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geotechnical engineer, with a bit of roads/pavement thrown in.
was woefully inadequately educated when i graduated. but the things that matter you can only learn through time and experience no matter how good you are (at least in my experience).
was woefully inadequately educated when i graduated. but the things that matter you can only learn through time and experience no matter how good you are (at least in my experience).
ME by training here. Learned a lot about HV (low current) on the job. Design, document, troubleshoot problems, whip-up test fixtures and sometimes sweep the lab too! I've been working 29 years for a small company that makes industrial equipment. So we (in the engineering dept.) get to do a lot of varied work. It's been good. Started when drafting was pencil & velum, transitioning to CAD. Rode the transition to 3D design (that was an interesting learning curve, causes you to think about design from a different perspective).
Originally Posted By: exranger06
I will hopefully finish my B S in electrical engineering this spring.
Random question for you guys who graduated and have a job already: Did any of you guys feel that you didn't learn enough or weren't gonna remember what you learned, and that you wouldn't know what the heck you were doing at your job? 'Cause that's basically how I feel right now. Almost sort of dreading getting a real job. I'm afraid of being a lousy engineer.
You'll make it. As some of the other comments point out... I always saw a large part of the college education as simply proving to prospective employers that you have the dedication to the profession. If you're worried about it, that's probably good (a good engineer "sweats the details"). COMMON SENSE, the most important thing you can apply. I'd recommend finding a place that has a lot of variety in job tasks. This has kept the job interesting, and fresh, for me.
Originally Posted By: exranger06
I will hopefully finish my B S in electrical engineering this spring.
Random question for you guys who graduated and have a job already: Did any of you guys feel that you didn't learn enough or weren't gonna remember what you learned, and that you wouldn't know what the heck you were doing at your job? 'Cause that's basically how I feel right now. Almost sort of dreading getting a real job. I'm afraid of being a lousy engineer.
You'll make it. As some of the other comments point out... I always saw a large part of the college education as simply proving to prospective employers that you have the dedication to the profession. If you're worried about it, that's probably good (a good engineer "sweats the details"). COMMON SENSE, the most important thing you can apply. I'd recommend finding a place that has a lot of variety in job tasks. This has kept the job interesting, and fresh, for me.
Now that's some exciting stuff!
Good for you, that could easily change someone's life!
Good for you, that could easily change someone's life!
Originally Posted By: xxch4osxx
Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
Went to school, but they haven't let me drive the train yet...
(I can hear them now-GREAT BIG DIESELS!!)
Nothing like notching up the throttle to run 8 on an EMD 710 powered locomotive!
I prefer the sound of a GE 4 stroke locomotive in any notch! LOL!
I have a degree in Life myself.
Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
Went to school, but they haven't let me drive the train yet...
(I can hear them now-GREAT BIG DIESELS!!)
Nothing like notching up the throttle to run 8 on an EMD 710 powered locomotive!
I prefer the sound of a GE 4 stroke locomotive in any notch! LOL!
I have a degree in Life myself.
Originally Posted By: pbm
Off Topic: I have always felt that engineers, mathmaticians,
scientists etc....are UNDERPAID while athletes, actors, lawyers etc..are OVERPAID in general.....
+ infinity
You can tell where a society is going by how they treat the people who are actullay producing things and making other peoples lives easier.
You can add almost every non productive job the list of athletes.
Off Topic: I have always felt that engineers, mathmaticians,
scientists etc....are UNDERPAID while athletes, actors, lawyers etc..are OVERPAID in general.....
+ infinity
You can tell where a society is going by how they treat the people who are actullay producing things and making other peoples lives easier.
You can add almost every non productive job the list of athletes.
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Originally Posted By: oil_spaz
BSEE but I am actually a practicing civil engineer.
If you're good you will do less and less engineering and more and more managing people as your career advances.
I don't know you or where you work, but I have found the following holds true for the places I have worked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
BSEE but I am actually a practicing civil engineer.
If you're good you will do less and less engineering and more and more managing people as your career advances.
I don't know you or where you work, but I have found the following holds true for the places I have worked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
Originally Posted By: pbm
Off Topic: I have always felt that engineers, mathmaticians,
scientists etc....are UNDERPAID while athletes, actors, lawyers etc..are OVERPAID in general.....
+1
Intellectual Property/Innovation/Creativity + Raw Materials/Natural Resources + Hard Work = Creation of Brand New Wealth
Paying people to throw a ball = redistribution of wealth
ON TOPIC: I am a ME in the fluid power industry
Off Topic: I have always felt that engineers, mathmaticians,
scientists etc....are UNDERPAID while athletes, actors, lawyers etc..are OVERPAID in general.....
+1
Intellectual Property/Innovation/Creativity + Raw Materials/Natural Resources + Hard Work = Creation of Brand New Wealth
Paying people to throw a ball = redistribution of wealth
ON TOPIC: I am a ME in the fluid power industry
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create wealth to get wealth.
A fine principle that still works today.
A fine principle that still works today.
Originally Posted By: tpitcher
Mechanical Engineer here. Currently titled Process Development Engineer.
Implantable Medical Devices doing Surface Mount & Ultrasonic Bonding on Flex (Pacemakers & Defibrillators), Cardiac Ablation & now game changing Blood Analysis.
Minnesota, hmmm... Guidant? If so, you've got our equipment on your production lines.
Mechanical Engineer here. Currently titled Process Development Engineer.
Implantable Medical Devices doing Surface Mount & Ultrasonic Bonding on Flex (Pacemakers & Defibrillators), Cardiac Ablation & now game changing Blood Analysis.
Minnesota, hmmm... Guidant? If so, you've got our equipment on your production lines.
25 years as a QE. [censored] in Chem.
Seems like I work equally on mechanical stuff for SBP and horse sense for playing the market......
Seems like I work equally on mechanical stuff for SBP and horse sense for playing the market......
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Originally Posted By: gathermewool
Nuclear test
Your one that would not want to make many mistakes
That's one of the great things about this program. There are so many agencies involved that even minor hits are common - to the point where we sometimes say to ourselves, "Really? The log entry was missing X? That's your hit?" Real mistakes are very rare. Procedures, people trained until kingdom come following procedures, and lots of backup make it pretty mistake-proof.
Like most jobs, though, it's mostly paperwork. The hardest part, honestly, is working with the unions and trying to know what you're talking about at all times and, if you don't, knowing who to call.
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
Nuclear test
Your one that would not want to make many mistakes
That's one of the great things about this program. There are so many agencies involved that even minor hits are common - to the point where we sometimes say to ourselves, "Really? The log entry was missing X? That's your hit?" Real mistakes are very rare. Procedures, people trained until kingdom come following procedures, and lots of backup make it pretty mistake-proof.
Like most jobs, though, it's mostly paperwork. The hardest part, honestly, is working with the unions and trying to know what you're talking about at all times and, if you don't, knowing who to call.
Originally Posted By: Loobed
Originally Posted By: oil_spaz
BSEE but I am actually a practicing civil engineer.
If you're good you will do less and less engineering and more and more managing people as your career advances.
I don't know you or where you work, but I have found the following holds true for the places I have worked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
I think that holds true everywhere. I try not to be an example of it.
Originally Posted By: oil_spaz
BSEE but I am actually a practicing civil engineer.
If you're good you will do less and less engineering and more and more managing people as your career advances.
I don't know you or where you work, but I have found the following holds true for the places I have worked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
I think that holds true everywhere. I try not to be an example of it.
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