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Large Hardon Collider posted:Can anyone suggest places to apply near Boston for a third year mechanical engineer[ing major] with a decent GPA (3.2) and some fairly impressive experience last summer at a solar energy startup? Definitely doesn't have to be alternative energy related; I'm trying to cast a wide net. Siemens has a metals technologies office in Worcester. I'm currently working in their factory in Shanghai so I don't really know much more.
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Large Hardon Collider posted:Can anyone suggest places to apply near Boston for a third year mechanical engineer[ing major] with a decent GPA (3.2) and some fairly impressive experience last summer at a solar energy startup? Definitely doesn't have to be alternative energy related; I'm trying to cast a wide net. I'm assuming you looked at GE Aviation in Lynn. I don't think GE posts internships on their careers website. GE usually recruits heavily at engineering schools and that's how they get the vast majority of their interns. If you are looking for an entry level position, then the "Engineer/Techologist" title is what you want to apply for. http://jobs.gecareers.com/job/Lynn-Engineer-Technologist-Job-MA-01901/1601765/
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mtr posted:I'm assuming you looked at GE Aviation in Lynn. I don't think GE posts internships on their careers website. GE usually recruits heavily at engineering schools and that's how they get the vast majority of their interns.
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OctaviusBeaver posted:I never thought about that, I guess it makes sense that there would be a lot of developing countries with a lot of mineral wealth but without the educated work force needed to extract it. I've heard from Australians who say you can make serious cash out there, might be worth looking into. I imagine the first world countries wouild be a lot harder to get into and would have a lot more native engineers competing for the positions though. The Aussie mines are begging for Engineers. I have several mates I graduated with from uni netting $150k-$250k at various mines on various rosters. We're all sub-5 years out of uni. Coal is big here but so is iron ore (mostly over the west). Gold also gets a bit of a look in too. Pick your rock and make ballin' coin.
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Will they help an American get a work visa in Australia? That sounds more interesting than doing CAD in an office with 200 other engineers like a friend of mine does.
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This is somewhat off-topic, but can the ME's in this thread tell me what magazines/websites/whatever are worth reading for current information on the state of the industry, technology, new advances, etc? I'm still in school, but I feel like I need to do some extracurricular reading on top of my courses. I'm mostly interested in broad, general information within ME, not highly specific stuff.
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Sutureself posted:Will they help an American get a work visa in Australia? That sounds more interesting than doing CAD in an office with 200 other engineers like a friend of mine does.
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MourningGlory posted:This is somewhat off-topic, but can the ME's in this thread tell me what magazines/websites/whatever are worth reading for current information on the state of the industry, technology, new advances, etc? I'm still in school, but I feel like I need to do some extracurricular reading on top of my courses. I'm mostly interested in broad, general information within ME, not highly specific stuff. Is there an ASME chapter at your school? That'd be a good place to start.
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MourningGlory posted:This is somewhat off-topic, but can the ME's in this thread tell me what magazines/websites/whatever are worth reading for current information on the state of the industry, technology, new advances, etc? I'm still in school, but I feel like I need to do some extracurricular reading on top of my courses. I'm mostly interested in broad, general information within ME, not highly specific stuff. The asme magazine is ok and you get it with an asme membership, which is like $25 for students. Mechanical engineering is so broad that you can find a specific magazine or journal on whatever sub field you are interested in pretty easily. Also join the asme chapter at your school, always a good thing to attend.
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grover posted:We have a lot of mines in the US, too, you know. And a lot of the same problems getting engineers. If you're interested, check it out; there are even a lot of specialty mining engineering schools that virtually guarantee you a job upon graduation. There are a lot of cons with the field, though, which is why they have to pay people so much to do it. I wouldn't say a lot of schools. There are a few: http://www.univsource.com/mining.htm Out of those, some of the programs are really small or overly specialized. E.g. West Virginia, Kentucky, Southern Illinois are really coal focused and don't do so much in metal/non-metal. I wouldn't say 'there are a lot of cons', either. While there are lovely jobs like you'd find in any other field, I make >64k (<1 yr out of school) and work 7-3ish 5 days a week and get great benefits at a mine where I don't have to worry about black lung. I also live in a pretty populated town (30k+ residents). That is probably the biggest issue I have with the field, living in areas of <500 people. The worst jobs (arctic circle) fly-in, fly-out on two week cycles and such.
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Large Hardon Collider posted:Yep, that's where my friends are. That posting says "Career Level: Experienced". Should I apply anyway, just to get my resume in the door? I don't think they have any internships actually posted right now. If you don't have a degree already, don't bother applying to that position. By far the best way to get an internship is to either get recruited at a career fair at a university, or have someone inside GE refer you. GE will likely have a presence at any major career fair at any decently sized school. It may not be a Lynn Aviation recruiter specifically (in fact, I'm fairly certain most Aviation recruiters come from Cincinnati), but you can still get yourself in the system by just talking to any GE recruiter from any of the businesses. Don't forget to look into GE Global Research in Niskayuna, NY. That isn't Boston, but it's not too far away. And an internship at GEGR can very easily turn into a job at Aviation. They also do very cool stuff at GEGR. edit: Here's the place to apply for internships: https://www.gecareers.com/campusinterview You'll want "business specific internships" then pick GE Aviation. You will have a significantly greater chance if someone inside GE refers you. It just brings your resume to the front of what I assume is a very large pile of applications. I'm not sure your recently graduated friends at GE will be able to refer you, but perhaps your mtr fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Dec 26, 2011 |
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I'm in my second year of CC. I've got about 45 credits done with a 3.07 GPA. At first I wanted to get an economics degree and work in Finance. After working in retail and being an unskilled laborer that is sensitive to the labor market, I want to be a specialist with skills that employers find highly valuable. I also figure that I could go to finance if I had an engineering degree too. I'm a good math student. I've gotten an A in Trig and I have tutored Algebra through Wyzant.com. I'm studying calculus for the first time in the fall. I'm also a great oral speaker, I've never been in a debate or speech team but I've had teachers say that I have great natural talent (for what it's worth). Besides that, some retail experience and Polish as a second language I do not have any other skills I can put on an application. I'm worried that I have focused on Engineering too late. Did I? I don't have any sciences, and little math. I have all of my other GEN EDs done so that's a plus I suppose. I'm looking in chemical engineering or managerial (which would be best IMHO) But I'm mostly worried about finding internships and job offers after school. Am I screwed?
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ocelot2 posted:I'm in my second year of CC. I've got about 45 credits done with a 3.07 GPA. At first I wanted to get an economics degree and work in Finance. After working in retail and being an unskilled laborer that is sensitive to the labor market, I want to be a specialist with skills that employers find highly valuable. I also figure that I could go to finance if I had an engineering degree too. There is a field called engineering management, which could be similar to what you are looking for. Probably your best bet would be to talk to the schools you are applying to, to see what their requirements are, and what you would need to do. You would have to take more science and math classes, the only math classes that counted at my school were calc level and above. Speaking another language is probably one of the more underrated engineering skills, I've had to translate some specs using high school level Spanish. Not fun. Also, and others may disagree with me, but I would recommend holding off on deciding on a specialization for a bit. Try to take general classes first, you may find that you are very interested in another area of engineering. Do what you like the most.
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ocelot2 posted:I'm in my second year of CC. I've got about 45 credits done with a 3.07 GPA. At first I wanted to get an economics degree and work in Finance. After working in retail and being an unskilled laborer that is sensitive to the labor market, I want to be a specialist with skills that employers find highly valuable. I also figure that I could go to finance if I had an engineering degree too. It's never too late unless you have a hard date to be finished. How hard have you worked to maintain a 3.07 at CC? If you can stay above 3.0 at a major uni it will be much easier for you to get an intern/job after school. Don't be afraid to start with an eng focus. The almost all have the same core courses the first year anyway. Just make sure you look around asap if you arent feeling what you start in.
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Hey guys I'm a new grad student in materials science engineering after getting my BS in mechanical engineering and my difficulty in finding a job. I was wondering if anyone in southwest Ohio had heard any kind of opening in the materials field for an entry level position?
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Thoguh posted:Why limit yourself so much geographically? I'm already in a grad school working on my masters and live here
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resident posted:It's never too late unless you have a hard date to be finished. How hard have you worked to maintain a 3.07 at CC? If you can stay above 3.0 at a major uni it will be much easier for you to get an intern/job after school. I've gotten 6 As 5 Bs 2 Cs and 1 D. I was able to retake Trig and scored an A. My first semester I was struggling (2.22) but I'm glad that I was able to jump back to 3.0. I don't think I'll make the same mistakes twice. I'm not too concerned about the academics. From what I've read, grads without internships are very unlikely to get jobs. I'm mostly considered about getting one or a co-op because I focused on math and science too late. And thank you CCKeane, I'll keep that in mind.
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Thoguh posted:But you'll be done with the Masters when looking for a full time job, right? So could expand your search region? Or are you going to school part time and looking for a job to go along with it? I'm going to school and looking for a job to go with it. I have no problem after grad school moving wherever there is a good job. At the moment my on campus research job fell through due to funding last quarter and I would like to find a job in the engineering sector to add to my resume while in school.
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Apprentice Dick posted:I'm going to school and looking for a job to go with it. I have no problem after grad school moving wherever there is a good job. At the moment my on campus research job fell through due to funding last quarter and I would like to find a job in the engineering sector to add to my resume while in school. So are you looking for a full time job while doing school part time? Or are you looking for an internship? You can't have an entry level job and go to grad school full time. There are a decent amount of aviation jobs in SW Ohio due to GE Aviation in evendale and Wright Patterson (AFRL) in Dayton. Materials engineers are important for aviation so you can look in this sector. Have you looked at Belcan?
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mtr posted:So are you looking for a full time job while doing school part time? Or are you looking for an internship? You can't have an entry level job and go to grad school full time. I am only part time doing a non thesis masters degree at the minute. If I can find a paid internship I would shift to being a full time student but I've not had luck with that lately. I have been looking at GE and AFRL, but I have not looked at Belcan lately so I will do that today. Thanks for this advice, I appreciate it.
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Apprentice Dick posted:I am only part time doing a non thesis masters degree at the minute. If I can find a paid internship I would shift to being a full time student but I've not had luck with that lately. I have been looking at GE and AFRL, but I have not looked at Belcan lately so I will do that today. Thanks for this advice, I appreciate it. This is only my opinion, but I'd put your effort in to finding a full time entry level job over an internship. I imagine you are paying for a non-thesis degree out of your own pocket. Many employers will offer to pay for some or all of your masters degree as "continuing education". I know that GE offers a program for entry level engineers that can get you a masters degree in materials at OSU or UC. I also recommend going the full time job route because it might be hard to sell a company on an internship as a graduate student. They might be hesitant to try you out as an intern if they think you are going to bounce to another place one you are done with your degree. An exception to this might be if a company has a certain research project they want to give to a graduate student. In that case, you might want to try talking to professors at your school (which you should be doing anyway if you want another research job).
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mtr posted:This is only my opinion, but I'd put your effort in to finding a full time entry level job over an internship. I imagine you are paying for a non-thesis degree out of your own pocket. Many employers will offer to pay for some or all of your masters degree as "continuing education". Unfortunately there are no more professors at my school that have openings at this time. I have gotten some good leads today with my uncle and my friends grandfather about a few places that might have openings nearby. They both own shops and have put in a good word for me so I'm hoping something will work out. Thanks for your input, I will be looking at GE soon at the career fair at my school where I can talk to someone in person. Same for Belcan and AFRL.
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Managing a friend's retail store over the holidays. I was set to take a job last month with a company but the plant was rolled into the Nashville operation and the position want needed there. Honestly paying for it isn't my biggest concern, I've moved back with my parents who live nearby the university, and my current job pays well enough. What I really want is to gain some experience, because every employer loves the poo poo out of it.
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Cross posting this in two other threads hoping to find someone... Chinese internship ahoy! I tried contacting my university but nobody emailed me back. I'm currently finishing up an internship with Siemens Metal Technologies in China. My boss has moved to the city of Taicang, about an hour outside of Shanghai, and wants a native English speaker to replace me. My major is mechanical engineering but I've developed an English corner while I've been here and he wants someone to continue what I've started. It's pretty simple we just talk about English topics and play the game Taboo. If you have other ideas you're welcome to try. You'll generally be coleading with another Chinese person. You could also probably find a way to get sent to work in Shanghai once a week to help in the groups I'm involved with there. Besides English discussion, I'm not sure exactly what you'd be doing. To get the most out of this internship it would be best if you're interersted in engineering or sales because that's what the Taicang factory is involved in. The salary is decent enough to find an apartment, eat out for dinner most nights, and go out on the weekend, and do one weekend vacation outside of the city once every month or two. If you're interested please send me a pm and we can discuss more.
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So I'm a doctoral student in Materials Science and Engineering focusing on electronic materials. I've decided that going the academic route is just not for me after I finish up my PhD, but I've been looking through some of the larger microelectronics companies (AMD, Intel, IBM) and all I can see are company cultures that are rotting from the inside-out (with the exception perhaps for IBM right now). Where would some other good places to look be?
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Caedar posted:So I'm a doctoral student in Materials Science and Engineering focusing on electronic materials. I've decided that going the academic route is just not for me after I finish up my PhD, but I've been looking through some of the larger microelectronics companies (AMD, Intel, IBM) and all I can see are company cultures that are rotting from the inside-out (with the exception perhaps for IBM right now). Where would some other good places to look be? A PhD in the natural sciences is the ability to do some independent research at a fairly high level. You are able to conduct a literature review, design and conduct proper experiments and/or are able to make a good model of the system, and potentially use numerical tools to analyze the model. This is a relative rare skill, and in high demand in companies with a large R&D section. In your case, in addition, you know a great deal about deformation of materials, as well as the electronics industry. So, consider companies that: -design and build cell phones, laptops, consumer electronics and similar equipment (Motorola, Apple, HP, Dell, Garmin, Philips, ...). -have an extended portfolio of materials that they produce (DuPont, Dow, Bayer, BASF, SABIC, 3M, ...)
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I've got an internship interview next week and the description is pretty vague. All it says is that I will be involved in different projects using different software formats to develop the SharePoint site. Can anyone help me out here, I've read some about SharePoint but I'm not really sure what I'm applying for. Is it just a generally vague description because I'd be an intern?
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huhu posted:I've got an internship interview next week and the description is pretty vague. All it says is that I will be involved in different projects using different software formats to develop the SharePoint site. Can anyone help me out here, I've read some about SharePoint but I'm not really sure what I'm applying for. Is it just a generally vague description because I'd be an intern?
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So, I just transferred into the Aerospace Engineering school at my university. I started school as a Mechanical Engineer, and ended up transferring schools, and here I am. Am I right in feeling that an Aerospace degree restricts my potential employers a bit more than most other Engineering degrees would? Also, what should I take into consideration when deciding my concentration? I have a choice between atmosphere and orbital. It seems like orbital might be unrealistic because the state of NASA, etc. Again, this seems like it would just further restrict my career options, or am I wrong?
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Sgt. Slaughter posted:So, I just transferred into the Aerospace Engineering school at my university. I started school as a Mechanical Engineer, and ended up transferring schools, and here I am. Am I right in feeling that an Aerospace degree restricts my potential employers a bit more than most other Engineering degrees would? For number one...kind of, I guess (see below regarding internship)? MEs do a fuckton of stuff, but a lot of it is governed from what work experience they have...which stems from what their first job out of college was, possibly based on what they interned as (CAD jockey, materials, heat transfer, thermo, manufacturing floor, quality, etc). FWIW, if you know you want to work in the aerospace industry in a capacity that has you dealing with aeronautics, you made the right choice. If you just want into the aerospace industry, they hire MEs and EEs too. Regarding the second question, your internship (you are doing an internship whenever possible, right?) will be more of an influence on your first job out of college than the classes/concentrations you picked up. Does that concentration even appear on your transcript, or is it more a suggested "track" within the department? If you intern with Orbital Sciences working on satellites, then you'll have a leg up at the satellite divisions of Boeing, etc. My ECE department had half-dozen tracks you could follow, but the realities of course scheduling meant you took whatever was offered and fit your schedule to get out of there in time. Those tracks didn't appear on the transcript either, they were just more suggestions if you were interested in specific area (signals, electronics, controls, etc)..
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huhu posted:I've got an internship interview next week and the description is pretty vague. All it says is that I will be involved in different projects using different software formats to develop the SharePoint site. Can anyone help me out here, I've read some about SharePoint but I'm not really sure what I'm applying for. Is it just a generally vague description because I'd be an intern? Most likely, you will be designing internal corporate websites, developing ways to display business metrics, developing business workflows, or a mixture of all three. With metrics, you'd be connecting different data sources and then developing reports and possibly displaying them on pages (or just making them accessible). With work flows, you'd be designing forms, and then setting up ways to have them automatically route to the proper person. Might also include ways to get at the data so that you can run metrics and reports off the workflows to see how they are doing. It's a component of my job now, so feel free to ask me any questions you might have.
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I'm in a bit of a bind. My history is pretty untraditional...BA in history in 2004, Naval officer from 2004-2009, Nuke Engineering BS just last month, have my EIT cert. Trying to get entry-level, and no bites in the past month after about 50-some applications. I've focused my search on the nuclear power plant operators, and expanded from there (including GE, Exxon-Mobil, and many engineering consulting firms). I think the biggest problem I'm facing is that Nuclear Engineering (University of Illinois, ABET-credited) is, at the same time, too vague and too focused. It's too vague inasmuch as I don't have a STRONG EE, ME, or CE background with it. It's too focused on the mid-level operations of a nuclear plant, perfect for the kind of job I'd get were I to have 4-8 years of experience in the field already. I have non, however, and was so focused on clearing up coursework during my summers that I didn't take on internships/coops. I'm desperately low on money, and finding myself insanely overqualified for local temp/part-time/full-time jobs. I can't even get a goddamn delivery job to call me back. I guess it's the "You have a nuclear engineering degree, you don't need us, you'll leave us when you get a real job" thing. I'm still in my college town. At the moment, it looks like I either re-up with the Navy and pray for immediate cash, or I think about using my car as collateral to keep myself afloat while hoping for something to actually pop up. Anyone with any thoughts or suggestions? So many loving job opps for ME/EE...don't really feel my niche is working out right now. I've been told my resume is stellar (Lieutenant in the navy, aviation experience, proven leadership experience, multiple degrees, etc), even by managers at places I'd love to work, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
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OperaMouse posted:A PhD in the natural sciences is the ability to do some independent research at a fairly high level. You are able to conduct a literature review, design and conduct proper experiments and/or are able to make a good model of the system, and potentially use numerical tools to analyze the model. This is a relative rare skill, and in high demand in companies with a large R&D section. He is likely over educated and under qualified for most consumer electronics jobs (Apple, Garmin, HP, Dell) unless he is willing to start in the same role as a recent graduate with a BS. I'm not sure what kind of research Motorola does so that might be an opportunity. There are a number of semiconductor/MEMs companies with fabs that you could look into ie Freescale Semi, TI, Maxim, ST Micro. There are also fabless companies that would value your material knowledge. One fabless company that I have been particularly impressed with lately is Invensense. Check out their job listing. Wiki semiconductor sales leaders Wiki fabless list resident fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Jan 26, 2012 |
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