How to break into a new industry?
How to break into a new industry?
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I have been working with a small Aerospace industry. I started looking for jobs in bigger companies in the auto industry. Correct me if I am wrong here, I found out that they are very software driven. If one does not have lot of experience using a specific software then it seems like there is no chance. In such a case how can one break into a new industry ?
Thanks
ysm
Thanks
ysm





RE: How to break into a new industry?
Thing is, right now is pretty much still a recruiters market, so they can afford to be fairly picky.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: How to break into a new industry?
RE: How to break into a new industry?
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Greg Locock
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RE: How to break into a new industry?
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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RE: How to break into a new industry?
I have experience in
Linear Static
Dynamic
Non-linear (large deflections and elasto-plastic)
Thermal (steady-State)
Of course Hand Calculations
They asked me to site examples from my work which I did but then they had little idea of the kind of product I work with and the challenges in it.
One of the reasons I want to change jobs is because I want exposure to different kinds of work but without relevant experience it is not looking good.
RE: How to break into a new industry?
OK, you have a problem. Real FEA analysts regard the built in FEA in CAD packages with various degrees of negativity, rightly or wrongly (it doesn't matter in this instance if they are right or wrong). The chances are that the people you interviewed with only use automeshes for nasty hack jobs. As an example of the difference in perspective, how many elements would you use to model a spotweld in a whole vehicle model?
So, what are your next steps? (a) stop trying to prove that using a CAD package is the same as Hypermesh. (b) emphasise solutions and correlation. How did you validate your model? How did you get the loads to apply to it?
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: How to break into a new industry?
Thanks
ysm
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