior Systems/Algorithms Engineer (full-time | Westlake Village, CA)
5.) Senior/Staff Product Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
 
6.) Senior//Staff Test Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
7.) Senior Digital ASIC Engineer (full-time | San Diego, CA)
8.) Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer (full-time | San Diego, CA)
9.) Senior Field Applications Engineer / Technical Sales (full-time | Mission Viejo, CA)
10.) Timing Methodology Engineers - EinsTimer, PrimeTime (contract or full-time | Fishkill NY, Burlington VT, Raleigh NC, Rochester MN, Austin TX, San Jose CA)
 
11.) Senior Design Verification Engineers - Veloce Emulation (contract or full-time | Santa Clara, CA)
12.) Senior Design Verification Engineers - e-Specman, SystemC, SystemVerilog, SVA, VERA, Verisity (full-time | San Diego, CA)
13.) Senior Design Verification Engineers - SystemVerilog, OVM and UVM methodology, SVA, PCIe, SATA (contract or full-time | Irvine and San Diego, CA)
14.) Platform Software Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
15.) Image Quality Software Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
 
16.) Software Engineer - Rendering Pipeline (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
17.) Senior Software Engineer - Imaging Platforms (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
18.) Camera Module Characterization Engineer (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
19.) Packaging and Supply Chain Manager (full-time | Mountain View, CA)
20.) Senior Physical Design Engineer (full-time or contract | Westlake Village, CA)
 
 
If you're currently not on the market, please feel free to forward this email to your friends or social/user groups who would be interested in knowing about these positions – thank you in advance!
 
Best Regards,
Javier Leon
Technical Recruiter
619-227-3193 cell
javierleon@cox.net
 
Our privacy policy: Your resume and information will be kept completely confidential.  We will never post your resume, contact your current employer or send your resume anywhere without your permission.
 
 
JL16A

--
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PSG ASIC Integration Group 2
720-684-3012

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2.

[BoulderNet] Technical Project Manager- Cloud Security Architect Fir

Posted by: "Clark I Anderson" anderci@indra.com   ciagetjob

Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:40 pm (PDT)





Clark Anderson

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:32:32 -0000
From: kathy_w_dean <kathy_w_dean@yahoo.com>
To: BoulderNet@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BoulderNet] Technical Project Manager- Cloud Security Architect Firm -
Boulder

Technical Project Manager
Out of the box thinker with Agile PM and Start-up Experience!

Vision Leadership Investors Careers Philanthropy

As a Technical Project Manager on our team, you will utilize your project management and technical expertise to manage projects using an Agile development methodology. Duties include working with engineering to deliver new products and features to customers, work with sales and service delivery to track customer requests for features and new configurations for proof-of-concepts and customer implementations and work with engineering management to schedule, track and report on engineering progress delivery new products and features. This position reports to the Vice President of Engineering.
What you get to do everyday:
• Establish, utilize, and champion the use of Agile development tools, techniques and practices serving as SCRUM master for the engineering teams
• Deliver products and new features on time, within budget, and scope with high quality
• Act as a central point of contract between the business and the engineering team
• Manage the release process for all products including the development tasking and schedule, quality goals and metrics and deployment of products and features to production
• Ensure a strong, team-oriented working relationship with engineering and the rest of the business
• Document and track licensing and usage of open source and commercial development tools and technologies
• Work with legal staff to ensure compliance with all open source and commercial licensing
What you bring to the role:
• BS in Computer Science or other technical discipline or equivalent experience - Masters preferred
• 5+ years of successful project or software development management experience
• Collaborative team player possessing exceptional interpersonal skills being able to drive resources to project deliverables
• Must have exceptional communication, organization and time management skills
• Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Knowledge of web application security products and practices, including those used for authentication, authorization, federation, identity management and provisioning is a big plus
• Previous working in an Agile development environment as a SCRUM Master desired
• Experience managing outsourced development teams is a plus
• PMP certification is a plus
Compensation 90K maybe 100K plus stock options and huge growth
• Stock option plan
• Benefits Include: Medical, Dental, 401(k), Life Insurance, Bus Pass, Gym Membership, Free Volunteer Hours, and more
Location
• Boulder, CO
• Send resume to Kathy.Dean@TeneoTalent.com

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On Consulting Volume 2: Best of Todays Engineer, from IEEE

Lots of good info from IEEE!

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In The Best of Todays Engineer: On Consulting Volume 2, William Kassebaum, P.E., 2011 Chair IEEE-USA Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks, writes Many consultants have found that one of the most effective ways of finding clients is through an IEEE Consultants Network. By networking with other consultants with the same interests and desires, we are constantly exposed to the needs of potential clients and other consultants. By purchasing this publication and joining a network, you will have additional tools to help you along the way.

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c.odell@co-consulting.net
303-641-5191
_____________________________________________
CO Consulting - Boulder, CO - http://co-consulting.net


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Monday, September 26, 2011

10 ways to get your EDA tools to run faster, smoother, and longer , courtesy of Steve Leibson

10 ways to get your EDA tools to run faster, smoother, and longer | EDA360 Insider:

The IT troubleshooter drops his pack into a chair across the table from me and sits down. “We take care of…problems” he says. The problems he’s referring to are sluggish EDA tools. Perhaps you’ve encountered a few. Perhaps you suspected the performance problems were the fault of the tools. Sometimes, it is but more often, it’s not. It’s the infrastructure running the tools. Peter Vincent’s mission is to debug IT infrastructures that inhibit EDA tool performance and he has some free tips for you if you need help in this department.

Vincent says that the three biggest problems are:

  1. Linux – Especially software revisions and configuration problems
  2. Storage – Not all storage performs equally well and EDA hammers storage hard enough to surface any weaknesses in storage subsystems
  3. Network – Typically the “elephant in the room” says Vincent.

He starts by talking about network problems. Today, says Vincent, many companies outsource IT so thoroughly that there’s often no one on site to actively monitor network performance. Often, companies aren’t even aware that they have network problems and outsourced IT support is frequently passive; it responds only to trouble calls.

What you want, says Vincent, is active network monitoring to discover network problems quickly…perhaps even before the problem is noticeable. For example, Vincent cites one case where a company had more than 1000 active Ethernet ports in its network and there were transmission errors (excessive collisions, packet discards) on more than 20% of these ports. You want to guess whether that might cause a discernible network performance problem? Of course it does.

Often, says Vincent, these kinds of problems are caused by misconfigured ports. “How can they be misconfigured?” I ask. “Isn’t port configuration usually automatic?” I’m thinking of my own experiences where I plug the Cat-5 cables into the PC and router and “things just work.” Ah, says Vincent, some installers turn autoconfiguration off because they “know better.” Sometimes, even autonegotiation fails. You need to check the port to make sure it’s properly configured.

Vincent cites another case where a company had a modern, fast, 10Gbps network at its facility but 2Mbps pipes to remote offices running thin clients. You think that might cause a problem? Of course it does. The size of the problem depends on the task being performed. In Vincent’s experience, thin EDA clients can work—to a point. “However, it’s not for analog design or polygon pushing” he says. The classic rule of thumb is that thin EDA clients work if there’s less than 100 msec of latency in the connection. For layout tasks, make that less than 50 msec. Otherwise, the EDA tools will not feel appropriately interactive you you’ll get cranky designers.

Vincent then switches the topic to storage. Most large EDA customers have switched toNetApp storage, he says. Smaller customers try to save money, says Vincent, even to the point of buying consumer-grade storage at the local Best Buy. After all, it’s so cheap to buy that way. You get the clear impression in Vincent’s tone of voice that this is a “very bad idea.” Consumer-grade I/O for storage devices cannot provide the bandwidth required by EDA tasks, he explains. There might be as much as a 20x performance difference. So indeed, it is a bad idea.

Storage devices also provide opportunity for misconfiguration. Vincent cites the case of a storage system where the client company attempted to aggregate ports to a storage device to boost bandwidth. However, the aggregation wasn’t done correctly and instead of doubling the bandwidth by pairing the ports, the configuration was actually set up to alternate between the ports, adding needless delay because each packet transmission had to first find the right port to use.

Then Vincent switched to Linux. “If you’re on Red Hat 4, switch to version 5 immediately” he says. There are now way too many bugs to patch in version 4 at this point and many of those bugs are gone in version 5. Beyond that simple fix, Vincent has seen other types of Linux problems related to imaging consistency and root-access problems. To start with, buy consistent hardware he says. You don’t have to buy the latest and greatest servers but your hardware should be consistent. Otherwise, the Linux running on each server will need to be a little different. That will cause headaches.

“Consistency is the key” he says. Inconsistent hardware requires hand patching, which is never consistent. Use a kickstart server to start identical Linux images in all servers. That’s the only path to consistency, says Vincent.

Vincent concludes our discussion with a few more pointed suggestions:

  1. Right now, servers based on the Intel Westmere-EP core provide a significant amount of performance boost to simulation—about a 30% increase. Vincent suspects it’s the particular mix of L1 and L2 processor cache that makes the difference.
  2. Stay two to three firmware releases back on network and storage equipment unless there’s a known bug you need to fix with a firmware upgrade. Introducing firmware patches as soon as they become available puts your EDA infrastructure on the bleeding edge. That’s probably not a good place for EDA infrastructure.
  3. Schedule two infrastructure maintenance windows per year (or at least one) to avoid unscheduled maintenance, also known as infrastructure crashes. It’s amazing how regular firmware upgrades and equipment reboots can clean out the cobwebs on a variety of infrastructure equipment. Memory leaks have not become extinct. Firmware needs to be upgraded. Deal with it.

Vincent is a senior member of the worldwide Cadence EDA Infrastructure Acceleration Services team managed by Paul Rose. He and the team help customers get more performance out of their EDA infrastructures. The team has done “hundreds” of “best practices shares,” which are 4-hour meetings with IT and CAD teams at EDA clients to discuss infrastructure-based EDA performance enhancements on general terms. He and the team have performed more than 50 assessments of EDA infrastructure systems to fix problems and boost performance. “We do this stuff all the time,” said Vincent.

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