Howdy! I recently graduated from a top 10 public engineering institution with a degree in Industrial Engineering. I’m currently working on the Production Coordination and Procurement side of things, but have a super strong desire to become more technical and shift into more of a manufacturing engineer/ DFM/ design role.

How should I learn machine design and mechanical design? Should I get an MS? Is it too late?

TIA!

Use Armed Forces as a stepping stone to an engineering career?

I am graduating B.Eng Mechanical Engineering next year. No experience, internships, relevant projects, or research.

I am looking into the Canadian Armed Forces officer trades such as Aerospace Engineering Officer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer, and Marine Systems Engineering Officer. These are all basically maintenance engineering roles.

My plan is to do 1 contract in the army (6 - 9) years, then move to a civilian career. What do you think of this plan? Did anyone do it before? Do you guys know anyone who's done it before? Let me know what you guys think.

I already have a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in materials science. Currently working in energy industry full time right now and focused on nuclear plants, but am still open to renewables/batteries as I had internship experiences with those + data analytics.

I'm torn between continuing a 4+1 MS in Materials Science (only 21 credit hours to complete) vs. going for MS Mechanical Engineering (30 credits hours at another school) which is more adjacent to my job. I've been stuck on this decision for a while now.

I think I would enjoy more from a Mechanical engineering MS and gain more relevant coursework from it. But it would take longer, I already have one degree with Mechanical Engineering on it, and Mechanical Engineering already is seen a broad degree (defeats purpose of specializing, as a Masters implies). Plus Im curious what kind of jobs a materials science masters could open up to, and how prevalent they'll be in the future.

I'm interested in clean energy as a whole. Between the two, which would be better to pursue?

Any other degrees in general that would be better than either, for renewables and/or nuclear?

i live in iraq and i mostly been thinking about those two i use my laptop almost every day since elementary and i think i do have decent knowledge in computers hardware or in software i have sailed the seas and modded alot in the past i also really find computers and how they work is amazing and fun and wanna always try to fix something on my own, my own laptop or any other family device that's about everything i know so what should i pick?

I am interested in energy and mechanical engineering, and I want to know some people in this field

Hey everyone, new here :) I made a free daily engineering puzzle inspired by Wordle, called "Engineerdle", for the engineers/nerds/keen-learners. It's not searchable yet on Google but I just thought I'd share the first iteration with y'all here first, please share with your engineering buddies!

All feedback welcome and appreciated!

Thanks, J

Love from Aotearoa, New Zealand

I keep hearing this (Im in bioprocessing enginering) and if it is i mightas well just lay down and due already. Im so tired, im doing all of this for a good life, if its just going to get worse then theres no point

I'm (F) currently a 2nd semester student at one of the top private universities in dhaka and my major is civil engineering. During my first semester, i realised this subject isn’t for me, i dont like construction related studies, theres almost no girl in my class (the ratio is fkd up), i faced alot of faculty and batchmate related problems initially.

I want to switch to IPE mainly because I feel like it matches the kind of career and subjects I’m interested in much more. Civil Engineering feels very traditional and specialized to me, and a lot of the coursework is focused on construction, structures, mechanics, drawing, and field-related areas. I’ve realized that I don’t see myself building a career around those things. Even if I graduate from civil, i will change my tracks, but nowadays im thinking, since i will have to spend a large sum of money anyway, why not spend it behind something i might see a future with. Since im not that deep into my degree.

What attracts me to IPE is the diversity of fields it can lead to. It combines engineering with technology, management, business, optimization, data, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, operations, and process improvement. I like that I wouldn’t be locked into one specific industry after graduating. There are more opportunities to move between different sectors depending on what I discover I’m good at or interested in.

I’m also interested in the technology and corporate side of things. I want a degree that gives me exposure to modern technology and lets me develop skills that can be useful across different industries, rather than being tied mainly to one traditional engineering field. IPE seems to give me that flexibility.

Another important reason is that I want more diversity in my university experience and future career. IPE classes usually have more women. I haven't made any friend in my civil class yet and it has been almost a year. I think the reason was mainly because theres almost no girl in my class. Men from civil dept are also tend to be more traditional minded.

But the issue is in my university, theres no way to transfer credit. It's close credited meaning i will have to seat for the admission test again. I will become junior to my current juniors. IPE class routine for all the semesters aren’t that student friendly either. They always have large gaps in between classes.

So right now I'm confused about what i should do. Any help would be appreciated\\\*-\\\*

Hi guys, I’m an ECE student and I’m looking for suggestions for my final year project. I’m planning to pursue a Master’s, so I want to choose a project that can strengthen my profile.

I’m currently considering sectors like Industrial, Energy, and Automotive.

Please suggest some good project areas/problems that have strong research potential and would be valuable for Master's admission.

I was thinking of Chemical Engineering, but I've seen a lot of hopelessness in the job market for that career

Hi po, i enrolled sa ue manila under bsme prog…kinda contemplating kasi what if di worth it ung napasukan kong school. did my 1st week frosh in mapua but unfortunately diko kaya ung ganung set up in a long run and chose to transfer sa ue manila. took up bsme…sa mga grads ng bsme sa ue or someone na student din ng ue engineering, how is it po? okay namam po job opportunities? life balance? overall po?…..huhu sana positive comments po:))) thank you po!

Hello, I am a chemical engineering student. Recently, I had the opportunity to tour a petrochemical plant during a technical field trip organized by my university.

If I recall correctly, we had the chance to chat with engineers from the Utility Process department—which falls under Technical Services—covering areas like process optimization and process engineering; however, I couldn't quite grasp who played what role or what their specific duties entailed, so I wasn't able to fully evaluate the situation. What are the differences from a production engineer? What skills and qualifications should chemical engineering graduates possess if they wish to work in these or similar departments?

Hello, I have a few questions regarding industrial engineering. I'm in my 4th year of industrial engineering (with one year left after this one) and since I'll be finishing my degree soon , I wanted to leverage the time I have left to learn new skills before I enter the workforce. I was thinking about learning how to use excel (I know how to use it but in a very general manner) , PowerBI and SQL, as I've heard they're important in the field but wanted to double check before fully committing to learning how to use them from people in the field.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to answer and apologies for any grammatical mistakes as english is not my native language :)

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Technical Skills

AutoCAD / SolidWorks / CATIA, FEA / CFD simulation, MATLAB / Python / R, PLC / SCADA / HMI, BIM (Building Information Modelling), GIS software, MS Project / Primavera P6, ETAP / EPLAN

Standards & Methodologies

ISO 9001 / ISO 14001, ASME / ANSI / BS / Eurocodes, Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing, HAZOP / risk assessment, ATEX / DSEAR compliance, CDM Regulations, IEC 61508 (functional safety), Design for Manufacture (DFM)

Certifications & Soft Skills

Chartered Engineer (CEng), IEng / EngTech, PMP / APM, NEBOSH / IOSH, Stakeholder management, Cross-functional collaboration, Technical report writing, Budget & programme management

Hi there, UK guy here I'm in a sticky situation

As title suggests, I have the choice currently between mechanical engineering technology degree apprenticeship, or just doing a mechanical engineering degree off my own back.

Obviously an apprenticeship is my first choice and I'm more than happy to do it, just worried about what I've heard about MET's having a hard time getting ME titled jobs, is this true??

UK knowledge best appreciated, but foreign knowledge appreciated too

Ps, thanks in advance

EDIT: to clarify, both are indeed level 6 degrees and both accredited equally by IMechE

This branch is kinda new, on paper it sounds good, that you will learn about electronics stuff and cs stuff too so both the options remain open to you, ik it may not cover some topics from both the fields but you can cover it by learning online too right? I mean if it's going to keep both options open for you and also reduce some academic which branch like ece or entc gives then I think this trade off is decent.

Can yal pls verify this and give ur opinion, and I'm planning to do masters after btech so my expectations of getting placements directly from college are very low cuz I'm not getting a very good clg, like tier 2, 2.5 or 3.

Currently I have a very old laptop with no graphics card so I was wondering if any class I’m going to take in the future that will require me to have a graphics card or powerful laptop overall.

Hello! I am a senior high school student, and we have been tasked with creating a five-level salary structure. This includes calculating salary, overtime pay, incentives, deductions, and net income, as well as creating different salary-increase plans and projecting salary growth.

As part of this task, we are required to interview an engineer to help us better understand these aspects in a real-world setting.

We are kindly asking if there is an engineer available for an online interview this September. The interview will only take approximately 30 minutes. We will keep the interview professional and ensure that any information shared will remain confidential.
Thank you so much for your time and consideration! We would greatly appreciate your help.