Re: How did you get started in Ada?

[Ian0kerr@my-deja.com (Ian)]

hfrumblefoot@yahoo.com (Hambut) wrote in message news:<fb75c450.0202060205.5f4dfc1c@posting.google.com>...
> aidan@velvet.net (Aidan Skinner) wrote in message news:<slrna6031t.4d8.aidan@crushed.velvet.net>...
> > I'd really like to get a job involving embedded Ada, and there are
> > some available where I am. However, all of them require experience in
> > embedded development. Which seems to be the classic catch-22
> > situation.
> > 
> > So I'm wondering how people here got started, or is embedded s/w dev a
> > prety much closed system?
> > 
> > - Aidan
> 
> You could try registering with TPS (www.tps.co.uk)- they seem to place
> quite a few people with BAE SYSTEMS (who is probaby the single largest
> user of Ada in the UK).  Certainly a few years ago BAE SYSTEMS were on
> a massive drive to recruit software engineers (offering training etc.)
> so it might be worth a thought.

They seem to be recruiting for themselves to provide in house
contractors. However BAE SYSTEMS is currently recruiting permanent
staff. There are also ads in local newspapers run by a recruiter whoes
e-mail address is:

jobs@cbs-appointments.co.uk

They are for Software Engineers and Systems Design Engineers.
Experience in Ada is on the list of preferences.

This may not help Aidan who seems to be resident in the USA as the
jobs are in Hampshire and Surrey in the UK.

> Hambut

I don't have any interest in this personally.

Ian