From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!menlo70!sytek!gi!mike@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Title: Programmer wanted
Article-I.D.: gi.170
Posted: Fri Jun 18 08:05:04 1982
Received: Sun Jun 20 00:56:49 1982



The Corporate Research and Development Laboratory for 
General Instrument Corporation has the following position available:

	Job Title: Scientific Programmer
	Duties:
		Programming support for engineers, scientists and
		technicians in the Research and Development Lab
		using the 4.1BSD version of UNIX on a VAX-11/780.
	Experience Needed:
		UNIX operating system.
		'C' programming language.
		FORTRAN 77 programming language.
		C and/or Bourne shell interpreters.
	Education:
		Candidate should have a bachelors degree in
		Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
	System Applications:
		Hardware is used for CAD development, process control,
		testing and statistical analysis.  Candidate's initial
		assignment will involve porting an in-house developed
		VLSI design system from UNIX to VMS. Future assignments
		will involve further development of the VLSI design
		system under UNIX. Candidate will be expected to provide
		technical support to the user community.
	Additional Strengths:
		Background in graphics hardware and software.
		Background in electrical engineering (semiconductor
			design and/or process).

The R&D Lab is located in the greater Phoenix area and is involved
in state of the art VLSI design. General Instrument is a Fortune 500
company with sales approaching 1 billion dollars annually.  We offer
an excellent working environment with competitive salary and benefits.
Send resume outlining education, experience and salary history to:

	General Instrument Corporation
	2355 West Williams Field Road
	Chandler, Arizona 85224

	Attention: Personnel    602-963-7373  ext. 281

or contact:

	Michael L. Wendel	602-963-7373  ext. 568


_______________________________________________________________________

So much for the official PR. We've got a pretty good thing going
here. We have a VAX 11/780 and a VAX 11/750. There are about 20
user accounts on our 780. Usually only 5 - 10 are online at any time.
Our usual load factor is less than 2 (4.1bsd measurement).
The R&D staff totals less that 50 people (engineers, scientist,
technicians) at this time.

Our primary activity is supporting a CAD system for VLSI design that
is being developed in house. We are working with high resolution
(1024 X 768) color graphics and are ordering several RAMTEK 6212 and
6211 medium resolution systems (512 X 512). Our 780 is connected to
several test computers, and most anything else we can find.

We've been saddled with the task of porting our CAD system (called STRIDE
for STRuctured Ic DEsign) to VMS for 2 other corporate divisions.
But all of our development and other work will continue to be done on
UNIX. We are trying to get a VAX 11/730 for our VMS target system.
This will be the first major task for this position. STRIDE is written
entirely in C. Completion of the port is expected in February 1983.

I will be at USENIX in Boston. Anyone interested can contact me over the
net (ucbvax!sytek!gi!mike or decvax!sytek!mike). If you will be a USENIX
we can arrange to meet there and discuss the position further.


	Michael Wendel
	General Instrument Corporation
	Corporate Research and Development
	2201 W. Williams Field Rd.
	Chandler, Arizona 85224

	602-963-7373 ext. 568
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