Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
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Recently separated from the military, soon going to begin college on the path to an engineering degree. Somewhat torn between electrical and mechanical engineering. Trying to figure out my career options as google has only been so much help so far.
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
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RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
like yourself, i'm former sailor and learned propulsion systems.
so, i'm a ME. myself, & several classmates, despised electrical engr classes - too many "loose electron" professors. probably should not have written the previous sentence, but studying electrical matters was not easy at the time for me. not easy to understand.
however, the more involved i became in project engineering roles, i began to learn and understand I/E details, needs, etc. i've enjoyed relations with the I/E engrs over the years.
perhaps this may help you. i, for one, need to understand the physical nature of objects and how they work, interact with other components, and their impacts. so, for me, ME was an easy choice.
life is a continuous learning experience, so you may end up changing your profession after graduation. several of my classmates did not pursue mechanical engineering roles.
regardless, good luck and have fun!
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
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RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
Ted
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
All my assignments were gratifying and I learned a lot but my disposition is to always find out what's on the other side of the fence. So every ten years or so I took that one step into insecurity when I went to another job. The quest for knowledge is priceless and the myriad of people you encounter is fascinating. The path that I took may not be for everyone but there is a wide open world for the taking.
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
My intent was to become both a pilot and an aeronautical engineer. However, failed the vision test so could not pilot. That left me at somewhat loose ends: a natural mechanical bent, but having to pay my own way through school (no loans or scholarships). I reasoned that if I had to pay the freight, I wanted something that would make me buckle down and really learn the material. That meant taking the EE path. The good side is that I got to try several branches of EE as I progressed: robotics, large scale chip design and integration, coding, antennas and signals, control, power transmission, and machine design. Lo and behold, the idea of constructing a rotating machine to do useful work really appealed to me (the mechanic side) while the magnetics and electrics really worked my brain. Several decades later (see the tag line below), and I have never looked back.
Bottom line: choose something you like to learn about or actually do - and it won't ever seem like work.
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RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
Really too wide a topic for a forum discussion or anything given what we don't know about you (i.e. virtually anything), your interests, what you did in the military, what you find fascinating, do you fancy design, manufacturing, operations/mainteanece or construction?
I took a Mech Eng degree and wanted to design trains and rolling stock. First job was in a pipeline and storage tank company and I've doing that ever since (35+ yrs....). If you get sidetracked, see if that is actually the track for you or not. If not reverse quickly.
Key for me has always been enjoy what you do. As an engineer you have a lot of choices - choose carefully as the Knights Templar say.
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RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
Ted
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
Please tell us how - We've told you a lot so it's payback time....
Or was this just a way to insert a mysterious link?
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RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
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RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
You may well be right....
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RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
I'm weird around these parts, but I'm a living example of the fact that if you have a mechanical engineering degree the number of jobs you can't do is pretty short.
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?
RE: Mechanical engineers, what career did you end up with?