Mechanical Engineer Senior With engineering job/Project experience. AMA!
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YOur country?
How long does it take to complete engineering there?
where did you worked?
Was it a project in college or worked in industry?
What is the most awesome thing you engineered or worked on to create/emulate something?
How do you feel about problem solving and engineering stuff?
How long does it take to complete engineering there?
where did you worked?
Was it a project in college or worked in industry?
What is the most awesome thing you engineered or worked on to create/emulate something?
How do you feel about problem solving and engineering stuff?
HashiraMadara
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Sasuke The Solo God
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1.Standard is 4 years due to excess surcharge laws making you pay more if you go over allowed credits, but you'd have to pull 15 credit hours each semester which is super difficult due to the nature of these classes. So many eng degrees take 5yrs is normal.
2. I work as MEch E intern for a commercial building mep consulting firm. MEP meaning MEchanical, electrical, and fire protection bldg systems.
BEing a mech e, I do the mechanical design work, which is HVAC system Design for Commerial bldg. bldg heat load calcs to size equiptment, drafting ductwork demo and reno plans.
3. For senior design class, My group is being sponsored and funded by Mercedes Benz to perform atomated anaylsis of Pressure, fuild flow, and thermodynamics of their "Ad Blue" fuel injection system, which is basically an additive of their fuel. Basically we are task with coming up with ways to autonomize measurement of the parameters listed above, So that the system can be monitored real time under different circumstances.
4. Hmmm tough one, I'd guess it would be my heat load calc of a commercial kitchen with many different equiptment, each with varying heat load magnitudes. Took alot of investigation and reerencing to come up with accurate heat loads of different euptment. Many times, the senior eng and I collaborate on appropriate airflow rates and duct sizing.
I also made a sterling heat engine for kicks n giggles.
5. I love engineering problem solving. The classes I take are challenging but it give you real world insigh into how things work, ie. how a fan cools you off even though the fan with raise the rooms temp by a couple fractions of a degree. It's really fun working though these problem.
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Sasuke The Solo God
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Engineering is an applied science, its what makes things actually work. Physics is more theoretical where engineers make simplifiying assumptions to limit the complex physics. We dont focus on the intricicitys of how things work(although thats a part of it) but ultimetly we apply math and physics to real world applications. Our goal is not to study why things do what they do, but rather, take that information and simplify it to apply it to real world problems. Its more hands on via project and design.
And I really enjoy take the math pyshics I've learned to develop actually function parts.
Better job aspect. With pyshics, beter get you phd an enter acedemia where you can study the intricacies of nature to make breakthourghs allowing engineers to take that and apply to real word apps.
Also Computer sci/sofware development is greeat for developing new software to implement. Really depends on want you're interested in.
What are you considering major wise?
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Yata Mirror
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that's great.. and they projects you did are really cool..
I'm an Electrical/Electronics Engineering Senior...
but why is your Mechanical Engineering Programme a BA and not a BSc??
unless I don't understand what you meant by BA...
in my country:
BA = Bachelor of Arts
BSc = Bachelor of Science
I'm an Electrical/Electronics Engineering Senior...
but why is your Mechanical Engineering Programme a BA and not a BSc??
unless I don't understand what you meant by BA...
in my country:
BA = Bachelor of Arts
BSc = Bachelor of Science
HashiraMadara
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I prefer Maths :sdo: more specifically Differential Geometry. I do like physics as well but the problem is when you reach extreme scales in all scales whether Planck/KpL the material stops following the ideal maths :|
I also find it intriguing playing around with Hyperbolic Planes, did you know it's the only plane(non - Euclidian) that can give you a triangle's area having only 1 side. You can also see that X + Y + Z < π where X,Y,Z are arbitrary triangle angles, meanwhile if you bend the plane outwardly you will find that X + Y + Z > π :sdo: where as the Euclidean Geometry governs that X + Y + X = π. Before you think it is useless look at the Latitudes and Longitudes, they are follow this geometry than the Euclidian flat space :sdo:
I must admit I hate applied science, therefore I hate engineering
kun: it's a prejudice I always have as a former astrophysics student. I always associated it with dumb students, the dubbed "memorisers" in the dome(first year)... Even Ernest Rutherford said "All is science is either physics or stamp collecting" 
even though he was referring to those in chemistry, I have the same mentality to engineers
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HashiraMadara
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I just did Computer Science because it was easier than the shit I got my self into(Maths and Theoretical Physics) and was the only way to graduate without loosing a year(thrown off the scholarship) XD
Sasuke The Solo God
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Do like the work envirnoment? and tbh, my friends in compsci and the higher level courses are intense. Not trying to discourage you rather prepare you. But yeah its when less math so you should be solid. PLus it has amazingly high start salaries.
Sasuke The Solo God
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Its a good choice tbh, with the trend of tech flowing through. But I think it comes down to asking urself if you'd really want to do the work they do. Don't do it for just the money i guess. DO you like coding?
HashiraMadara
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You missed 1 thing, I am not a comp sci student, I am qualified with Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and Honours in Computing XDXD I have almost 2 years of work experience XDXD...
You thought I was a child XD????
I am a back end developer, specialise in scrum conditioning C++ mostly, even though I am well versed in Java and .Net.. I work at Direct Axis, I create loan application apps for internals, so I am here because I ran away from Astrophysics(I grew up wanting to be a cosmologist)
Sasuke The Solo God
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Oh man that went over my head. I see, as long as you're happy bro. I gotta run to class.
HashiraMadara
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Sasuke The Solo God
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Its challenging for sure, but what engineers get paid for is not in the fromulas used. although it is vital. Waht make a good engineer its to analysis and make assumptions. the key is to truly know how things work in the field. We're literally paid to come up with solutions to projects through math psychics, assumptions, and using the understanding of how a process works to formuale the best option.
Have you thought about egn?
It is broad field and employment as programmer depends on the skill.
I like it. But I have noticed most people who can do relevant work are math geniuses and I happen to not be one so I do have doubt if I should be a programmer since I will end up with codemonkey stuff or I should simply concentrate on networking or else there is lot of things in software engineering other than coding.
Sasuke The Solo God
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I mean it all dpends on the job level but yeah you're right. And just saying, I struggled hard in calculus 1 in highschool, but now consider myself a math guru. Math just takes practice so don't let that stop you.
