COMPANY CRASH COURSE
PRESENTED BY
WOMEN IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
PURPOSE FOR THIS
PRESENTATION
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Career Fair can be overwhelming.
Can't decide what company? What
type of job? Well we can't decide
for you, but we can show you some
options.
This presentation gives you a start
on your research and hopefully
helps you determine some
companies that you are interested
in and some that you aren't.
ENJOY!
100 years old
Founded: 1916
Government and
Commercial Markets in
150 Countries
Leader in design, deployment and operation of highly-reliable, secure communications
systems and information networks for voice, data, imaging and video
CE0: William Brown
Headquarters: Melbourne, FL
Annual Rev.: $6 Billion
Employees: 17,000 (including
7,000 Engineers and Scientist)
 70% Gov’t Funded
 30% Internally Funded
 200 new grads hired
annually
 30-50 college interns
co-ops
Technology Examples:
 Responsible for Communications
Infrastructure for FAA
 World leader in Broadcast Technology
(HDTV)
 Wireless Handheld Radios for Military
 Integrating Medical Information from
Multiple Sources for Healthcare
Solutions
 GOES-R Weather Tracking Satellite
Ground Segment (can map lightning
activity & track hurricanes)
R&D:
o Antennas
o Electro-Optics
o Signal Processing
o Microelectronics
o Image Processing
o Mechatronics
o Integrated
Information
Systems
o Cyber Systems
100 year old
company
Founded: mid1920s
One of the largest generators of electricity in the nation
CE0: Tom Fanning
Headquarters: Atlanta Georgia
Annual Rev.: $17 Billion
Employees: 26,000
Companies:
-Alabama, Georgia, Gulf,
and -Mississippi Power
-Southern Telecom
-SouthernLINC
Business:
-Electric Utilities
-Fiber Optics
-Wireless Communications
Key Facts:
-42,000 MW electric generating
capacity
-27,000 miles of
transmission/distribution lines
-3,700 substations
-4.4 million customers
-16th largest utility company in
world
Technology:
 Nuclear Plant Vogtle
in - GA
 Photovoltaic Plant New Mexico
 Biomass Plant Texas
R&D
-Wind
-Hydro
-Solar
165 years old
Founded: 1847
Leader in automation equipment, building technologies for manufactures, imaging
systems for hospitals, and power generation
CE0: Peter Loscher
Headquarters: Munich,
Germany
Annual Rev.: $93 Billion
Employees: 360,000
Opportunities for
development and technical
training programs for
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
candidates interested in
engineering, finance, IT, or
sales marketing.
Technology Examples:
 Working on High-voltage direct current
transmission technology enables
electricity to be transported over vast
distances.
 Use parallel digital technologies for
real-time visualizations for design and
manufacturing processes.
 New insight in medical imaging –
Biograph mMR, first scanner to
integrate magnetic imaging (MRI) and
position emission tomography (PET)
technologies in one system.
R&D:
o Automation
Engineering
o Electronics, Energy,
& Environment
o Imaging &
Visualization
o Intelligent Systems
& Control
o Image Processing
o Software, Security
& Systems
o Informatics
Formed by
the merger of Lockheed
Corporation with Martin
Marietta in March 1995.
572 facilities in 500 cities
and 46 states throughout
the U.S.
American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with
worldwide interests
CEO: Bob Stevens
Headquarters: Bethesda, MD
Annual Revenue: $45.8 billion
Employees: 126,000 (U.S. and
internationally)
 4,000+ full-time and intern/co-op
opportunities
In 2009, 74% of Lockheed Martin's
revenues came from military
sales. It received 7.1% of the funds
paid out by the Pentagon.
Products:
•Air Traffic Control systems
•Ballistic missiles
•Munitions
•National Missile Defense
elements
•Transport/Fighter aircraft
•Radar
•Satellite
•Atlas launch vehicles
•NASA's Orion spacecraft
•HULC (Human exoskeleton)
Business Areas:
•Aeronautics
•Electronic Systems
•Information Systems
& Global Solutions
•Space Systems
100 years old
Founded: 1984
Privately held,
multinational
corporation
Leading developer of mathematical computing software
President: Jack Little
Headquarters: Natlick,
Massachusetts
Annual Revenue: $600 Million
Employees: 2,200 (30% located
outside US)
 Main products:
 MATLAB
 Simulink
 Profitable every year
since its founding
Products used to:
 Improve the quality of nextgeneration network audio products
 Teach computer programming to
undergraduates
 Translate the distorted sound of the
human voice in high-pressure
environments
 Advance the mapping of the human
genome
Application Areas:
o Technical
Computing
o Embedded Systems
o Signal Processing
o Test &
Measurement
o Image Processing
o Mechatronics
o Computational
Finance
Founded: 1968 by Gordon Moore
and Robert Noyce
*First commercial microprocessor
1971
World Leader in Silicon Innovation
CEO: Paul S. Otellini
Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA
Employees: 80,000 worldwide, ½ in U.S.
Prime Locations: California, New Mexico,
Arizona, Texas, Massachusetts, Colorado
Business Areas:
 Process, Yield and Equipment
Engineering
 Design Automation and CAD
Engineering
 Hardware and Software Product
Development
 Component Design and Validation
Technology:
-Processors
-Motherboards
-Chipsets
-Ethernet Product
-Server Systems
-MCUs
-Component Design
-Networking
-Flash Memory
-Wireless Networking
Technology
appears in
-desktops
-laptops
-smart TV's
and phones
-tablets
R&D:
 Single Chip
Cloud
Computer w/
48 cores on
single Si CPU
chip
NAVAIR
Founded: 1966
*successor to the
Navy’s Bureau of
Naval Weapons
NAVAIR's mission is to provide full life-cycle support of naval aviation aircraft, weapons
and systems operated by Sailors and Marines
Headquarters:
Patuxent River ,Maryland.
With 10 total locations such as
CA, FL and NC
(8 in US and 2 International)
Commander: Vice Adm. David
Architzel US Navy
 Government Funded
 Civilian Division of
United States Navy
 Hires students and
recent grads
Mission Statement:
o NAVAIR procures, develops, tests and
supports Naval aircraft, weapons and
related systems necessary to support
the Navy’s mission and protect the
nation by deterring or defeating enemy
forces around the world.
o Provide training and equipment
required for Sailors and Marines to
complete their mission and return
home safely.
Product Groups:
-Fixed Wing
-Rotocraft
-Weapons
-Unmanned Air Systems
-Aviation Systems
Organization:
o Program
Management
Contracts
o Research and
Engineering
o Test and Evaluation
o Logistics and
Industrial
Operations
o Corporate
Operations
o Comptroller
o Counsel
World’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company and the world’s largest
refiner and marketer of petroleum products.
CE0: Rex W. Tillerson
Headquarters: Irving, Texas
Annual Revenue: $40.6 Billion
Employees: 106,100 worldwide (includes
employees in Mobil and Esso)
The Corporation comprises 10 separate
companies, making up the Upstream,
Downstream, and Chemical businesses.
UF Campus Recruiting Team includes
recruiting for:
 Downstream Research & Engineering
 IT
 Global Real Estate & Facilities
 Drilling
 Environmental Services
 Pipeline
 Supply & Transportation
 Chemicals
 Lubricants & Specialties
 Production
 Gas & Power Marketing
 Procurement
 Fuels Marketing
 Development
 Manufacturing
 extensive research programs
 supports operations
 enables continuous improvement in
each business line
 explores new and emerging energy
sources and technologies
CEO: Jeff Immelt
Headquarters: Fairfield, Connecticut
Annual Revenue: $150 billion (in 2010)
Employees: 300,000 (100,000 in US)
Jobs in 160 countries
Interns/Co-ops:
Competitive salary
accrued vacation time
Opportunities to network with managers and
other interns at informational sessions,
career fairs, social events and recreational
activities
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New Grad:
Edison Engineering Development Program is
a technical skill development program that
gives experience in the possible areas of
systems, analysis, design, quality, reliability,
integration, and testing
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Founded: 1892
TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS (AND EXAMPLES)
-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
NANOTECHNOLOGY
-AERO-THERMAL & MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
ENERGY EFFICIENT ENGINES
-CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ENERGY STORAGE
-DIAGNOSTICS & BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
CELL GROWTH
-ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES & SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INTEGRATION
-MANUFACTURING & MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES
ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS
-SOFTWARE SCIENCES & ANALYTICS
MODELING & OPTIMIZATION
10 years old
Founded: 2002
American Space
Transport Company.
Revolutionizing Access to Space
CE0: Elon Musk
Headquarters: Hawthorne, CA Technology Examples:
Annual Revenue: $1-2.5 Million  Falcon 1 – A small partially reusable
rocket capable of placing several
Employees: Over 1,100 with
hundred Kg into low earth orbit.
tremendous growth
 Falcon Heavy – A heavy-lift
configuration using a cluster of
 Mainly funded by NASA
three Falcon 9 Rockets.
 Also funded by private
 Dragon – A human-rated
companies, military, and
commercial spacecraft.
other non-American
 Grasshopper – Reusable launch
government agencies.
vehicle that is a vertical takeoff,
 More than 70 open
vertical landing rocket.
positions online
 67 interns/co-ops (2010)
Available Positions:
o Avionics
o Information Services &
Technology
o Launch Engineering
o Manufacturing and
Production Engineering
o Propulsion Engineering
o Structures Engineering
o Testing Operations &
Engineering
61 years old
Founded: 1951
Semiconductor
Company.
Texas Instruments exists to create, make and market useful products and services to
satisfy the needs of its customers throughout the world.
Technology Examples:
CE0: Rich Tempelton
 Scientific and graphing calculators
Headquarters: Dallas, TX
Ex: Ti-89
Annual Revenue: $14 Billion
 Low power microcontrollers
Employees: 35,100
Ex: MSP430
 Signal Processing
Ex: DLP Cinema Technology
 12% Company Growth
 Semiconductors
 64% Research &
Ex: RFID front end ICs
Development
Ex: Low Drop-Out Voltage Regulators
 26% General &
Ex: DAC – digital to analog converters
Administrative
 9% Sales & Marketing
Available Positions:
o Applications
Engineer
o Design Engineer
o Equipment
Engineer
o Product/Test
Engineer
o Software/Systems
Engineer
o Sales and
Marketing
Engineers