Jason Hsu wrote:
>I am seeking an electrical engineering position with a heavy emphasis
> on microcontrollers.  My background is electrical engineering, which
> used to be common for those entering embedded engineering.
>
> I'm open to working anywhere in the continental United States but
> prefer the Midwest (Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Omaha).

Jason, I'm surprised that so few people replied.

> I'd like to hear from those of you who work with microcontrollers in
> your jobs.  What industries do you work in?

Automotive diagnostics: www.scantool.net

> What are the best sources for good leads?  Monster and Hotjobs tend to
> be skewed towards large California companies and miss most of the rest
> of the companies that hire embedded engineers.  I know of several
> sources of leads, but I don't consider any of them to be a silver
> bullet.  The fact that embedded engineering is dispersed over many
> industries makes it challenging to decide which leads to pursue first.
> On the other hand, the diversity makes embedded engineering more
> resistant to downturns than other parts of engineering.

Our company advertized on Monster, CareerBuilder, Craigslist, and this list.

> Which particular industries that employ embedded engineers are doing
> the most hiring?

Not sure about the answer for this one.

> Are there any organizations dedicated to embedded
> engineering?

PICList. :)

IEEE is usually the first "formal" organization that comes to mind. I am an 
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) member, a lot of embedded engineers 
work in the auto industry.

> As embedded engineers, where do you usually meet in
> person given that you work in so many different industries?

Microchip MASTERs conference, Microchip seminars, I met quite a few at an 
ASPE seminar I went to last year. But mostly, PICList. :)

> I don't have formal experience in embedded engineering, but I do have
> informal experience.  I have designed and built an SWR/ wattmeter that
> uses a PIC16F72 microcontroller to control the output indicator LEDs.
> I also studied control systems theory in graduate school.

What kind of work have you done in the past? Why have you decided to go into 
embedded engineering? Where is your resume? :)

> My report on the SWR/wattmeter is at:
> http://www.jasonhsu.com/swrwatt.html

Looks like you did this project in 2003. Do you have examples of more recent 
projects?

> My Assembly language source code is at:
> http://www.jasonhsu.com/swrwatt-source_code.txt

Other people may have a different opinion, but IMHO the code looks rather 
messy and difficult to follow. You can greatly improve it by making better 
use of whitespace (and perhaps a better naming convention).

Vitaliy


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