Any mechanical engineers on here? Or engineers in general..
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Mark44
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In engineering it also comes down to who you know and the contacts you have made over many years so you can have the good job.
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The best advice I can give you is to make things work in your favor. Get into an engineering field that leverages your firefighting career into being invaluable field experience in a very specialized niche.
As an example, go for EE with an emphasis in protection and NEMA/NFPA codes and bill yourself as fire protection engineer. Perhaps a smaller field than an all-encompassing electrical engineering field, but with so much specialization that you shouldn't have trouble finding a great job.
I've done something along those lines myself and it has worked out pretty well.
As an example, go for EE with an emphasis in protection and NEMA/NFPA codes and bill yourself as fire protection engineer. Perhaps a smaller field than an all-encompassing electrical engineering field, but with so much specialization that you shouldn't have trouble finding a great job.
I've done something along those lines myself and it has worked out pretty well.
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- Jackson MI
I have been given an awesome opportunity, I have been working in quoting/ engineering part time while going to school. When I graduate this summer in will have 3 1/2 years of experience and a full time job when I'm finished. There is not a ton of room for advancement here so I am starting to look around.
I was just sent a link for a position designing off road suspensions / lift kits for BDS but that would up my commute from 40mins to over an hour. I wish it were closer.
I was just sent a link for a position designing off road suspensions / lift kits for BDS but that would up my commute from 40mins to over an hour. I wish it were closer.
mechanical engineer?
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- Jackson MI
Product design.
Ahh I see. Sounds like something I'd be interested in. I suppose a mechanical engineer could get that position as well?
Because it definitely is a mechanical subject, but a product design engineer has knowledge in that too anyways, right?
You need to find your own niche. Mine is automotive tooling. There isn't a huge amount of places I can work, but the skills and experience are not easily found either. I started in 2003 before I finished an associates degree in 04. For what I do the degree doesn't matter. But I wouldn't have all the skills without it that I needed to get I the door. Make since? I could easily have 40 grand In Collage loans and doing the same thing for same amount.
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- Jackson MI
Yea I don't see why not. I don't have the math skill set to be a full on mechanical engineer. So I'm finishing my associate's in applied science in computer aided drafting and design.
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- Jackson MI
Same here, I chose a community college that offers the best drafting program around. I have 0 student loan debt. Thank you Jesus!
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- Midwest
Very good point. Design-Build projects are becoming ever so popular these days in our high paced - I want it done yesterday society.
Who ever said stress is an issue in our field hit the nail on the head. At our companies recent brown bag they started to roll out some new changes. One of which is trying to give employees a better "work life balance"
Hope it works! Glad they realize it at least I should say
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- Jackson MI
I have been pretty bored at work lately it's just not challenging. As i said above i might see if BDS is willing to work around my final semester and hope they are willing to make the commute worth it.
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- Edmonton, AB
Most design engineers actually have a mechanical degree.
or lots of experience. around any place over been experience superseded any paper degree, it is very very helpful to do if you are young not discouraging higher education. wish i had more.
Well MSOE is for sure a go.. Just gotta pay my entrance fee and then it's legit! Talked to a few people about MSOE too. They all had good things to say about it, and they also said that you've really really gotta keep up with your work. You can't procrastinate because it's pretty tough.
Now I'm just finishing up senior year and working on scholarships..So sick and tired of academics right now, but I'm sad that my highschool days are almost over
. It went by so fast..So fast..So many good times, but now it's time to open a new chapter! All the incoming frosh are going to be nervous just like me, but oh well
Now I'm just finishing up senior year and working on scholarships..So sick and tired of academics right now, but I'm sad that my highschool days are almost over
. It went by so fast..So fast..So many good times, but now it's time to open a new chapter! All the incoming frosh are going to be nervous just like me, but oh well 
Joker
...chaos? Its Fair!
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- La Porte, Indiana
Dude college is litterally the most fun I have had in my life. And you make the friends that last a life time. And I only have 2 of those that came from high school and a have a handful here from college.