contracting?

because_I_can

Im an RTL design engineer with lots of VHDL/Verilog/ASIC/FPGA/scripting expierence and was looking to leave my current job to go contracting. Any idea how i would go about this?
Where are contracting vacancies advertised?
Im working with some at the moment that are on a lot more than me and they're pants really. I have to redo their work even sometimes....
Thanks

legs11

hi o/p, thats an area i would like to get into i have a microelec degree and just test debug experience all them design/layout jobs need years experience it seems. freescale, analog etc all the time seem to be looking for people, or xsil in dub. or even in the uk, loads of jobs.

The Hill Billy

because_I_can wrote:

Where are contracting vacancies advertised?
Im working with some at the moment that are on a lot more than me and they're pants really. I have to redo their work even sometimes....

Those contractors may be "pants", but at least they know how to use the interweb.

Contracting vacancies are advertised by agencies on the net. For example:
http://www.irishjobs.ie
http://www.monster.ie
http://www.jobserve.co.uk

The above are general job sites. Try using Google to see if there are sites more specifically suited to your particular area of expertise.

If you do end up getting a contract - the agency may be able to advise you as to how to set yourself up as a contractor.

because_I_can

thanks for that hilly billy but ive already searched those and found none relevant...

i might fire off an email to an agency and see what they say.

legs - rtl asic design isnt rocket science but you'd need to have at least a year or more real design work before you'd get a job. No-one will hire without it i feel. Some of the interviews i've done would be almost exam level. If you did verilog or vhdl in college then go for it. There should be a few vacancies. WIth the way the college's are going the number of us are going down year by year and the salaries are shooting up. Its great

The Hill Billy

Have a look at these search results.

If there's nothing there why not ask one of the contractors what agency he/she works with & contact them directly.