Bit of a chuckle, You really need help with this one
Nice add, wish most employer were like this.
I don't think it's going to be easy to find someone at a hobbyist level that has tailored the skillset you ask for, but a basic understanding should at least suffice, if they are willing to learn a bit more (be enthusiastic), that should be easier to find.
I imagine you will get people who say they can, but in reality, they can't, might be a long boring process, bit like a talent competition.
Cheapness will always bite you in the ass. IMHO. We've all had that cheap-ass boss. Don't be one of them. We have more respect for you than that. My 2 cents.
Probably not wise to have public parade on the hiring process.
What helped is that I was fortunate enough to still live with my parents (a common thing in Brazil for university students).
Is that what you are offering? It sounded more like a casual thing without guaranteed hours. Or is the industry experience component usually unpaid in Australia?
... up to an average of 30 hours per week ...
Quote... up to an average of 30 hours per week ...No student has that much time on his hands, if he is taking his studies seriously. The enthusiastic people you want to hire usually take their studies seriously. Something doesn't add up here.
I expected you of all people not to devaluate the work of engineers (the work you described is the work of a full blown engineer). Paying someone peanuts and having a large EE community watching you do that sends a very, very bad message to aspiring engineers.
You gotta be kidding, of course they have the time, I did work at the computer lab and as a student position I was allowed to even do homework when it wasn't too busy. I would think Dave will not only allow it but he can probably mentor you at the same time.
As for the tasks being for a full blown engineer I don't see where you get that.
How is this not a skillset of a full blown engineer?
Oh, let's see:
-Managing production, ordering components, juggling with fabricators, assemblers
-Investigating, designing, developing, testing and debugging new products
-Dev. tool setups and evaluation
-Forum and website maintenance
-Production of blog content
Essential skills:
-Analog, digital and embedded project design
-Drawing schematics, designing PCBs, coding firmware and PC apps
-Soldering, construction and debugging
-Writing documentation
The Heterogeneous System Software team is looking for software intern that is eager to learn and apply leading-edge processor technologies. As a member of the development team, the candidate will be responsible for working with the architects to implement OpenCL extensions and performance modeling and analysis. This is an opportunity to work with a team that is developing a software stack that unleashes the full potential of AMDs future generations of hardware.
Candidates must be expert C++/C programmers with strong debugging skills. Candidates must have a strong understanding and ability to apply programming primitives such as multi-threading, locking, queuing, and memory management. Prior experience in parallel programming models such as OpenCL and CUDA is desirable. Ideal candidates will have a good understanding of computer architecture concepts, such as CPU, GPU, multi-level caching, coherency, and virtual memory.
Quote... up to an average of 30 hours per week ...No student has that much time on his hands, if he is taking his studies seriously. The enthusiastic people you want to hire usually take their studies seriously. Something doesn't add up here.
I expected you of all people not to devaluate the work of engineers (the work you described is the work of a full blown engineer). Paying someone peanuts and having a large EE community watching you do that sends a very, very bad message to aspiring engineers.
How is this not a skillset of a full blown engineer?
What part of I'm paying maybe 30% more than what other similar EE's might earn in a similar role did you not hear?
What part of I'm paying maybe 30% more than what other similar EE's might earn in a similar role did you not hear?
Oops, I admit, I did miss that. You might want to mention that in the job offer PDF.
Some of this stuff might be worth a quick read, just for referance.
Prior notification is compulsory from what I understand.
Muttley