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Thank you for responding to our job advertisement for an Electronics Engineer – our Job 2011-01.
You appear to have many of the required qualities as we interpret your resume and/or cover letter, but we want to
understand your qualifications fully. We would appreciate it if you could supply us with more details about your
background and experience – particularly in regards to the required items. Could you please describe how your
background and experience relates to each of the areas we list on the following page? Your answers can be brief but
completeness would be better for your application. Specific examples help also. If you do not have any applicable
experience in a particular area, please say so.
We will be contacting the candidates who appear to be the best fits within a few days after we receive their
responses. Thank you in advance for the time you will be spending on this task.
Al Bruns
Plexon Inc
Electronics Engineer
Job 2011-01
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work with internal customers to develop specifications for products and plans for development,
verification, and integration of the products.
• Design, implement, and verify analog and digital electronic products and systems using modern EDA tools.
• Keep abreast of developments in the electronics engineering field as they relate to Plexon products and
customers.
o Using computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment such as ORCAD and
PADS PCB to perform engineering tasks.
I have experience with FPGA when I did independent study to run Solaris
under Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA, not much of experience but this is still valuable
experience dealing with Xilinx FPGA. I also did little experiment to control
7-segment display on my own ALTERA CYCLONE II development kit using
Verilog.
DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE (Note that these are desired, NOT
required. Please respond even if you don’t have any of these skills.):
• For analog and mixed signal products and systems:
o Electronic principles including analog and mixed signal circuit concepts and interfacing.
o Shielding and grounding techniques for sensitive analog circuitry and scientific instruments.
o Using computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment such as ORCAD and
PADS PCB to perform engineering tasks.
o C and C++ programming and Windows driver creation using Visual Studio.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
As English is my second language, I have been learning to have better and better verbal and written
skills in English. This includes reading magazines and watching news and movies.
OTHER:
• We are located in Dallas, Texas, USA. Limited relocation assistance may be available.
I am open to relocation. Relocation assistance would be nice, if any.
• No visa sponsorship.
I have authorization to work without sponsorship up to 27 months, starting
February 1, 2011.