New Graduate Materials Engineer - Advice 1

[pv31]

Hi

I just recently got my undergraduate degree in Materials Engineering from a reputable university. I'm having difficulty landing my first job. In my final year, some of the courses I took included subjects like powder metallurgy, surface coatings, corrosion, ceramics, polymers, fracture analysis and extractive processes.

I'm really interested in the subjects I took, especially areas dealing with surface coatings, heat treatments and fracture analysis. I need some advice as to what kind of companies would be interested in people with this sort of knowledge. I tried applying to some of the larger companies with student 1-2 year programs, but didn't get too much of a response.

I'm thinking of just going to some local heat treatment and surface coating plants to see if they would be interested in hiring someone like me.

Any advice and personal 1st job experiences are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[davefitz]

The electric power industry, and associated industries such as boiler mfr's, gas and steam turbine mfr's, and pipeline life extension industries need your capabilities. Also there is a need in the field of nuclear waste processing. Some mfrs to contact would be Alstom, Babcock + Wilcox, Foster Wheeler, Vogt, Siemens, GE, Structural Integrity . At your stage , it would be best to be located near a city that has a technial uiversity- getting either a graduate degree or a PE license would help in the long run.

Further grad work in the fields of fracture mechanics, FEA, and geopolymners also would help in the long term.