UNABASHED Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I'm getting bored of my job and thought I might go down the mechanical engineering route and see what that does for me. Has anyone else done this and have any advice for me in terms of which courses, degrees, training, routes to go down etc. I know this is very broad but I'm just getting it sorted in my head at the moment. I've always been interested in cars and everything that goes with it but never got too technical with them - I think it's about time that changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I'm getting bored of my job and thought I might go down the mechanical engineering route and see what that does for me. Has anyone else done this and have any advice for me in terms of which courses, degrees, training, routes to go down etc. I know this is very broad but I'm just getting it sorted in my head at the moment. I've always been interested in cars and everything that goes with it but never got too technical with them - I think it's about time that changed speaking as an engineer who works with cars. Engineering is simply a vast field. you need to decide where you want to go/work first and then tailor the type of engineering to what that particular sector is looking for. even in the automotive sector there are ALOT of different types of engineer employed. just to make a silly point.... A Aerospace engineering Agricultural engineering Aquatic and environmental engineering Army engineering maintenance Assistive technology service provider Astroengineering Automation B Biological interface engineering Biomechanical engineering Bioresource engineering C Civil engineering Civionics Coastal management Collaborative Engineering Combat engineer Construction engineering D Digital mapping E Earthquake engineering Engineer Engineering management Engineering Science Engineering Technologist Mobility Forum Engineering technology Environmental Engineering Science Exploratory engineering F Facilities engineering F cont. Fields of engineering Food engineering Forensic electrical engineering Forensic engineering Forensic materials engineering Forensic software engineering G Geomatics engineering Geospatial engineering Guidance, Navigation and Control I Index of engineering science and mechanics articles Instrumentation K Kansei Engineering L Logistic engineering M Management engineering (healthcare) Marine engineering Methods engineering Microfactory Molecular engineering Municipal or urban engineering N Naval architecture Nuclear engineering O Ocean engineering Optical engineering P Packaging engineering Paper engineering P cont. Patent engineer Petroleum engineering Plastics engineering Project commissioning R Railway systems engineering Rehabilitation engineering Reservoir engineering S Sales process engineering Sanitary engineering Specialty engineering Structural engineering Subsurface engineer Support engineering Surface engineering Sustainable engineering T Telecommunications engineering Test engineer /Engineer Thermal degradation of polymers U Underwater demolition V Vacuum engineering W Weapons engineering Wind engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 can you give me a few more examples please Being serious I understand just how broad a question I'm asking, it's more me just putting my thoughts down tbh! I'm happy to go down the mechanic route to begin with and then branch off to wherever takes my Fancy I guess. I was thinking of taking a C&G intro to mechanical engineering course so I can decide which direction to go in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 i'm an engineering technologist; i think or a design engineer, depends how you look at it i suppose, jack of all trades, master of none its a big world of engineering out there; like husky says, you need to be a bit more precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Wind engineering I've just had a curry, do I qualify for this job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Wind engineering I've just had a curry, do I qualify for this job? lmao ok, if your looking for automotive then that narrows it down now its the decision between whether you want to be hands on and work in a garage or work in design of some form and work for a manufacturer/supplier. the former will allow you great flexibility in location etc and the later will force you to move to the job but have better benefits. also it does depend on your qualification level and previous area of experience as to how fast you will progress and how many of the initial levels you can skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 im a building service engineer and currently doin masters in building design... very interesting but not that handy when tryin to fix the zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 im a building service engineer and currently doin masters in building design... very interesting but not that handy when tryin to fix the zed i'd finish that first, get a job in it and pick up the motor tinkering as a hobby, its where i learnt most of my stuff, start with the simple jobs and work up. been doing it for years and you quickly build up your knowledge. for extra fun you could always pick up a motor mechanics course as a night class or something. i plan to do something similiar so i can go do a kit car project. not that i don't think i could tackle it now, but i want to get a certificate first, becasue i'm sad like that and like certificates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 @unabashed: if its practical you want to do then depending on qualifications you could be an apprentice, get a qualification? if its the development/manufacturer side you want to be involved with, a degree helps lots, finding a way ing the door is the tricky part with no experience so adding any relevant skills is a must personally i wish i was under a ramp more often, i have to sit bashing the keyboard too much for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee22 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 @Husky No 'Combat Engineer' on your list. Nothing to do with this thread though, so I shall get back in my box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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