What would be your dream tech job?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Sort of like Michelangelo when he sculpted statues from snow.

Yes, but without the cold hands or your feet in pudlles all the time. Boy, how I hate that!

[amos229]

I want to be JVN. A complicated answer in itself to a simple question.

[buss]

My dream job is working at a research laboratory such as CERN or Fermilab studying advanced physics. Specifically, I want to study the link between gravity and electromagnetism and find some way to make an Alcubierre Drive.

I want to do something with my life that contributes to human knowledge. There is no greater achievement than discovery.

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Andrew Blair

C'mon, I can't believe nobody has mentioned DEKA. I don't know how the actual job is, but working in a casual atmosphere, bringing products like the ibot tp market so quickly.

Read Code Name Ginger it gives a description of what working at DEKA is like. I wouldn't mind interning there like Erin err, I'm not gonna try the last name.

[phrontist]

Being a government spook would be a fun job. Design really massive radio communications intercept systems, build collossal underground supercomputers, do freakishly complicated mathematics all day, tell the masses what they need to hear, send stuff in to space without any of the pesky budgetary constraints NASA has... yes, working for one of the three letter agencies would be fun.

[b_mallerd]

I agree! Being a government spook would be awsome...I always wanted to wear those sunglasses anyways. I'd prolly want a go at the CIA. You could spy on the world and no one would know it=) If you were really bored you could design a gui so that your workspace really DID look like those movies with the nice buttons and scrolling animations.

[Squall]

I would really love to work at a game development company.

And if i'm allowed to dream, I would like to work for Sega in Sonic Team.

I hope that game companys can grow here in Brazil

[seanwitte]

Originally Posted by phrontist

Being a government spook would be a fun job. Design really massive radio communications intercept systems, build collossal underground supercomputers, do freakishly complicated mathematics all day, tell the masses what they need to hear, send stuff in to space without any of the pesky budgetary constraints NASA has... yes, working for one of the three letter agencies would be fun.

My company does IT consulting for the intel community. Most of the really cool engineering work is done by contractors. This is incentive to live a clean life, because one you have a clearance in the DC area you have a degree of job security. Heres a really interesting declassified piece of history. Read about the Corona program, it really is amazing what they did.

http://www.nro.gov/corona/facts.html

[ggoldman]

My dream job is to design and build novel robotic systems that will either improve human lives, save human lives, or take the place of humans in danger. I want to build search-and-rescue devices, medical robotic devices, and miitary robotic systems.

I get to start working on it next fall when I start my PhD work (most likely at VaTech....but still waiting on other acceptances).

After I get my degree...my dream job is to research and innovate new things outside of a cubical atmosphere!! Who knows..maybe i'll go on to teach college and research there!

-Gabe Goldman
VCU Robotics Club Prez