NSX Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Any Engineers here? Of all fields of course. I'm just wondering, b/c I'm going to be a future Engineer too, & was wondering what you guys are doing right now, what you think of your career, is it fulfilling, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaKiri Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Bloody engineers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri Bloody engineers Do you have something against Engineers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 A future engineer NSX? I may end up being one as well. What field are you looking into? If I decide to be an engineer, I want to major in aeronautical/aerospace engineering. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 Originally posted by Loki A future engineer NSX? I may end up being one as well. What field are you looking into? If I decide to be an engineer, I want to major in aeronautical/aerospace engineering. =) I'm in Mechanical Engineering. I like building stuff. I have a friend going into Aero Eng. as well. It's cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 I had a look at engineering but decided that it'd be better to do maths. I was looking at Aeronautical Engineering, possibly structural or civil. If you live in the UK, you might want to try and find some details on the Headstart course, which is a course for people interested in engineering - this runs at the end of 6.1. I went on it and had a bloody good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted August 20, 2003 Author Share Posted August 20, 2003 dave said in post #6 :If you live in the UK, you might want to try and find some details on the Headstart course, which is a course for people interested in engineering - this runs at the end of 6.1. I went on it and had a bloody good time. Well, I don't live in the U.K., but i'm just wondering; what is the Headstart course about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 A few universities (about 20) run the Headstart course and put on some engineering tasks for people that attend them. I went down to Sussex University and they made us build dragsters out of balsa wood and elastic bands and the like (which sucked, it has to be said) plus we attended some lectures, but other than that, it was good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakfab Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 I am doing electromechanical engineering at Southampton in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 One of my cousins is now lecturing engineering. I guess he didn’t like doing it very much, he laid one pipeline in South America and then bummed around the world for 3 years. His last engineering job (one of only two he did) was to build a bar, and then run it. My only advice would be engineers can always get work so long as they are any good. A pal of mine is a structural engineer, and he get headhunted by a different firm each week. Mind you, it’s all about socialising to build up contacts. Anyhow, the only limitation is what you pick to specialise in, apparently. After that, once you start work somewhere (for a poor wage) you can go from job to job until you find a company you like. As for my career, I'm a business analyst, it’s not too rewarding but I get to argue with people if I’m having a bad day. I’m considering going part time and getting an archaeology degree. It all looks so much fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylon Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Well, I would like to be an engineer. I was thinking about going to technical school to get a wielding degree/diploma/whatever. Then I would like to(if I am smart and strong willed enough) to become an engineer. If I am intelligent to be an engineer(mechanical, design, structural) then I will look into higher level maths and research. Then if I am intelligent enough to do that I may start my own company. Always have a plan B. I have confidence and optism in myself but nobody(human) is right 100% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 Kylon said in post #11 :Well, I would like to be an engineer. I was thinking about going to technical school to get a wielding degree/diploma/whatever. Then I would like to(if I am smart and strong willed enough) to become an engineer. If I am intelligent to be an engineer(mechanical, design, structural) then I will look into higher level maths and research. Then if I am intelligent enough to do that I may start my own company. Always have a plan B. I have confidence and optism in myself but nobody(human) is right 100% of the time. That's a cool plan; What are your plans as of right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Always good to have a backup plan. As long as you're sensible and don't overestimate what your limits are, then you'll do fine. Engineering is a good line of work, and from what I hear there's quite a few jobs going around as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted August 26, 2003 Author Share Posted August 26, 2003 dave said in post #13 :Always good to have a backup plan. As long as you're sensible and don't overestimate what your limits are, then you'll do fine. Engineering is a good line of work, and from what I hear there's quite a few jobs going around as well. My prof said: Well, the economy sucks right now. Sure, the top students have got plenty of offers, but it's the middle students that are having a hard time right now. Makes me think about how everything depends on the markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 If the economy is going through a bad phase, then it's less likely that people are going to want to build a house/road/bridge unless they have a big wad of cash - which makes engineers less in demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted August 27, 2003 Author Share Posted August 27, 2003 dave said in post #15 :If the economy is going through a bad phase, then it's less likely that people are going to want to build a house/road/bridge unless they have a big wad of cash - which makes engineers less in demand. Yeah, it sucks eh? SO how's teaching as a profession? ie. does it rely heavily on the markets as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorro Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) I am a retired Engineer. I have been doing good things for the civilizations and have taken my expertise to many places worldwide. The Civil Engineering side includes the design of levees, dams and military infrastructures at the Corps of Engineers. Engineering is a very challenging career; offers a nice retirement and is generally layoff proof. zorro Edited August 19, 2012 by zorro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InigoMontoya Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) Been doing the Mech Eng thing for about 18 years now. Never a dull moment. OK, I exaggerate. There ARE dull moments. But by and large I love my job. I work in the ordnance industry and get paid to design/conduct tests of new weapon systems (translation: I blow shit up...albeit in very specific ways). Great fun. And no two assignments are the same so if I don't like the project I'm working on... No big deal, in 3 months I'll be doing something different. Edited August 19, 2012 by InigoMontoya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPanic Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I'm a chemical engineer. And I'd like to warn that this thread is started in 2003. It is very likely that NSX (the guy who started this thread) has graduated his PhD in engineering by now. NSX has not been online on our forum since 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCIGAFETW Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I am a Mechanical Engineer who does accident reconstruction and testing. I love it. Any Engineers here? Of all fields of course. I'm just wondering, b/c I'm going to be a future Engineer too, & was wondering what you guys are doing right now, what you think of your career, is it fulfilling, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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