Higher education career opportunities_09nov2013

Career Opportunities for Circuit Branch (EEE / ECE / E&I,

CSE / IT) Students

Dr R ManimegalaiProfessor, CSE, PCET

Outline of the Presentation

• Fellowships / Project Assistant / Research Associate positions at IITs / other premier institutions

• IT Jobs– Common Myths about IT companies in India– Top 10 IT companies in India and World– Various Types and Nature of IT jobs– Challenges in IT career

• Expectations from Fresher• Higher Education with Stipend / Fellowships• Opportunities in Various Walks of Life

Project / Research Positions• Various Positions

– Research Assistant / Associate, Project Assistant / Associate, Project Engineer , Project Fellow, Junior Research Fellowship, Internship positions, Post Doctoral

Fellowships (PDF), Technical Assistant, Programmer Analyst, Junior Programmer Research Engineer, Senior Scientific Officer (SSO), Senior Project Officer, Project Scientist

• IIT Bombay: http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/rnd/WorkOpportunities.jsp

• IIT Delhi : http://ird.iitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/jobs/project/

• IIT Madras: • IIT Kanpur: http://www.iitk.ac.in/dord/project/

• IIT Kharagpur: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/

• Other IITs: IIT Hyderabad, Mandy, Ropar, Bhuvaneshwar, roorkee, gauhati, Indore

• IIITs, NITs, Govt. aided institutions such as PSG Tech, centrally funded instituions, national laboratories such as CSIR, Atomic Research Centres

IIT Kharagpur

IIT Bombay

IIT Hyderabad

IIT Delhi

IIT Kanpur

Job Positions in Other Organizations / Laboratories

• Laboratries of national importance such as CSIR, • Short Service Commissions in navy, army and airforce• S. N. Bose National Center For Basic Sciences• Institute of Mathematical Science (CMI), Chennai Mathematical

Institute (CMI), Indian Stastistical Institutes (ISI)• Centre for Air Borne System (CABS) • Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) • BHEL, HPCL

Outline of the Presentation

• Fellowships / Project Assistant / Research Associate positions at IITs / other premier institutions

• IT Jobs– Common Myths about IT companies in India– Top 10 IT companies in India and World– Various Types and Nature of IT jobs– Challenges in IT career

• Expectations from Fresher• Higher Education with Stipend / Fellowships• Opportunities in Various Walks of Life

Common Myths about IT Careers in India1. A degree in computer science means you are going to be rich

immediately2. Everyone in IT is a developer and talks only Java3. Only Engineers have a career in IT4. Mathematically impaired people need not apply5. Academic Marks don’t matter for getting IT Jobs6. You’ve got three professional certifications . . . you’re ready to

work7. Everyone in IT works for IT companies - TCS, INFY & WIPRO8. All core work in IT is done in United States9. IT Career is not for Women10. People skills don’t matter in IT jobs11. Hardware is for China and Software is in India

Is an IT Career Right for You?

• Your first job can build / make you or kill you• Should be careful in selecting your first job

• You should consider the following before you take up an IT offer

• Clear Indication of Salary and other Benefits• Location, Travel, Timings – shift etc.• Opportunities for Constant learning• Opportunities for Career Growth• Conducive Work Environment• More Stress

List of Top Ten IT Companies In India

• Wipro Limited• Infosys Technologies Limited• Satyam Computer Services Limited• I-flex Solutions Limited• Tata Infotech Limited• CMC Limited• Mphasis BFL Limited• Mastek Limited• NiiT Limited• TCS Limited

List of Top Ten IT Companies in the World

• Microsoft• IBM• Oracle Corporation• Accenture• Google• Yahoo• HP• Symantec• Capgemini• Computer Sciences Corporation

Type of IT jobs• Network Administrator• System Administrator• Support Tech• System Analyst• Data Base Administrator• Unix Administrator• Software Tester• Quality Analyst• Software Designer• Software Engineer• Software Engineer for VLSI• Hardware Engineer• Verification Engineer• Hardware Board Tester• Embedded System Design Engineer

Network Administrator

• Responsible for the maintenance of computer, hardware and software that comprises of computer network

•Role includes • Network Equipment • Deploying ……• Configuring …..• Maintaining  …• Monitoring  ….

Training and Certifications for Network Administrators

• Juniper– What are the certification courses available, official URL

• Cisco– What are the certification courses available, official URL

• Microsoft– What are the certification courses available, official URL

• Novell– What are the certification courses available, official URL

• CompTIA– What are the certification courses available, official URL

• Red Hat– What are the certification courses available, official URL

• Include Duration too

System Administrator• Maintain and operate a computer system and/or network

• Duties of a system administrator– Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer systems.

– Introducing and integrating new technologies into existing data center environments.

– Performing routine audits of systems and software.

– Performing backups.

– Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.

– Installing and configuring new hardware and software.

– Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords …

Training and Certifications

• Microsoft MCSA• MCSE•  MCITP• Red Hat RHCE• Novell CAN• CNE• Cisco CCNA • CompTIA's A+ • Network+• Sun Certified SCNA• Linux Professional Institute

Technical Support• Provides help to the user solve specific problems with a product—

rather than providing training, customization, or other support services

• Uses telephone, email or a website

• Major area of outsourcing

• Multi tier support

• Ex: Remote PC repair

System Analyst• A systems analyst may:

– Plan a system flow from the ground up.

– Interact with customers to learn and document requirements that are then used to produce business requirements documents.

– Write technical requirements from a critical phase.

– Interact with designers to understand software limitations.– Help programmers during system development, ex: provide use

cases, flowcharts or even Database design.

– Perform system testing.

– Deploy the completed system.

– Document requirements or contribute to user manuals.– Whenever a development process is conducted, the system analyst is responsible

for designing components and providing that information to the developer.

Database Administrator

• Responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance and repair of an organization's database

• Duties:– Transferring Data– Replicating Data– Maintaining database and ensuring its availability to users– Maintaining the data dictionary– Controlling privileges and permissions to database users– Monitoring database performance– Database backup and recovery– Database security– Certifications: OCP,MCDBA

Unix Administration

• Novice Unix Administrator:– Perform routine tasks under the direct supervision of a more experienced

administrator.

– Be the front-line interface for users; accepting problem reports and passing them to the appropriate system administrators.

– Performs some security functions, especially monitoring the system

Unix Administration (Cont)• Senior System Administrator:

– Design/implement complex local and wide-area networks of machines.

– Manages a large site or network.

– Works under general direction of senior management.

– Establishes/recommends policies and procedures for system use and services.

– Provides the technical lead and/or supervision for system administrators, system programmers, or others.

– Has purchasing authority and responsibility for purchase justification.

Testing• Software testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders

with information about the quality of the product or service under test.• Responsibilities of tester:

– Understand and analyze Business, Functional, Technical and UI (User Interface) requirements of the project/release.

– – Create Test Scenarios, Test Conditions & Expected results and Test Cases.– – Run and maintain automated Test Scripts. (Applicable only if automation is

planned for the project/release)

– Create Required Test Data and maintain Common Test Data sheet of the Project/release.

– – Create Test Deliverables as per Testing Standards followed by the company or

project/release.

– Execute Test Scripts and document test results.– Log defects and verify defect fixes.

Quality Analyst

• Responsible for the operating system and associated subsystems. • Primary Responsibilities:• Collect information to analyze and evaluate existing or proposed systems.• Research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade operating

systems.• Research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade hardware

and software interfaces with the operating system. Analyze and evaluate present or proposed business procedures or problems to define data processing needs.

• Prepare detailed flow charts and diagrams outlining systems capabilities and processes.

• Research and recommend hardware and software development, purchase, and use.

Software designer

• A Software Designer is someone who works on creating pieces of software at a fairly high level to meet their clients' or managements' various needs.

• Responsibilities:• abstracts the complexity of a system• maintains control over the architecture lifecycle  • sets quantifiable objectives

Software engineer

• A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.

• Specializations analysts, architects, developers, testers, technical support, managers, educators, researchers

Software Engineer for VLSI

• designing of analog and digital circuits• hardware troubleshooting• Board Design and Verification• Board Debugging.• IC programming• VHDL

Hardware Engineer

• Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop, test, and oversee the installation of computer hardware. Computer hardware includes computer chips, circuit boards, systems, modems, keyboards, and printers.

Hardware board Testing• An essential skill set of a Hardware Board Design engineer is to test

and verify the design he made .• Types of Hardware Board Testing Techniques•

. Board Bring up, Validation and verification

. CPU Performance Optimization

. Data Bus Verification

. ICT Testing on CPU clock speed, power consumption etc.

. Load Testing

. Manufacturing Testing

. Memory Optimization

. PSU Voltage Verifications

. Temperature Control Testing

. Usage of Hardware tools like CRO, DSO, JTAG, Logic Analyzer etc.

Embedded System Design Engineers• Skills Required:

– Compilers / Editors IAR C compiler, Keil C debugger environment , Code Wright

– Software Control packages Visual Source safe, Clear case– Programming Languages C & Assembly Languages, familiar with C++

concepts.– EDA packages Accel Tech & ORCAD: Schematic Capture & PCB layout.– Data Acquisition packages Keithley View DAC, Intelligent Instruments Visual

Designer, DasyLab, LabDAS, National instruments LabView CV+, Genie.– Emulators / Simulators Signum 8051 emulator, MetaLink 8051 emulator,

ComAp , Mitsubishi M16C/62, Nohau Kiel C simulator, IAR• Microprocessors / Microcontrollers

– Intel : 8085, 8086/88, 8xC51FA/FB/FC, 8xC251;– Motorola :68K;– Atmel : 89C51/52/55, 89C2051;– Dallas Semiconductors: 87C520/530– Mitsubishi: M16C/62, M32RD;– Philips: 8xC51RA/RB/RC+/RD+, Hitachi H8/3048

What they expect from fresher?

• Willingness to learn new things• Communication skills• Aptitude• Attitude• Basic programming skills• Leadership qualities• Ability to work in a team• Very importantly, understanding of basics

Typical growth

• Career growth • Assistant systems engineer trainee ASEIT analyst Team

leader Project leader Project manager Module leader Group leader Resource Manager

Higher Education

• GATE – M.Tech / Direct PhD at IITs/IISC– Rs 15,000 and 25,000 per month from MHRD

• GRE, TOEFL MS at leading foreign universities• CAT M.B.A at IIMs

Private / Govt. Scholarships / Fellowships for Higher Education / Research

• Chevening Scholarships from UK government• The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund • Fulbright Scholar Program • DAAD Fellowship • Endeavour Research Fellowship • L&T- IIT Scholarship • Infosys Fellowships, IBM Fellowships for doing PhD in IITs• Foundation For Excellence (FFE) • Scholarships / Fellowships / Schemes for Higher Education with Govt. of India,

Department of Higher Education• KC Mahindra Scholarships for Post-Graduate Studies Abroad

Research and Development

• Paper presentation in journal/ conference/funded projects/ patents• Publishing Papers:

– Select a problem, How?– Do literature survey, understand existing solutions / methodologies – Work on the problem for at least six months– Comparative analysis of achieved results– Sensitive analysis– Then, publish your findings