Career Platform (EuMW 2018)

EUMW 2018 CAREER PLATFORM The CAREER PLATFORM IS A TWO-day event (25th and 26th September) within the European Microwave Week 2018 and it is part of the student activities organised by the EuMW 2018 team. The CAREER PLATFORM IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG EUROPEAN GRADUATES TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THOSE COMPANIES MAKING AN IMPACT IN TODAY’s high-frequency business and to know their main activities, application fields, and market indicators, and for the companies to recruit young talent in the areas of microwave / millimetre-wave, radar, wireless and integrated circuits engineering. The main aim of the EuMW 2018 CAREER PLATFORM INITIATIVE IS TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE YOUNG ENGINEERS AND THE JOB MARKET. To this end, a special session will be held on “Professional Opportunities in the European Microwave Industry” on Tuesday, 25th September. The CAREER PLATFORM WILL ALSO INCLUDE A SPEED-recruiting lounge where companies and institutions will show their current job/internship offers. All this will be complemented by an active presence in the social networks (Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/eumwcareers/], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8348926], Xing [https://www.xing.com/communities/groups/european-microwave-week-career-platform-rf-and-microwave-jobs-in-europe-1094495]) during the conference and the maintenance of the European RF and Microwave job portal http://www.rf-and-microwave-jobs-in-europe.eu [http://www.rf-and-microwave-jobs-in-europe.eu] which is the virtual marketplace for students and companies to meet at and in-between European Microwave Weeks. Further information can be found at www.eumweek.com/docs/Career_platform.html [http://www.eumweek.com/docs/Career_platform.html]._CAREER PLATFORM SPECIAL SESSION_ Professional Opportunities in the European Microwave Industry DATE: TUESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER TIME: 08:30 – 10:10 ROOM: N118 REGISTRATION: FREE (INCLUDING VISITORS) PROGRAMME The following talks have been confirmed: 1. THE EUROPEAN SPACE PROGRAMS: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES Dr. Javier Ventura-Traveset, Head of Galileo Navigation Science Office, European Space Agency. 2. MILLIMETER WAVES TODAY - AUTOMOTIVE RADAR AND 5G AS DRIVING FORCES - CAREER OPPORTUNITIES         Holger H. Meinel, Independent Consultant, formerly with Daimler Corporate Research 3. THE DEFENSE MARKET INDRA's perspective on the Defense Market. Speaker to be confirmed 4. SPACE SECTOR: YOUR FIRST WORK AT A SME IN THE SPACE SECTOr David Díez, Vice President in charge of Space, Microwave and Datalink Systems Business Units, Erzia, SPAIN Additional talks will be confirmed before the event, through social networks and in the EuMW website. _CAREER PLATFORM LOUNGE_ DATE: TUESDAY 25TH AND WEDNESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER TIME: 13:20 - 17:50 ROOM: FIRST FLOOR HALL REGISTRATION: FREE (INCLUDING VISITORS) The Career Platform will be an excellent opportunity for companies to meet students and young engineers looking for a career in the areas of high frequency, microwave, millimetre-wave engineering and Radar.