Working for Asus

[bradly1101]

My study of logic circuits at DeVry opened my eyes to how illogical my brain could be. The CPU is purely driven by logic. If this, then that. A seemingly simple lesson unclouded in electronics, and it cleared a lot of crap out of my brain career-wise, especially that damn message of mine, "You can't do this." I ended up having a fascinating career beyond all I had hoped. Logic circuits did that, and I helped a little.

 

[kennyreid95]

They are replaced, not repaired...

Repair vs Replacement I thought ipad screens can be repaired an replaced whoops lol

 

[olds]

someone has a boner for Asus...

Take out the u, baby.

 

[kennyreid95]

My study of logic circuits at DeVry opened my eyes to how illogical my brain could be. The CPU is purely driven by logic. If this, then that. A seemingly simple lesson unclouded in electronics, and it cleared a lot of crap out of my brain career-wise, especially that damn message of mine, "You can't do this." I ended up having a fascinating career beyond all I had hoped. Logic circuits did that, and I helped a little.

Devry is pricey. Vincennes is reasonably priced but too far away from where live

 

[bradly1101]

Devry is pricey. Vincennes is reasonably priced but too far away from where live

Yes, DeVry and all "for profit" schools and most non-profit ones are in the stratosphere affordability-wise. NY has programs for people with less money, but of course you have to live there. Everything I learned at DeVry is obviously in books, and employers want that expensive, damn degree. College life is very neurologically stimulating as we know, and grows your interpersonal/communication skills (if you're not a fan of beer bongs). I get how illogical the problem is, and I wish I had answers. Experience requires experience. Abba said, "Take a chance on me." Somehow I don't think Asus is a fan of optimistic disco though.

 

[snoopy7548]

I suggest finding a local community college with low tuition and assistance programs (do you qualify for any scholarships?). They'll probably have a two year electronics/engineering technology program, and if you still like it and are doing well after 1-2 years, see if you can transfer to a four year program at a state school. Most state schools should accept your previous classroom experience at a CC, so your credits will transfer and you won't have to start from scratch. This would also be the time to start looking at co-ops, so make sure you find a school with a good co-op program, or really push yourself to work during the summer in your field. Experience before you graduate is worth a ton and can secure a job for yourself after graduation.

Judging by your posts, a technician seems like a decent fit, and a four year EET degree will put you above most other techs, but you need to limit your focus. Repairing mobile devices by swapping entire assemblies doesn't require a degree of any sort; people tend to just pick it up as a hobby to make some cash. Going the engineering tech. route, you're likely going to be either testing or troubleshooting electrical products and assemblies. Think performing a set standard of tests on a circuit board or finished product, or circuit boards that failed and you need to figure out which component is at fault. In a MCOL area you're probably looking at a starting salary of $45-55k, but like I said, co-op experience is key.

 

[kennyreid95]

I suggest finding a local community college with low tuition and assistance programs (do you qualify for any scholarships?). They'll probably have a two year electronics/engineering technology program, and if you still like it and are doing well after 1-2 years, see if you can transfer to a four year program at a state school. Most state schools should accept your previous classroom experience at a CC, so your credits will transfer and you won't have to start from scratch. This would also be the time to start looking at co-ops, so make sure you find a school with a good co-op program, or really push yourself to work during the summer in your field. Experience before you graduate is worth a ton and can secure a job for yourself after graduation.

Judging by your posts, a technician seems like a decent fit, and a four year EET degree will put you above most other techs, but you need to limit your focus. Repairing mobile devices by swapping entire assemblies doesn't require a degree of any sort; people tend to just pick it up as a hobby to make some cash. Going the engineering tech. route, you're likely going to be either testing or troubleshooting electrical products and assemblies. Think performing a set standard of tests on a circuit board or finished product, or circuit boards that failed and you need to figure out which component is at fault. In a MCOL area you're probably looking at a starting salary of $45-55k, but like I said, co-op experience is key.

Yeah I am trying to figure out my school path and my career path in life. How do people figure out their school path and career path in Life? I have career dreams of working for HTC or Asus

 

[pete6032]

Yeah I am trying to figure out my school path and my career path in life. How do people figure out their school path and career path in Life? I have career dreams of working for HTC or Asus

First step is to find a community college nearby and work on basic computer science/hardware courses. Look on the HTC and Asus careers pages and find something you want to do, then look at the career requirements.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Also don't concentrate on something super niche. You may be disappointed as the odds of them having a job opening right when you graduate is fairly slim. Companies now days arn't hiring like they used to. If you take computer science then it does open lot of doors such as IT and other computer/tech related jobs. I took computer science myself wanting to be a server tech. I got my first job at a help desk then moved around from there. I kind of took a different path and went into telecom.

 

[Rumpltzer]

I imagine that one would first want to learn Mandarin and have an affinity for Chinese food. Asus is a Taiwanese company. Manufacturing is in Taiwan and China but also Mexico and the Czech Republic.

Repairs in the US are contracted out to small repair shops, so "working for Asus" is a longshot for an American unless you're an engineer who wants to live in a Taiwan or China.

BTW, I happen to be typing this from my in-law's living room in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. My mother-in-law has the TV on. The news is talking about how you can get boba milk tea at McDonald's with rainbow colored boba.


If serious about doing electronics repair, I'd probably walk into a few electronics repair shops and talk up the people working there.

My understanding is that local repair shops are generally contracted work or "unauthorized" repairs. If you take your Apple products to the Apple Store for repairs, I believe that they ship the "damaged" units back to China for repairs and return a repaired (but not the same unit you gave to them) to you.

 

[Perknose]

Between 2.4G and 5G their routers swing both ways, almost trans-like.

Frequency fluid. Pick a spectrum and stick with it, damn it!

 

[bradly1101]

Frequency fluid. Pick a spectrum and stick with it, damn it!

Fluidity is cool, sometimes you have to straddle big..........ideas.

 

[Raincity]

Pretty sure all the engineering and design is done in the Taipei headquarters. Most likely the Freemont office only handles some support. NA distribution and marketing.

 

[kennyreid95]

How can I get the opportunity to work for Asus technical support or HTC technical support?

 

[deustroop]

Who will drop the hammer on this thread ?

 

[DigDog]

oooh ok ok.

i'm going to say what most people here are thinking.

1. you obviously have a very limited understanding of information technology as a whole. this should not discourage you, there's nothing wrong in not knowing something, but you do have a long journey ahead of you.
2. technical support is not a job you would want. i did tech support for Googooops i did sign an NDA, "i did tech support for a major technology company that shall not be named". you need zero qualification, except being able to eat a lot of s from your customer.
3. technical design and other jobs where you actually MAKE something are hard to get. You don't need many tech engineers to design something, and Asus and other tech companies like them can afford to hire only the best. again, this should not discourage you.

the point here is that you are too early in your studies to even consider what Asus wants. Start studying in a tech college. Once you have a foundation of knowledge, you will see many new paths of specialization. Once you decide on one, you will enter a career which, at some point, will/might result in you working for a tech company. Whether that will be Asus, another large tech company, or a smaller one, we do not know now.

 

[MtnMan]

Tiny child like hands, willing to work 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. No older than 14 or 15. And you will have to relocate to China.

 

[ultimatebob]

I want to become a computer hardware engineer working with asus laptops and asus displays monitors repair. I also want to work with Asus software engineering.

OK, so you need a double major of Electricial Engineering and Chinese. Oh, and you'll probably need to move to Taiwan, where the majority of their operations are based.

Sure, they have a small US presence as well, but those probably do mostly sales and marketing. You know, trade shows and the like.

You should really think about working for the likes of Dell or Intel instead, since they are US based hardware companies.

 

[kennyreid95]

So in this society to work in computer electronics repair or IT or computer software hardware engineer I need to aqquire a college degree? Hands on learning, I do have Autism. Autism is holding me back in Life stepping out of my comfort zone to interact in the people in society

 

[ultimatebob]

If you just want to fix computers for a living, you could probably get a job at Best Buy as a Geek Squad tech. I have a hunch that you could get a job there without a degree or any real IT experience for that matter. They just need people with basic computer skills to replace hardware and install overpriced anti-virus software packages all day.

Now, if you want to be a Computer Hardware/Software Engineer (as in design the next generation of PC's and tablets), that requires a 4 or 6 year college degree. The skills required are in a whole different ballpark, as is the paycheck you get for those skills.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Society isn't going to hold anyone back if they have talent or if they're highly motivated or persistent. Not that autism might not cause some disadvantage, but you need to work with the cards you've been dealt and make the best of it.

I'm an engineer. Half the folks in my immediate workplace have engineering PhDs. I'd estimate at least 30% of us would probably be diagnosable as being somewhere on the autism spectrum. I'm not kidding. Google something like "engineers autism" and see what pops up.

Not saying that you need to have an engineering degree to work on electronics; saying that autism doesn't disqualify you from engineering.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Most "fun" tech jobs like getting right down into the electroncis tend to be outsourced now days since companies are too cheap to pay a decent salary for something technical like that when a bunch of Asian kids will do it (probably forcibly) in China for slave wages. So if you are really interested in motherboard design/making I would look into starting your own company, won't be easy competing with the big names like Asus but maybe try to find a niche market that's not really satisfied. The hard part will be the chipset though, you almost need to roll your own silicon for that, though it might be doable with FPGAs?

The big thing now days is security and privacy. If you can make a motherboard that ensures Intel ME and other backdoor type stuff does not work, it will have a market. You'll probably want to work with the open source community to get them to support it, and they probably will if you make your design open source.

Another option is to develop your own platform, like do something similar to a Raspberry Pi. I would maybe even start with that, will probably be easier than a full blown motherboard. Pick an ARM processor and then design your system around it.

I would do all this as a hobby though, you'll still need a day job. Will be very hard to turn something like this into something that will make enough money to live off of. But if you succeed then you can quit the job and go full time.

 

[urvile]

I think you should do an electronic/electrical engineering or computer systems engineering degree. I don't think either of those would be that hard. Then get a job doing customer tech support over the phone for an ISP. I think that being autistic would be a help rather than a hindrance. In this case.

God speed little guy. God speed.

 

[urvile]

My study of logic circuits at DeVry opened my eyes to how illogical my brain could be. The CPU is purely driven by logic. If this, then that. A seemingly simple lesson unclouded in electronics, and it cleared a lot of crap out of my brain career-wise, especially that damn message of mine, "You can't do this." I ended up having a fascinating career beyond all I had hoped. Logic circuits did that, and I helped a little.

Hey. I got taught that stuff for some reason. Along with boolean algebra.

 

[urvile]

Kenny you probably shouldn't actually be thinking to much about the company you want to work for at this point. I graduated with a double major in computer science and software engineering and went straight into a graduate program with a large federal government department.

It sucked donkey balls on an epic scale.

So after 6 months I left and went straight into a graduate program with a multi national defence contractor. Then I went back to the government but this time as an independent contractor for defence. (bucks kenny, bucks) I was embedded in army HQ which was kind of weird.

After a couple of years of that. I went back into the private sector working for another european company. The defence contractor I worked for previously is headquarted in europe. With my current employer I have already done a 2 week trip to europe.

Which from australia including layovers is 30+ hours of travel one way. Also they have now failed to repay my travel re-reimbursements for 2 months in a row. Now it's around ~1800 bucks I am owed and it's really starting to piss me off.

Anyway the point kenny is this. If I can do it you can. God bless you.

What? I am bored.