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Re: Which PCB CAD for someone entering the job market?

2009-02-07 by boons007

I agree... Resumes are SQUAT... Many are just KEY words for HR.

The important thing is can they do the job... at your price and 
schedule ...

  So did your Guy do it  $20 a "DAY" including overhead like China ?
These days businesses get a Chinese EE with a masters to also to 
look over the design when he is laying it out.... OH and he will 
work 12+ hours a day without a complaint..

BoonS


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "logicresearch" 
<logicresearch@...> wrote:
>
> I think if I was going to hire someone, I couldn't really give a 
rats 
> patutee what the resume looked like as long as they did the job.
> I have worked with guys who have police tracking fitted, but they 
are 
> brilliant.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "boons007" <boons007@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > for my ee hobby.. I have autotrax... Lowest cost $99, 
> > full version SCH, PCB and a simulator.
> > http://kov.com/Default.aspx
> > 
> > I in the past when it was a good buisness had a PCB design 
> service , 
> > used, Zuken, Mentor, Cadence, PCAD, ORCAD, PADS, Protel...
> > I liked protel the best... of the middle end but they are 
basicaly 
> > history... Many are now dust or combined...
> > 
> >   Due to china Layout people costing $15 ~ $20 a "DAY".... 
> including 
> > benifits... You can make more being a plummer...
> > 
> > PCB Layout people are a dime a dozen now... 
> > except for those who operate the three largest Most expensive 
> > software packages. Cadence , Mentor, and Zuken.. and they really 
> > only pay well for IC, RF and Hybrid designers...
> > 
> > BoonS
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "martin_schoenegg" 
> > <Martin.Schoenegg@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Steve,
> > > 
> > > > So I'm going with Eagle for now because 1. I found a book 
about 
> > > using it in the Half Price Bookstore, 2. Someone made a 
library 
> > for 
> > > the PIC32MXxxxx series for which I'm doing a few projects, and 
3. 
> > It 
> > > is free or cheap.
> > > 
> > > There are a few unlimited and 100% free PCB-tools available, 
so 
> > there 
> > > is no need to work with crippleware. IMHO EAGLE is crippleware 
> and 
> > > this opinion is not limited to the free version. A schematic-
tool 
> > > without any support for hirarchical designs is crippleware 
even 
> if 
> > > you have to pay for.
> > > 
> > > > I graduate at the end of this year. If I put Eagle on my 
> resume, 
> > do 
> > > you think it will hurt or help? 
> > > 
> > > I guess, the question about tools is as stupid as to say what 
> type 
> > of 
> > > car you learned to drive. It is more interesting if you are 
able 
> > to 
> > > design good electronics and that you have the knowledge to 
design 
> > a 
> > > PCB that is EMC compatible. 
> > > 
> > > > In my classes, AutoCAD is the official CAD, 
> > > 
> > > AutoCAD for ECAD? Never seen this in the field.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > Martin
> > >
> >
>

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