What Type of Engineer Would You Want to Be?

[mattpegher]

I guess you could call me a human biologic engineer. Or as my 6 year old daughter calls me, a doctor, a fixer and a killer (spiders mostly).

 

[TalonStrike]

<===== EE

What? I thought you had an IT job, and you were complaining in that other thread about how you had to learn stuff in your spare time. Now, you're an electrical engineer? huh?

 

[moshquerade]

I had a poll asking what career path is the best a while ago, and "Engineer" won. Now, I am asking, specifically, what type of engineer you would want to be, or think would be the best option. I look forward to hearing your opinions.

You thinking about getting out of IT again?

 

[gorcorps]

So you're familiar with this? :sneaky:

Yes, very. But in my current position I'm working on the finishing side of things... a very large annealing furnace. So right now I'm more concerned about cooling curves like so:

some of the most interesting steel doesn't even have carbon in it

Unless something has happened in the past year to the recognized definition I thought it would technically not be a steel if it has literally no carbon in it. It may be an iron or a superalloy, but steel by definition is an alloy of Fe+C with less than 2.1&#37; carbon and some sort of minimum C content. There's very low C steel (extra deep draw steel) that's used to make complex rounded shapes like bumpers, fenders, etc... but steel by definition has to have a minimum carbon content. If there's something new they can call it what they want but I don't think it can be a steel.

 

[TalonStrike]

You thinking about getting out of IT again?

what?

 

[scorp00]

computer engineering is a nice cross between software and ee

 

[moshquerade]

what?

you work in IT?

 

[TalonStrike]

you work in IT?

In case you didn't notice, the option leading in this poll is IT-related. I am very happy with my current position.

 

[KillerCharlie]

Aerospace engineer - work on large, cool, tangible products. Everyone works on computers, but when you see the 787 rolling through the hangar doors and your work is realized, it's pretty sweet.

 

[moshquerade]

In case you didn't notice, the option leading in this poll is IT-related. I am very happy with my current position.

Electrical engineer is leading.

you are a software engineer obviously, and always asking about career advice on here... you don't seem satisfied.

And yet, we give bad advice here, so why would you ask?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2176870

 

[Ackmed]

I am my favorite type of Engineer. A United States Marine Corps Combat Engineer.

 

[TalonStrike]

Electrical engineer is leading.

you are a software engineer obviously, and always asking about career advice on here... you don't seem satisfied.

And yet, we give bad advice here, so why would you ask?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2176870

Software engineer was leading. I am not asking anyone for advice. As I clearly stated in the first post of this thread, I am curious to hear other's opinions. Please go back and reread it.

 

[gaidensensei]

Software engineer was leading. I am not asking anyone for advice. As I clearly stated in the first post of this thread, I am curious to hear other's opinions. Please go back and reread it.

lol.

 

[moshquerade]

Software engineer was leading. I am not asking anyone for advice. As I clearly stated in the first post of this thread, I am curious to hear other's opinions. Please go back and reread it.

it's not leading anymore.
thanks to my vote

still get the feeling you aren't satisfied with software engineering...

 

[Locut0s]

I don't pretend to know enough about the different fields to make an educated choice. I hear electrical engineering is an interesting field though.

 

[TalonStrike]

it's not leading anymore.
thanks to my vote

still get the feeling you aren't satisfied with software engineering...

I want to see what opinions other people have. That in no way should imply dissatisfaction on my part.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I want to see what opinions other people have. That in no way should imply dissatisfaction on my part.

 

[Kirby]

OP needs to look into janitorial engineering.

 

[TalonStrike]

Indy, plz answer my question above ^^^^^

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Indy, plz answer my question above ^^^^^

I already answered the poll question. EE, because that is the degree I have.

 

[TalonStrike]

I already answered the poll question. EE

I asked you this:

"What? I thought you had an IT job, and you were complaining in that other thread about how you had to learn stuff in your spare time. Now, you're an electrical engineer? huh?"

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I asked you this:

"What? I thought you had an IT job, and you were complaining in that other thread about how you had to learn stuff in your spare time. Now, you're an electrical engineer? huh?"

I didn't see the question. I do have an IT job but my degree is actually EE.

 

[gaidensensei]

You've posted over 9000 polls and opinion threads with your attitude about how IT and software-related employment is the best. Isn't it a little obvious?

 

[jteef]

I'm stuck between EE and Civil. I think both could be quite interesting. I picked EE as that is probably what I'd most likely get the chance at. Really if I was better at math I could probably easily move to that career path if I wanted to. I know my way fairly well when it comes to electrical, if my math was better I'm sure I could pick up the more advanced stuff. Though, is there even lot of complex math like calculus in EE? Or is it mostly algebra and geometry?

is this some kind of sick joke?

the "foundation" of electrical engineering:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell's_equations

 

[TalonStrike]

I didn't see the question. I do have an IT job but my degree is actually EE.

Oh, well then if you think that engineering is a better career path, and you have a degree in EE, then why not just get a job in EE?