What engineering discipline are you in?

I appreciate you taking the time to share this. Definitely seems to me that you could work with almost anything to suit your interests. I can't stand any retail jobs because I'm very hands on and love to build. I love working on my truck and other peoples cars and fixing up anything around the house and things like that. I'm excited for it I definitely don't plan on changing my path. I've had my mind set on it since middle school

 

Years ago when I was a real engineer my first real project for Exxon was installing a big flare at a CO2 flood in WTX. Top of the flare was something like 12' in diameter. Also the first blown AFE of my career, but it worked great. John Zinc design if I remember correctly. Somewhere I still have pics when we still used film.

 

Whatever, enginerds!

You keep makin' em, I'll keep breakin' em

 

And ALL us UNGINEERS will keep fixing your engineered F***ups...

 

Im an imagineer. My clients want the un-doable so I imagine murdering them while politely saying "we cannot do that. It is physically not possible - what about trying something like this instead?"

 

No love for my major in the poll

BS: Construction Engineering (think mix of civil and mechanical)
Minor 1: Engineering sustainability (not the hippy sustainability, but more along the lines of Bearing life, equipment longevity, etc...)
Minor 2: Business (self explanatory)

Currently working in my field of study, as an on-site engineer for the construction of an LNG Export Facility

 

Aerospace Engineer by degree, working as a Systems Engineer on satellite ground stations (mostly software side). Wouldn't mind working on something a bit more mechanically related in the future.

 

Dang, that looks pretty cool! Where is that? It's massive!

 

Wait, never mind. I know where that one is. That's Dominion LNG at Cove Point. Nice facility. Going to make lots of FIRE with that ground flare in the corner.

 

When you used film? Must have been a while ago. Hopefully the regulations were a bit less stringent when installing that flare. Luckily it was a CO2 flare, so not too big of a fire showing.

 

you got it!

we have a 3rd party firm (requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee) doing our noise and light pollution analysis. they said that the ground flare will be visible from the space station

 

That's amazing! I believe it too. Imagine if it was elevated and not on the ground! That thing will have one hell of a glow on a foggy day. I'll have to get back with you when that thing gets up and running.

 

Fire was blue. Had to add a bunch of fuel gas to get the 300 but/cf gas to burn. Had about 40,000 ppm h2s in it as a bonus.

 

Yup, gotta hit the minimum required by EPA. 300 for assisted, 200 for unassisted flares.
Hey, H2S burns great. Just ignore all those health defects if the fire blows out..............

 

If you want to go into the automotive industry I highly recommend getting into the development side VS manufacturing. I don't know anyone in the manufacturing side that doesn't want to work at R&D.

I've worked for a major OEM as a steering test engineer for 3 years now and I'm loving it. We do everything from confirming the spec set by the designers (driving, abuse testing, etc.) to tuning the steering feel which involves traveling all over the country to drive on different roads and tuning maps for the electric power steering. You have a huge impact on the final product.

Just some friendly advice.

 

I'm in maintenance engineering. It's actually more interesting than I expected. It really makes you realize the most random and unpredictable things can fail in a machine at any time. A 20 cent o-ring failure can shut down a line that makes thousands of dollars an hour. Then researching what to fix and how to fix it helps a person understand how that equipment actually works. I like it much better than design engineering. That gets boring if you never get out in the shop and get your hands dirty.

 

That honestly sounds like my dream job haha. I actually just got a job at Bosch while I'm in college. I'm going to see how things are run there and gain experience and see if that would be a place I would like to stay. If not, once I get my degree I will try something else. Volvo (as boring as their cars sound) just came in my area also. As well as Cummins. I'm open to a lot. Guess we will just see what my thoughts are down the road!

 

Got an EET in '94, process controls and PLCs, mostly beverage packaging at first then a few years at breweries. Went back and finished my BSEE in '02, at which point I ended up in aerospace electronics, digital design, mixed signal and power supplies for solid state data recorders on spacecraft. At the moment I'm headed back to take classes towards a welding certificate. Tired of the rat race and being stuck in an office all day.

 

Hey I just noticed there was no choice for a PE (Professional Engineer)

We used to have a guy who had a PE (Professional Engineering) degree. It's what they give to architects and landscapers and such, maybe even people who were undecided in their major or too lazy to put in all the work to get more specific degree. He had a sales background and was working for my company as a lead electrical engineer. Don't get me wrong, the guy was intelligent and educated, but he eventually left on his on and went back to sales. In the end, everyone was happier he did.

 

P.E. is not a degree (unless you're talking about Process Engineer). I have my Professional Engineer license in Colorado.

The general steps are

• Get an accredited 4-year engineering degree
• Take and pass your Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) exam, this makes you an Engineer In Training (E.I.T.)
• Work 4 years minimum, usually this must be done under the supervision of a licensed P.E.
• Apply to your state Board of Engineers (or similar) to sit for the P.E. exam
• Assuming you are approved, take and pass your P.E. exam, the issuing state will then issue you a license number that is affixed to your work when necessary