engineers, care to explain what you do on your job?

[jmcoreymv]

Im doing EE at slo but Ive done a few internships where I've designed submodules of eye surgery machines.

 

[kaizersose]

Originally posted by: amoeba
Well, there are lots of fields in electrical engineering. From power to dsp to hardware design to materials to software to biomed, etc.....

Its a very diverse field contrary to popular opinion.

You should be forwarned that EE curiculum is typically very challenging and alot of students drop out half way through their college careers.

I would think that UC davis is the better route than cal poly but I don't know much about cal poly. Try to do well enough at UC davis to where you can maybe transfer to UCLA or UC Berkley. UC Davis is not that bad though.

You probably also need at least a passing interest in Math, Physics, or Programming. Don't need to like all 3 but one of the 3 is probably required.

mechanical engineering (imho)
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ucla - good for aerospace and civil
cal poly - best for aerospace
uc davis - best for automotive (west coast) and aerospace

 

[LordSnailz]

Depends on the day ... but it's either in front of my computer, in the lab, or in meetings.

What other stuff is she interested in it? EE is a good field if she likes the engineering stuff ... plus she's a girl, so she'll get a lot of attention in and out of school. 🙂

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: kaizersose

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: kaizersose

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: kaizersose
I design stuff:thumbsup:, mostly out of composites

That was my first love & and what I got my M.S. in, but the Air Force saw fit to "redirect" my career.

i looked at the air force engineering stuff whenever they came calling at career fairs. i stayed away because i didnt like them having control over my career and locale. i always wanted to be a pilot which made me a sucker for AF jobs--all i wanted to do was hang around the aircraft.

Yep ... that was me. They paid for school, but I'm not sure it was worth it. It's very difficult getting a hands-on technical job after 4 years pushing papers in the Air Force ... even harder when you haven't touched composites in 4 years. Luckily I found an opportunity to do some research & publish in Astro while I was in. That plus a security clearance was my ticket when I got out.

I'm a total space geek now of course 🙂

the security clearance is quite valuable but it sucks not being able to get your hands on any hardware. i get to spend a good deal of time in manufacturing/M&P shops and i love it. you cant be an effective designer unless you understand how your product is made.

i had to take a space science refresher class when i started work. ugh.

me + koepler(sp?) = headache

Lol ... Kepler
Yep, my product now is a bit more ethereal then a CF wing spar. But interesting problems! I guess one of the things I like about where my career is at now is that I can work on state-of-the-art problems with minimal budget. A couple of moderately fast computers and the right data feeds is all I need vs. the big bucks you need to produce airframes.

 

[Falloutboy]

Originally posted by: Armitage
Aerospace here.
I mostly do orbital analysis, and develop new algorithms & processes for astro problems.

so your the one who condused metric with standard

 

[EmperorIQ]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight

Originally posted by: Armitage
Aerospace here.
I mostly do orbital analysis, and develop new algorithms & processes for astro problems.

whoa...

whoa ++


On a side note CS here and can i ask some of your opinions on my situation?

I'm currently working in a computer lab on campus programming (ASP, HTML, JAVA) and also helping out with their database (SQL [triggers, stored procedures, queries]) My employer is trying to show me the ropes on IT industry and what is expected of me. My GPA is below 3.0 and I was hoping that this kind of experience will have employers overlook my 2.7 GPA cumulative (2.9 computer science). Will they over look that?

Thanks for any responses.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy

Originally posted by: Armitage
Aerospace here.
I mostly do orbital analysis, and develop new algorithms & processes for astro problems.

so your the one who condused metric with standard

Lol ... nope not me. All metric all the time ... although the Navy likes to work in nautical miles occasionally :roll:
But more seriously ... I haven't done any interplanetary stuff.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
As an instrumentation and controls engineer I'd design, spec, and build process and control systems for the chemical industry. Transmitters, valves, controllers of all kinds, PLCs, DCS, PCs, motors, pumps, rupture disks, small piping and tubing were all in my purview. I worked very closely with EEs, MEs, ChEs, and HVAC engineers. It was a lot of fun.

I've left it all behind for the world of nuclear physics and unix admin though.

Sounds very familiar.

Exactly my job except for the automotive industry. Valves, controllers, sensors, motors, lots of PLCS, MMI (Man-Machine-Interfaces), pneumatics, hydraulics, and lots of etc. I design and coordinate the building of machine controls including programming and debug. Great job....lots of hours...but very rewarding. Also, working in a "tooling" environment (tool shop), the dress code is very casual (T-Shirt, jeans, cap and steel toe shoes! 😛).

Not exactly what I thought an EE would do (didn't know about automation and controls when I graduated)...but lucked into the job and a good one it has been! 🙂

 

[Rage187]

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