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What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?
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What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

(OP)

Hello Engineering Community,

I was recently laid off, and I was working at a indoor algae growing facility, working with Pipes, Pipelines, Piping Networks, Pumps, valves, Fluid Flow (Fluid Mechanics), and chillers.

I've identified a few industries (or kinds of companies) that could use my abilities:
1. water plants
2. beer breweries
3. wineries
4. bio-pharmaceutical (liquid medicine)
5. oil industry

BUT I do Not want to work in bio-pharmaceutical industry (too much documentation) or oil industry (I'm an environmentalist).

WHERE ELSE can they use a mechanical engineer with Pipes, Pipelines, and Fluid Mechanics? Feel free to post comments and suggestions.

Thank you!

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Greg:

I heard they have a few openings in Syria for that.

amata42:

Other than that - try the petrochemical and chemical industries.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Nuclear Power Plant Design, but I have a feeling your environmental sensitivities might be bruised. Maybe missing a few paychecks will help you get over it.
As far as Water Plants, there's a lot of pipes, but it's mostly relatively low pressure that can be handled by our run of the mill Mechanical Engineers.
I'd also like to get a job at a winery, a beer brewery or a whiskey tasting facility. So tell me if you find any openings.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

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"I'm an environmentalist" You might as well have said "I'm an idiot". To write off the single fastest growing industry in the world because of some misguided and outrageous idea that to work for Oil & Gas is to work for "the enemy of the planet" is simply stupid. The Oil & Gas industry spends more time, money, and effort protecting the environment that all of the Prius-driving, solar-cell loving, dead-bird ignoring environmental wacko's on the planet. Enjoy your upcoming stint at McDonalds.

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering

"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
The plural of anecdote is not "data"

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

There's two refineries on Oahu that I've applied to several times over the years when they had openings. If they need someone to do Pipes, Pipelines, and Fluid Mechanicss, I'd go for it if I was you!

Good luck,
Latexman

Technically, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Natural Gas utilities

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

First, look deeply as to why you were laid off. What you write here tells me that your attitude probably didn't fit well with the bosses ideas. It is not always lack of work that is the reason. I've seen employers bend over backwards to keep good help, even so far as going into debt to tied things over.

The blunt statements above reflect a view that many employers have in tough times.

Life can be tough, so get used to it.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

HVAC companies, the ones doing it right, might be able to use those skills. Trouble is, there aren't many doing it right...

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

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Totally with zdas here! How dare you harmlessly and unobtrusively indicate your subjective moral stance as it relates to what fields you’re targeting! I mean how stupid do you need to be to pick a field that you feel a personal, professional and moral connection with? Your personal preferences and opinions are wrong and should rightly be mocked!

I swear, if you said you didn’t want to work for a hog rendering plant because you were a vegan, I would ask the admins to ban you from this site! Don’t you know that veganism is objectively abhorrent? And how dare you attack the hog industry; they do more for pigs than you ever have!

Outrageous!

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Gee Rconner, let us know how you really feel next time! 8<)

More seriously. If you (the original poster) really "feel" that your environmentalism is so important to your "feelings" that you refuse to consider working for oil, energy or gas companies; then, by all means, DON'T go looking for work in any industry that is going to offend your feelings.

Then again, you've just written off most industries today that are actually hiring people since YOUR environmentalism (through YOUR actions in electing today's administration and their EPA and DOE and NOAA and IRS (etc, etc, etc)) are preventing the rest of the economy from growing worldwide. So, you want to work? See, the only other growth industry other than a few parts of the natural gas sectors is welfare. And government regulators. But I repeat myself there.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

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I have never seen a thread attack from so many sides at once before... this must be a new record.

zdas practically takes amata's head off for simply stating a job requirement (nothing that will interfere with his beliefs).  oldestguy makes the poor assumption that he was laid off because of a poor attitude (pot, meet kettle).  rconnor somehow managed to offend pig-haters (nice trick, that one) [winky smile]  racook managed to turn it into a political argument, as well as making an assumption about amata's political affiliation.

Well done, guys, well done.  Give yourselves a clap on the back for being such upstanding citizens.

Jerks...

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

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(OP)

I did not come to Eng Tips to have an argument or a "moral debate".

zdas04: DON'T INSULT ME ON A THREAD. Thanks giving me information about the oil industry. I did not know how much effort and time they spent on the environment. I may need to be educated about the subject. But THAT'S IT. I came to ask a question. And I thank the community. I am very thankful. I see that you have 32 years experience in the oil & gas industry. So there are a-lot of things that YOU know about the Oil Industry that I do not know. What you can do is "enlighten me" on the subject. But calling me an "idiot" on a thread is just rude & disrespectful and burns bridges.

Oh, and don't worry. I will not be working at McDonalds--- I guarantee you that.

rconnor: You are outrageous--- You are just writing a bunch of "jibberish." A "hog rendendering plant"... Where did you come up with that stuff? I am not even a vegetarian, much less a vegan. I'm a carnivore. But anyways, that is IRRELEVANT. None of this has to do the subject.

oldestguy: I was a great worker. And yes, I did get laid off because of lack of work. I knew it because it was getting really slow, I had very little work to do, and they did not even have the money to buy the software I needed to continue the work! So no. It was not me. I guarantee that. IN ADDITION: My boss did not know I had those views/opinions (stated above). I never talked to him about that stuff. I just did an awesome job at work. SO MUCH SO, that he is event writing a letter of recommendation for me, and is providing an EXCELLENT reference.

Okay... now. That being said. I just came here to ask a question. Not to have an argument. Not to talk about my last job situation. I am thankful to everyone. AND I will look into the Oil industry.

YES, it could be that I am wrong, and the Oil industry does a-lot for the environment. I will look into it. Oil industry might not be bad at all. One thing for sure: I am willing to admit when I am wrong OR when I am misinformed about a subject. I am human of course. (I thought all Engineers were humans).

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Wow, it's a tough crowd. Way to buck up, amata42!

Good luck,
Latexman

Technically, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

amata42, my post was sarticial. I was criticizing the absurdity of zdas' post. I thought my sardonic tone was obvious but I understand it can be hard to read sarcasm in text-form.

Re-read it with that in mind and you'll realize I was defending you.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Amkata42 - I see a lot of work from fire protection companies doing indoor sprinkler systems for new construction and retrofits. I'd look into that as a possibility.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Food processing, bottling, and packaging.

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

amata42,

I respect the fact that you stand up for your values (whatever they are) and this hold especially true because you face an adverse situation (and you are still looking for a job rigth now).
But I beleive you could TEMPORARLY shift your the order of priority in your values, this does not mean that you give them up, and consider environmental cause as being secondary until you stabilize the main issue here. Even if the oil and gas industry happened to be the ennemy number 1 of the environment, you may want to secure first a salary and then manouever for the noble cause.

I am not judging you but this is how I see it.

All in all I think it was just a miscommunication or misundertanding from your OP.

I wish you good luck to workaround your difficulties.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

IRstuff - there is only one thing that ruins satire more than explicitly stating that it's satire, and that's not explicitly stating it's satire and everyone assuming you're sincere haha (but seriously, “harmlessly and unobtrusively indicate your subjective moral stance” and “veganism is objectively abhorrent” weren’t enough to tip people off?). I will take your advice for next time!

Again, apologies to amata42 for the misinterpretation. I imagine it would have been quite enraging to read that and think I was genuine (kind of the point).

(also you’ll have to excuse me, apparently I suffered a brief, and mostly benign, stroke while trying to spell “satirical” in my last post)

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Cheer up rconnor, I grinned when I read it. If I were to critique it, the second sentence is actually a serious observation, so it maybe defused people's funny bones.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

IR,

I gave a smiley for rconner's post... I had hoped that would be enough.

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

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I started my career in Nuclear Power. I left that field because I had seen the wrong side of too many picket lines manned by self-styled "environmentalists". I moved to Oil & Gas and realized that "environmentalists" could not care less about the environment--they are only interested in harming humans. I know that their stated goals do not support that conclusion, but their actions certainly do. The Oil & Gas industry is a particular target for these individuals simply because this industry is the engine for the unprecedented standard of living now enjoyed in the western world. The amount of a person's effort that must be expended acquiring fuel today is the lowest in the history of man. The Wild Earth Guardians really hate that.

For you to smugly say that of course you couldn't possibly consider a position in Oil & Gas because "I am and environmentalist" seemed particularly idiotic. A non-idiot would have simply left that out of their post and ignored any recommendation to consider this industry. An idiot would have smugly urinated on an entire industry.

Your SHOUTED demand that I not insult you is ludicrous. You have insulted me and the many tens of thousands of hard working individuals in an important industry. Yes, I will insult you simply for being insulting. And a "guarantee" that you won't work at McDonalds is childish. If I had a choice between fast food and not being able to feed my children, I'd put on a paper hat and a smile in an instant. That promise fits nicely with your "hire a teenager while they still know everything" attitude.

No apology will be forthcoming from me.

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering

"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
The plural of anecdote is not "data"

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Working at McDonalds should not be viewed as a negative. It teaches the importance of deadlines, teamwork, managing a stressful environment, working within protocols, dealing with people in general, etc. If nothing else, it will serve as an incentive to further your career possibilities, and provide a point of appreciation for later in life. There is no shame in honest work, whatever that work may be!

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Working the counter and drive-thru at McDonalds will also give one a taste of dealing with the "general public" and the small percentage of crazies that entails.

Good luck,
Latexman

Technically, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

(OP)

rconnor: no worries. Thanks for the post. I see your sarcasm.

zdas04: You're talking about me being childish, you should re-read your original post and see how you reacted. You remind me of many of the TEENAGERS who post comments on YouTube. You're just barking and "name-calling". > You are making an assumption about me: that I am like one of those environmentalists you encountered in the nuclear power or oil industry. I am not like that at all. First of all, I don't even protest. AND I've never yelled or cursed at anybody for having an opposite view/opinion than me of the environment. I just talk to people about it (peacefully).

And NO, I did not "insult the tens of thousands of hard working individuals in [the oil] industry". I merely stated my preference in looking for a job. And no, I don't need an apology from you.

So stop acting like a adolescent/teenager.

And yes, if I had to work at McDonalds, I would. I said "that" because I meant, I am well qualified in different areas, so I just don't have to work at McDonalds since I can do so many other things that pay well.

Enough said. I am done with this conversation. Let's change the subject. I've made a list of industries that could hire Engineers like me. Here is my list:

1. water plants
2. beer breweries
3. wineries
4. bio-pharmaceutical (liquid medicine)
5. oil industry
6. petrochemical
7. chemical industry
8. Natural Gas Utilities
9. HVAC companies (Heat Venting Air Conditioning)
- for big office buildings, air conditioning companies for homes do not need engineers
10. fire protection (sprinkler systems)
11. dietary supplements (liquid)
- EX: fish oil, other gel capsules
12. Soda bottling companies
13. Juice bottling
14. RO Systems

If anybody wishes to add to the list, feel free to do so. Thank you all.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

If 12 & 13 interest you, consider the plastics industry as a whole.

My company designs injection molding machines and we have a dedicated fluid power specialist as well as a team of engineers who work with piping (mold & post-mold chilling water), hose routing, etc. Project engineers who we work with develop plant-level designs.

There's an environmental bent to what we do as well as we are highly focused on energy efficiency in the plastics manufacturing process. We also provide solutions for our customers to maximize the use of recycled plastic while adhering to all relevant standards (i.e. food safety in packaging).

Good luck

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

(OP)

@ justkeepgiviner: where is your company located?

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Just north of Toronto, Canada.

There's a larger, more established company who builds IMMs also located north of Toronto. That's not us.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Not sure how this fits in with your environmentalist bent, but semiconductor manufacturing equipment typically involves moving fluids and gases around. I haven't been involved in that particular industry for a LONG time, but, etchers, gas systems, vacuum systems, cooling for furnaces, process gas control, etc., were all in that arena.

Also, any product or equipment that uses or requires fluids or air, like food processors; there seems to be a pretty fascinating rivalry between Vitamix and their thumper and the others like Ninja, who have figured fluid mechanical ways of making sure stuff doesn't hang above the processor's blades. Photograph development, although that's probably a dying industry. Almost all processed foods require fluid transport at some point in time in the process, like Cheetos, which are solid as sold, but are some sort of extrusion during the processing.

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RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Hmm, water supply and food supply plants are on the list, but nothing on the "downstream" side. Sewage treatment will be as much a growing field as the supply side is, and has its own set of environmental and engineering challenges.

RE: What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics?

Love it or hate it, the shale gas and tar sands booms are pulling up the general market for mechanicals, especially fab-ey pipe-ey types such as myself.

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