Recruiter's Column Charles Rampton Manager - University Programs Western Region Len Bonilla Raytheon Campus Manager to UCLA Why does Raytheon choose to recruit engineering and computer science graduates from UCLA? UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is a top, nationally recognized engineering program that graduates a large number of well trained undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, the School is physically located within a short drive of one of Raytheon’s largest plant sites in El Segundo. Because it does not cost us large sums of airfare and hotel monies to recruit there, we are able to place extra resources working with student groups, fellowship programs and industrial affiliate boards. Many UCLA graduates have become leaders in the company. What do you see as the strengths of UCLA's graduates in engineering and computer science? Raytheon has had a relationship with UCLA for well over 50 years. It is our experience that most UCLA engineering graduates have an excellent, well-rounded academic background coupled with internship/industry experience which helps them adapt quickly to full-time employment. Many of those internships took place at Raytheon. How do employees who are alumni of UCLA compare to your other employees? There are over 1,000 UCLA graduates working at Raytheon, most at the El Segundo plant site. Many have excelled in their technical fields, earning patent awards and other technical honors. Others have progressed up the ranks to program management and senior line management positions, as well as Raytheon’s executive ranks. How many students from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering has Raytheon hired in the last three years? For the current academic year, Raytheon has 50 accepts from UCLA students. That number should increase before summer. During the previous two academic years Raytheon hired 64 UCLA graduates. What types of positions have these graduates been hired to fill? The complete list of positions is too exhaustive to include here. The following list is just a sample: GPS navigation engineers · analog/digital design engineers · ASIC/FPGA design engineers · RF IC design engineers · RF microwave engineers · mechanical design engineers (Pro E) · laser electronics engineers · electro-optical test engineers · materials/process engineers · producibility engineers · software systems engineers (computing architecture, signal processing, real time operating systems, processors) · signal processing, image processing and algorithm designers · synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indicator (GMTI) engineers · software integration and test engineers (FQT, requirements validation, simulation development) · EO/RF/precision guidance systems engineers · EO/RF/precision guidance systems reliability engineers · integration and test engineers · EO/RF system analysts · design to cost engineers · fuel system design and analysis engineers · mechanism design engineers. What other aspects of Raytheon’s relationship with UCLA and the School of Engineering are important to the company? Raytheon is committed to continuing and growing our past relationships with the Dean, the Department Chairs, student groups, the Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity, as well as the Career Center and various industrial advisory boards. Raytheon has two endowed chairs at UCLA (Electrical and Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering), which we intend to foster to the mutual benefit of the School and the company.