And to do that, take some extra literature, history, or creative writing courses. I was a lit major before I realized I could get fries with that, but it has helped tremendously in communicating effectively as a software guy.
An engineering degree is not job training, rather it is a sign that the holder knows how to access and use technical libraries to solve problems beyond the range of his or her education. Now learn how to write clearly and concisely. The two are a ticket to success.
And to do that, take some extra literature, history, or creative writing courses. I was a lit major before I realized I could get fries with that, but it has helped tremendously in communicating effectively as a software guy.
Any tips on how to become a successful engineer in the workforce?
I really don't want to live a life of not wanting to go to work. I would love to wake up and enjoy my job as much as possible.
The great engineers know more than just engineering.
I've been retired for ten years, and I particularly enjoy waking up on Monday mornings and realizing that I don't have to go to work.
First and foremost: don't be a desk engineer. Get out and tinker.
Unfortunately, his area of specialty is sewage - when he starts to talk "shop" it is a real challenge!
Hello everyone as I found this forum completely by accident while researching film related topics. It looks like you guys have a pretty nice community going on and I would love to be a part of it.
As the title suggests I am a Mechanical Engineering student (sophomore) and I just so happen to be a photographer aswell. People always are so confused when I tell them I am an engineering student while holding a film camera.
Well with that said, Is there anyone out there whose in a similar situation? Would love to hear some interesting stories.
Many engineering employers in the U.K prefer to employ people who are members of professional bodies like The Institute of Mechanical Engineers or H.N.D (Higher National Diploma ) holders rather than engineering graduates who's knowledge is mainly theoretical because they have had hands on experience and were apprentice trained for five years and at night schools , we used to have engineering degree students who were on sandwich courses who working as part of their course at the engineering company where I worked and they were generally regarded as a joke, because people didn't believe how much they didn't know about how practical engineering was done with the oily bits.
An engineering degree is not job training, rather it is a sign that the holder knows how to access and use technical libraries to solve problems beyond the range of his or her education. Now learn how to write clearly and concisely. The two are a ticket to success.
An engineering degree is not job training, rather it is a sign that the holder knows how to access and use technical libraries to solve problems beyond the range of his or her education.
I have been very lucky as I have managed to get engineering work without a degree. Currently with the same company for 26 years, so I must be doing something right.
Most companies today though will ask for a degree in an attempt to reduce the number of applicants. Personally, I think this is a mistake as this practice filters out the likes of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Edwin Land.
I think employers should look further than just a piece of paper which says someone managed to get through a university course.
Steve.
I agree 100% employers should look for something more.I have been very lucky as I have managed to get engineering work without a degree. Currently with the same company for 26 years, so I must be doing something right.
Most companies today though will ask for a degree in an attempt to reduce the number of applicants. Personally, I think this is a mistake as this practice filters out the likes of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Edwin Land.
I think employers should look further than just a piece of paper which says someone managed to get through a university course.
Steve.
I agree 100% employers should look for something more.
As a student, I am in search of some engineering experience, but since I am a sophomore many internships are reserved for the juniors and seniors.
What kind of experience can do now, to make me more marketable for those internships later on?
Any tips on how to become a successful engineer in the workforce?
I really don't want to live a life of not wanting to go to work. I would love to wake up and enjoy my job as much as possible.
Work a production or assembly line in a factory. You will never regret gaining some insight into how production workers put stuff designed by engineers together.
I agree. Often at work, we have meetings to discuss how to assemble products and I am known for ignoring the suggestions of management and other engineers in favour of asking the people who actually do the assembling. They usually have a much better understanding.
TouchéQuestion everything and everyone. Make them defend their answers and methods, except me of course.
It seems as the lower you go, people seem to be more reasonable. I've heard stories of engineers being very ignorant towards an opposing view.Sounds familiar, I try to do the same when I can.
Last year we had a big meeting to do with a major order from a customer, and we needed to find a solution to having a very thin cable running hundreds of meters on a minesite, the original had too much resistance and broke if you looked at it the wrong way, no way it would survive (ab)use around mining machinery.
We discussed for an hour maybe, a few engineers, management, salespeople, product managers, the pros and cons of various options, the legalities of certain option (ie we couldn't use a regular cable and repurpose an Earth-core as a signal core), the possibilities of combining these signals in a custom cable with the power signals (and the problems joining them, needing custom-heatshrink), getting custom cables made (and cost/leadtime problems) and all the rest.
After all that talking, we couldn't find anything really suitable and thought we'd all go off and do some searching to reconvene later.
On the way back to my desk, I went in via the back door through the Service workshop and randomly had a chat to one of the guys there.
He just went to the shelf, grabbed a whole reel of some much thicker, stronger cable, with the cores all properly labelled and rated correctly for the application.
Turns out that we already used that stuff, it was in the pricebook, we had a few kilometers of it in stock as it was, but noone above the service techs (not even the Product Managers) seemed to even know of its existence... (yeah, there's a reason I'm not there anymore and went back to Uni)
So you both ended up making your own photo chemistry?! No way, that is pretty awesome!While I'm not an engineer, I started out to major in chemistry, going through Qual and Quant, advanced general physics, and calculus. Missed an A in Calc by one point. Found that I didn't like all the lab sessions, 4 three hour sessions per week in my soph year, and I was carrying 18 semester hours. Ooof!
My father was a PhD chem engineer, both industry and teaching experience. That didn't seem to hinder his photographic skills! And his chem knowledge was very helpful when he and I set up a darkroom when I was a teen. We compounded our own developers, etc.
Too many liberal arts types take a perverse pride in math illiteracy, bragging about being unable to balance their checkbooks. I've never heard a tech type brag about being unable to read the newspaper.
Welcome to the forum. Engineers, Librarians (that's me!) and all manner of folks are welcome!
Thank you!+1. Well said. All types are welcome here. Engineers, Computer Geeks, Librarians, English majors, Math majors, technical, nontechnical, we don't care.
I've heard stories of engineers being very ignorant towards an opposing view.
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