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Hello everyone, I wasn't planning on asking anything until I read the last post and I also have a question for those that know how the eng world works better than I do.

I have been working at a small eng company, and I like my job but because the company is small I am worried that I am stuck in my current position.  Will working at small company look bad on any future applications or resumes?  

Recently I was offered a Master's Project related to CFD by an old professor.(I finished my undergraduate program only two years ago)My question is how useful would completing the project be for a future career?  I have been browsing the forums here and it seems that CFD will open up a lot of doors and give me more freedom.  How useful are Master's degrees for engineers anyways?  I enjoyed school while I was in it but I'm older now and do not want to waste two years for nothing.  

I would appreciate any opinions on the topic.

RE: CFD jobs

Working in a small company is fine, so long as you are getting  a good education as an engineer. If, on the other hand you're company is short staffed so that you are also the chief CAD guy and computer fixer then you may not be progressing as quickly as you might. Don't underestimate the breadth of experience you can get in a small company.

I'd say if the company suits you don't change for the sake of change.Having said that you should probably think about moving on in one or two years, unless they make you an offer you can't refuse.

Masters? Fun, nice to have, not especially useful to most engineers I'd say.



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RE: CFD jobs

After a degree in aeronautics I started in a small company and it showed me a lot of things that I would never have seen in a highly compartmentalised large company. I think that they are great places to start but DONT STAY TOO LONG, unless they offer you share optios. I would move on in the next two years if there is no significant change in your status.

On CFD - I work in the core of the aero industry and I can count the number of CFD specialists on two hands. On the grand scheme of things there are not that many CFD jobs compared to other disciplines - stress/FE for example.

If you want to investigate discipline/employability options then do some job searches on some of the aero job sites, search on things like thermo-mechanical, stress, CFD, FE and FEA.

Good luck.

gwolf

RE: CFD jobs


Check out

http://www.cfd-online.com/

their jobs database and search old posts.

Their was a quip lost year about their being 75 applicants for every job - maybe true - maybe not ? ?

RE: CFD jobs

That's two hands across three large companies at the high end!!!

RE: CFD jobs

Working at a small company, that is generally understaffed and over project can have some great engineering benefits. I started at a small company and it kicked my ass - sink or swiw. I called the place my engineering boot camp.

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