Hi, I'm looking for a freelance DSP development job in MATLAB, C, DSP, or FPGA. Where can I find such jobs, I asked Mr. Google but he's not much help. Thank you
Where can I find DSP freelance job?
Started by ●April 27, 2009
Reply by ●April 28, 20092009-04-28
sami_aldalahmeh wrote:> Hi, > > I'm looking for a freelance DSP development job in MATLAB, C, DSP, or > FPGA. Where can I find such jobs, I asked Mr. Google but he's not much > help. > > Thank you >Try dice.com or monster.com. Paul
Reply by ●April 28, 20092009-04-28
On Apr 27, 9:24�pm, "sami_aldalahmeh" <sami.dalah...@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > I'm looking for a freelance DSP development job in MATLAB, C, DSP, or > FPGA. Where can I find such jobs, I asked Mr. Google but he's not much > help. > > Thank youYou may find that these actually pay LESS than working directly for a company. It used to be that they paid almost twice that, but times have changed. Dirk
Reply by ●April 28, 20092009-04-28
bellda2005@cox.net wrote:> On Apr 27, 9:24 pm, "sami_aldalahmeh" <sami.dalah...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm looking for a freelance DSP development job in MATLAB, C, DSP, or >> FPGA. Where can I find such jobs, I asked Mr. Google but he's not much >> help. >> >> Thank you > > You may find that these actually pay LESS than working directly for a > company. It used to be that they paid almost twice that, but times > have changed.It depends on how special your skills are, and how unique. If you're just another warm body doing contract work then expect that you won't be able to charge as much -- or at least keep in mind that your biggest value is instant availability. If you're working through a contract house, figure that all the big money is going to them, and expect some decent compensation from them in return or use your time with them as a way to pay the rent while you look for a real job. If you have some claim to fame, i.e. if project managers know that when they're in a pinch they can call you and you'll come by and make their problems smaller instead of larger, then you can command higher rates. I don't know of _any_ successful and truly freelance (i.e. not just another contract house shlub) who can't dive into the middle of a project and make meaningful contributions in a matter of hours or days, even if the first few value-added items are small. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
Reply by ●April 28, 20092009-04-28
On Apr 28, 12:37�pm, Tim Wescott <t...@seemywebsite.com> wrote:> bellda2...@cox.net wrote: > > On Apr 27, 9:24 pm, "sami_aldalahmeh" <sami.dalah...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> I'm looking for a freelance DSP development job in MATLAB, C, DSP, or > >> FPGA. Where can I find such jobs, I asked Mr. Google but he's not much > >> help. > > >> Thank you > > > You may find that these actually pay LESS than working directly for a > > company. �It used to be that they paid almost twice that, but times > > have changed. > > It depends on how special your skills are, and how unique. �If you're > just another warm body doing contract work then expect that you won't be > able to charge as much -- or at least keep in mind that your biggest > value is instant availability. �If you're working through a contract > house, figure that all the big money is going to them, and expect some > decent compensation from them in return or use your time with them as a > way to pay the rent while you look for a real job. > > If you have some claim to fame, i.e. if project managers know that when > they're in a pinch they can call you and you'll come by and make their > problems smaller instead of larger, then you can command higher rates. > I don't know of _any_ successful and truly freelance (i.e. not just > another contract house shlub) who can't dive into the middle of a > project and make meaningful contributions in a matter of hours or days, > even if the first few value-added items are small. > > -- > > Tim Wescott > Wescott Design Serviceshttp://www.wescottdesign.com > > Do you need to implement control loops in software? > "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. > See details athttp://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.htmlIf he is asking the question, he is not the DSP Guru freelancer with a reputation that you refer to and my comment stands. I have worked truly freelance and contract house in the past. I was never supervised by another DSP person, so I guess I wouldn't be classified as a contract house schlub (which I assume basically means warm body who is told what to do). The house markup ranged from a low of about 13% markup to around 40%. The current rates have not gone up significantly in the last 12 years, and don't make for the risk of how long it takes to get the next job, or that a lot of jobs want you to set up a second living location. Dirk
Reply by ●April 28, 20092009-04-28
bellda2005@cox.net wrote:> On Apr 28, 12:37 pm, Tim Wescott <t...@seemywebsite.com> wrote: >> bellda2...@cox.net wrote: >>> On Apr 27, 9:24 pm, "sami_aldalahmeh" <sami.dalah...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> I'm looking for a freelance DSP development job in MATLAB, C, DSP, or >>>> FPGA. Where can I find such jobs, I asked Mr. Google but he's not much >>>> help. >>>> Thank you >>> You may find that these actually pay LESS than working directly for a >>> company. It used to be that they paid almost twice that, but times >>> have changed. >> It depends on how special your skills are, and how unique. If you're >> just another warm body doing contract work then expect that you won't be >> able to charge as much -- or at least keep in mind that your biggest >> value is instant availability. If you're working through a contract >> house, figure that all the big money is going to them, and expect some >> decent compensation from them in return or use your time with them as a >> way to pay the rent while you look for a real job. >> >> If you have some claim to fame, i.e. if project managers know that when >> they're in a pinch they can call you and you'll come by and make their >> problems smaller instead of larger, then you can command higher rates. >> I don't know of _any_ successful and truly freelance (i.e. not just >> another contract house shlub) who can't dive into the middle of a >> project and make meaningful contributions in a matter of hours or days, >> even if the first few value-added items are small. >> >> -- >> >> Tim Wescott >> Wescott Design Serviceshttp://www.wescottdesign.com >> >> Do you need to implement control loops in software? >> "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. >> See details athttp://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html > > If he is asking the question, he is not the DSP Guru freelancer with a > reputation that you refer to and my comment stands.True; I was trying to give him an aim point.> > I have worked truly freelance and contract house in the past. I was > never supervised by another DSP person, so I guess I wouldn't be > classified as a contract house schlub (which I assume basically means > warm body who is told what to do). The house markup ranged from a low > of about 13% markup to around 40%. The current rates have not gone up > significantly in the last 12 years, and don't make for the risk of how > long it takes to get the next job, or that a lot of jobs want you to > set up a second living location.I ask for what I think I'm worth, and I do OK. I figure that if I can't get what I want doing freelance, then I'll just get that prefrontal lobotomy and go into management. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
Reply by ●April 28, 20092009-04-28
sami_aldalahmeh wrote:> Hi, > > I'm looking for a freelance DSP development job in MATLAB, C, DSP, or > FPGA. Where can I find such jobs, I asked Mr. Google but he's not much > help.If you have to ask this question, those jobs are not suitable for you. If you ask this question in COMP.DSP, you are not suitable for those jobs. Vladimir Vassilevsky DSP and Mixed Signal Design Consultant http://www.abvolt.com
Reply by ●April 30, 20092009-04-30
"Tim Wescott" <tim@seemywebsite.com> wrote in message news:q_2dnVzvka9IrWrUnZ2dnUVZ_hCdnZ2d@web-ster.com...> > It depends on how special your skills are, and how unique.My skills are 53% unique. I wonder how unique that uniqueness is? Syms.
Reply by ●April 30, 20092009-04-30
Symon wrote:> "Tim Wescott" <tim@seemywebsite.com> wrote in message > news:q_2dnVzvka9IrWrUnZ2dnUVZ_hCdnZ2d@web-ster.com... >> It depends on how special your skills are, and how unique. > My skills are 53% unique. I wonder how unique that uniqueness is? > Syms.I claim that mine are uniquer, and that Tim's are uniquest. jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
Reply by ●April 30, 20092009-04-30
Symon wrote:> "Tim Wescott" <tim@seemywebsite.com> wrote in message > news:q_2dnVzvka9IrWrUnZ2dnUVZ_hCdnZ2d@web-ster.com... >> It depends on how special your skills are, and how unique. > My skills are 53% unique. I wonder how unique that uniqueness is?Yes, that was a bit vague. What matters is if you have skills that your prospective clients feel they need and that they feel they can't find anywhere else. If you're good at marketing you'll try to present your skills as being in that set; if you're ethical you'll be honest in doing so. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
