BA in Mechanical Engineering checking in. I’ll be graduating this June from the University of Cincinnati. I already have a full time job lined up at Duke Energy. The job description is more of an engineering/business hybrid, which I’m completely ok with. I’ve co-oped there for six quarters.
I don’t regret getting my degree in engineering, it taught me how to think analytically about everything, but I don’t foresee my future job revolving around it.
A lot of the guys (I would say people, but the girls that do exist don’t even really look like girls) end up hating engineering by the end and want to do something else with their careers. I’m going on to get my MBA and I have a few other friends going to law school.
I’ve heard that an engineer with a PE and MBA is up there close to god.
I’ve heard that an engineer with a PE and MBA is up there close to god.[/quote]
That is also what I’ve heard. Seeing as I just graduated, I have to wait 5 years for the PE, but after that I’m hoping that whatever company I am with will pay for part of my MBA.
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
I don’t believe in ranking the engineering disciplines, but as far as versatility based on how interdisciplinary the particular degree is:
Materials Science Engineering
Bioengineering
Chemical Engineering
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How about computer engineering? Maybe it’s just the way that I see the world, but it seems to me that in these days any field needs computer work… not so for like bioengineering, for instance, which is sort of limited to bio and medical applications. Maybe it’s just me, but computer engineering seems to be the top where versatility is concerned. No?
dan
1 semester to go as a Mech Eng major w/ Biomechanics option at the University of Waterloo. I see a lot of engineers at the gym but almost no jacked/strong ones. However, my buddy from my first year who got me into lifting was a Computer Engineer, a guy I normally lift with is also a Mechie (1 year down) and I lift with guys doing Master’s Degrees in Pure Math and CS. The Mechie’s boss on one coop term was a former Nose Tackle and a UW Civ Eng alumni who had a raw mid-high 400’s (I think) flat bench.
Most people I talk to view Mech and Civ Eng’s as the goons of engineering; probably because we’re the guys who work with the most hands on ‘heavy duty’ stuff (ie. buildings, structural reinforcements, mechanical parts). Don’t get me wrong; there are plenty of nerds to go around.
Anyone here use their knowledge of kinematics in the gym?
[quote]bcylee wrote:
1 semester to go as a Mech Eng major (Biomechanics option) at the University of Waterloo. I see a lot of engineers at the gym but almost no jacked/strong ones. However, my buddy from my first year who got me into lifting was a Computer Engineer and I lift with guys doing Master’s Degrees in Pure Math and CS.
Most people I talk to view Mech and Civ Eng’s as the goons of engineering; probably because we’re the guys who work with the most hands on ‘heavy duty’ stuff (ie. buildings, structural reinforcements, mechanical parts). Don’t get me wrong; there are plenty of nerds to go around.
Anyone here use their knowledge of kinematics in the gym? [/quote]
Yes, and i have done plenty of structural analyses.
I’ve heard that an engineer with a PE and MBA is up there close to god.
That is also what I’ve heard. Seeing as I just graduated, I have to wait 5 years for the PE, but after that I’m hoping that whatever company I am with will pay for part of my MBA.[/quote]
By ‘PE’ do you guys mean “Professional Engineer (license)” ? I take it that that is what you are referring to.
And re: computer engineering:
Sure, they are always needed. I just have a problem with labeling programmers as software “engineers” when they do not really employ basic engineering/physics/chemistry principles in their daily work. There is math involved, sure, but this is like when you hear teachers being labeled ‘educadtion engineers.’ That pisses me off to no end, because engineers have paid their academic dues and you can’t just slap that label on anyone to make them sound important.
Computer engineers, if they had a focus on hardware, I see as true ‘engineers.’ CEs with a focus on software - programmers. Yes, they still matter, no I do not see them as traditional engineers.
I’m an engineer, I studied construction engineering.
I’m working in a software company that develops design and detailing software for steelconstructors and prefab concrete manufacoring companies.
Studying engineering gives you some insight in how the world works and this is usefull in all aspects of life, even in training.
For instance, for an engineer it’s pretty obvious that you would have to move any weight against the direction of resistance. For some people this isn’t obvious. So they perform shrugs by moving the db’s from in front of their body, to behind their bodies. Or they do these twirling db rotations, with their arms hanging from their bodies. I’m not sure what they hope to be training here, but both exercies are very popular in my gym.
Also, being an engineer you’re able to calculate that legpressing 20kg isn’t much of an exercise, since standing up from or sitting down on a chair would put more strain on your legs. The same for 1kg db kickbacks, or 1kg db overhead triceps extensions. Again, very popular exercises with the women in the gym I frequent.
[quote]tribunaldude wrote:
ELectrical engineers rule the world, thats all I have to say.[/quote]
Electrical Engineers do rule the world. I am an EE with concentrations in both RF Electronics and Advanced Digital Electronics. Everyone has different interests and I love my civilian job. On the other side of the fence I am a Combat Engineer. Grunt with C4… HOOAH!!! ESSAYONS
Sure, they are always needed. I just have a problem with labeling programmers as software “engineers” when they do not really employ basic engineering/physics/chemistry principles in their daily work. There is math involved, sure, but this is like when you hear teachers being labeled ‘educadtion engineers.’ That pisses me off to no end, because engineers have paid their academic dues and you can’t just slap that label on anyone to make them sound important.
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I could care less what people are called, but programmers and ‘real’ engineers pretty much do the same thing, as far as I can tell. They both design and analyze systems. What’s the difference between calculating max flow rates and calculating big O? Or refining a process, also known as ‘refactoring’ in the software world? Calculating capacity requirements, or calculating paging requirements?
What is your background in software engineering? To me, all disciplines based on mathematical calculation (that aren’t true mathematics) are the same. Whether you play with gravity, or molecules, or bits and bytes, that’s just the medium.
I am a EE and I work in the electric utilities industry (been out of school almost 3 years). In general I don’t really like my job besides the paycheck and the hours which give me time to train. I plan on getting me PE liscense as soon as I am eligible (4 years experience under a PE).
I would reccommend anyone getting any engineering degree soon take the FE exam and PE exam as soons as possible because of the new rules for the PE that go in place soon (2012?) which require a masters degree to be eligible to get a PE liscense.
I’ve got a bachelors in Mechnical Engineering and I am working on my masters in Power System Engineering part time while working. I’m no bodybuilder, but I compete in strongman. Would like to start competing powerlifting next year (in 5 days).
As far as which field is better, Mechanical Engineers think differently than all others and they are more versatile.
I am a Reliability Engineer working in a manufacturing environment. To be honest…it is the most challenging and enjoyable job that I have ever had.
As you mentioned…not too many engineers live the healthy life. It is a rarity in fact. The thought of training in any form (martial arts, weights, etc.) is alien to them.
I’ve a BEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, I’d say Mechanical Engineers are the most useful, followed by EEE then Aeronautic/Aerodynamic. Although I give respect to anyone who gets the job done!
[quote]blaque.ops wrote:
I’ve a BEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, I’d say Mechanical Engineers are the most useful, followed by EEE then Aeronautic/Aerodynamic. Although I give respect to anyone who gets the job done![/quote]
No way. Civil Engineers are the most useful for society. Think about it. Who designs the structures, dams, water treatment facilities, drainage facilities, roads, bridges, reservoirs… It’s Civil Engineers. We make the world go around.
In my last year of undergrad for Mechanical. I will be working in the power generation field, mainly on steam turbines and other turbomachinery.
One of my biggest motivators to lift is so I don’t become a fat turd from sitting in an office all day. I can’t say I’ve ever seen an “in-shape” engineer, let alone muscular, in the three internships I’ve had.