Anyone here an engineer?
 

I've noticed some technical posts on this forum and know there are some engineers here. So what kind are you and/or your major? (Search shows a job/age thread but this thread is specifically for engineers).

As for me I got my BSEE in '07, graduated w/ a concentration in Power Engineering and had a power internship, didn't like it so I tried working in another subject I liked (Computer Engineering) doing ASIC dev't programming in SystemVerilog and C++ in Silicon Valley. Realized that wasn't for me so I took time off to study the only other subject I liked (and very last subject I took) in college (DSP/wireless communications) in the heart of the so-called "Wireless Valley" (UCSD) and got my EIT certification on the side. Got hired for Kyocera and now HTC. I feel like I finally found my niche because I enjoy working in telecommunications.


I saw this pic on facebook. I and all my classmates thought it was ridiculous at the time but the profs were actually preparing us... compounded problems we've never seen before do pop-up in the real world.
http://i41.tinypic.com/ok4o46.jpg


Note to admins: Sorry, I meant to post this thread in the Off-Topic forum. Feel free to move it.

I'm a mechanical engineer, graduated in 2010 and I'm working for a defense contractor at the moment. That picture is 100% true, reminds me of my thermal fluids exams.

Nice. My two buddes were MEs and we did our senior project together. Defense jobs have always seemed more stable. Are you noticing any changes now that war efforts have been cut back?

Mechanical eng here with a secondary major in Automotive eng
I graduated in 2010, and am now working in mining related hydraulics. I like it because I don't have to work AT a mine, but its well paid
If I could get any job, I would be working for a major automotive manufacturer, or a defense contractor, so a little envy from me there longhorn
My quality of posts have dropped significantly over the last few months, as I couldnt keep up with a massive influx of people spewing things that were completely wrong, so I adapted and gave up :)
Loving that photo

I'm pretty jealous you have a gig at HTC (my favorite mobile device manufacturer) but the work required to do wireless is some of the most strenuous imaginable. How do you like it and if you don't mind my asking which department do you work in?

I have a BS in Computer Science but was seriously considering EE or CE for my Masters but have started a Masters in Business Administration in the meantime.

Fortunately the sector I'm in isn't really influenced by whether or not were at war. The only effect I've seen is that profit margins have shrunk for new contracts, but that's more of a worry for the business side of things. I'm pretty secure for the time being.

I actually did my first two years of college as an EE so I have s little bit of insight into how crazy some of that stuff can get.

Computer Systems Engineer.

ECE here, graduated in 2010. Right now I'm doing software development. I'd like to do something auto related at some point, but for now I'm just glad to have a job.

sucks to be you nerds

Cool! I was using an HTC phone before I even thought about working for them. Been w/ them almost a month now and still can't digest how I got here. How'd you hear the work is strenuous? Because it is... 10 to 13 hour weekdays + half day on weekends balls to the wall all hours. I see it as my rite of passage into wireless and I'm never bored (keeps me on my toes).

Our Software Quality Assurance team is dispersed across the country near Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon headquarters. We travel up to 50% of the time which works for me because I'm single/don't have a family to raise (Anyone in wireless testing and willing to work/already lives in Japan? My boss can't find qualified engineers there who speak English). HTC is younger/smaller than the competition (Apple, Samsung, Motorola/Google) so it still feels like a start-up where everyone's swamped w/ work but driven. Different culture compared to my past employers - Cisco and Kyocera (formerly Qualcomm's handset division).

When I was unemployed in '09 I started applying for an MBA at UCSD but got distracted by UCSD's wireless courses and just kept going. What is your focus in your MBA program if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks for being the shining example of why I wish this car was in a higher price point.

^:bellyroll:

Second year in college as ME major. Still on my physics and calc basics. Only taken 2 engineering classes.

:paddle: :bellyroll: :thumbsup:

I was interested in wireless during my junior/senior years of undergrad and was looking into getting a job with at&t as a network engineer or network quality analyst. So, researching the positions and talking to a couple of guys who worked for Motorola at the time during RF/signal testing I got a lot of background on what was required and pretty much how long the days were. It sounded daunting yet very rewarding for a driven individual.

Right now my MBA is Project Management focused with a concentration in MIS and IT management. I figure it's a nice path into IT management/upper level positions or a launching pad for an IT consultancy business.

That picture is so true. B.S. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineer here, but far from it in my profession.

I love nerds.

They know what they're doing. Lol

<-- Medical Nerd but still very admarative of the engineers.

nothing nerdy about the medical field but maybe one of these guys will get the courage to ask you out. you can talk about tensile strengths and transformers and such

:bellyroll:

I'm pretty sure Giccin has a man and doesn't need another.

Also, way to be antagonistic.

damn someones done their homework.

i dont really know what happened but nerd isnt really a bad thing any more but its still funny.when its all said and done im probably a nerd too, at least if i am ever successful in becoming a medical dosimetrist.

besides, this is the internet. youre obligated to be antagonistic.

It's not a bad thing compared to being a dork or geek - but I guess in someways it's still insulting. Personally, I think it's a plus to be intelligent and obsessed with what you find interesting.

PS: I agree on your second statement - I usually play antagonist on the internet because it's entertaining...and because it's the role I like playing in arguments.

Yeah, if you're a d-bag. I've seen plenty of people being cordial on the internet.

Throw some of your brain my way, in the engine-tech thread. I have MANY questions for smart engineers.


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Oh and for the rest of you, I'm a machinist. I've had enough experience with careless mechanical engineers that makes me think of this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnUhUy8Im8...2BIllusion.png

BSEE and work in the Wireless/Telecommunications field @ Qualcomm. I work on the Software/Systems QA for Android and Windows Platform's camera core. Our team is broken down into multimedia (audio, voice, video encoding, power optimization, camera/camcorder etc) and we work exclusively with the developers for regression testing and integration.

Looks like we are in the similar field! :happy0180:

That drawing is terrible, every competent ME knows you have to include units and scale. ;)

That 3 bolt Support and rectangle bracket... If I had to stare at that drawing for any length of time I might start believing it is possible for 10.16cm to be longer than 0.633 feet. -.-

I'm going back to school to learn ElectroMechanical engineering. I want to be a hybrid engineer. If only I had stayed focused, I would have finished years ago.

I am more of a geek than a nerd, BTW. Not hating, just saying. :iono:

yeah there were some cordial people on the internet earlier but they both left. calling out d bags isnt the nicest thing either. ill admit that this one was a little out of the blue but this topic is also in the wrong section. besides this forum has a vs section. what kind of environment does that cultivate

I wasn't calling you specifically a d-bag, rather people that feel that just because you're on the internet that you have to be an antagonist. But whatevs, we don't all have to get along. :happy0180:

yeah man iv been slack
and i STILL owe you a suspension setup for your mk3 :(
that pic is just so fkn wrong, the nuts are cleary too close together to be able to be screwed on :p
seriously tho that picture is making my eyes hurt

Dipl.-Ing. in Maschinenbau (engineering) and a second title as 'Bachelor of Science w/ honors in engineering'

It's similar to 'mechanical engineer' :)

well you convinced me with the juxtaposition of the not getting along and the little guys toasting to stop being a ****. well not really but im sure once the car is on the streets well have some content to discuss instead of all this jazz

is it me or this picture is sort of an illusion? if u look at 1 side it looks different( the angles change)

lol....

Alright! first person on the ignore list! congrats :thumbup:

Lol

Audio Engineering [essentially an ME with emphasis in acoustics] with a minor in psychology

I was intending to get into the loudspeaker design industry, however I am currently an engineering lab director at a semiconductor manufacturer. I also had a stint co-owning an automotive aftermarket tuning company where I led R&D and product programme. Way back in the day, I drove R/C cars on a mildly successful national level with a couple state championships. Also my father and I occasionally team up and build street rods from the ground up, including a '23 Ford T-bucket and '32 Ford low/high-boy roadster.

Cars & engineering has always been part of my life.

Is your audio engineering degree a bachelors? I actually looked into acoustics engineering at my school when I had first arrived, but it was only offered as a masters program, and I think it was heavily attached to the school of music.

Yes. It's a defunct program at University of Miami that was a collaboration between the engineering and music departments. There were other programs that biased the mix more toward sound engineering [studio mastering et al], however mine was essentially a mechanical engineering program. At the time I went to school, IIRC, only Stanford and UM had BSME [Audio]. My program was later converted to BSEE [DSP], which as you can imagine is much more relevant nowadays.

As both pictures are only for illustration only with technical errors: the first picture has the mysterious three plunges that cannot be real and the lower right corner with twisted bars. The bottom picture of seems to be a differential amplifier but with the lower left batter reverse the polarity (cannot power the N-BJT for the current source. and no ground on the circuit?) These are fun, but they could trick you if you do not look carefully.

Myself is a BSCE with some graduate school experience in telecom network stuff. However, I do have keen interests on ME and that was my second choice prior joining the BSCE program in university.

Mech Eng here from University of Waterloo. Been working full time for almost 2 years now on ATM's at NCR, in addition to my coop work terms at BF Goodrich, Christie Digital and Research in Motion (aka the Blackberry Company :P)

My point was just because you can draw it, doesn't mean we can make it.

Solidworks has led to some laziness. I've gotten drawings calling for 4" deep tapped holes, where the deepest our taps will go is 1.5", stuff like that.