New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
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Hi there,
My name is Jason and I am just about to finish my last year of engineering(manufacturing) and currently have a job lined up for a company that makes dump trucks and oil rigs, so lots of metal fab and production type stuff. I was wondering if someone could suggest a few tickets or certifications that would help with my career and put me ahead of my competition.
Any advice would be fantastic.
Thanks in advance,
Jason
My name is Jason and I am just about to finish my last year of engineering(manufacturing) and currently have a job lined up for a company that makes dump trucks and oil rigs, so lots of metal fab and production type stuff. I was wondering if someone could suggest a few tickets or certifications that would help with my career and put me ahead of my competition.
Any advice would be fantastic.
Thanks in advance,
Jason





RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
"Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."
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RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
The ability to read & understand drawings (or MBD) would really put you ahead of the curve as from my experience most degrees don't spend much (if any) time on this. Don't know how much it may be used in the type of stuff you'll be doing but at least a basic comrehension of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing would probably be usefull, also again knowing what all the weld symbols you're likely to see may be helpfull.
RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
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Greg Locock
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RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
DESIGN
PLANNING
QUALTY
WELDING
MATERIALS
WOULD BE GOOD CERTIFICATION SKILLS ON YOUR ACTUAL JOB APPOINTMENT
RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
check with your potential employers to see if they care.
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: New engineer looking to upgrade w/ tickets
My suggestion: you're an engineer- learn something technical rather than some administrative rubbish! If you want to get an edge on others who are graduating at the same time that you are, distinguish yourself by being practical and grounded in physical reality. A mech eng who can weld and use machine tools is going to be more attractive to a manufacturing company than one who has only book knowledge and no hands-on skill or experience- even if that company has little to do with welding and machine tools. There'll be time enough to build those secondary skills (ie. in a particular quality program, project management etc.) on some company's nickel if you're interested- later in your career.