What kind of an engineer are you anon? How do you like it so far?

Paper and pulp

It's pretty niche

>>8678674
Electrical Engineer here.

I really love the curriculum. In my modern physics class I get super euphoric learning Einstein's theory and quantum theory. In my digital systems class we each had to design a single digit 4-bit calculator. I'm honestly having a blast just reading my textbooks.

>>8678674

Systems, formerly mechatronics.

I get paid a lot to do work that is interesting and enjoyable, but not mentally draining. Great coworkers and managers make it even better.

>>8678689
I'm doing my general education reqs right now and haven't taken a math class in years...

What would you suggest I do to prepare for the math heavy load?

>>8678674
i'm about to do aerospace engineering, if that counts

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Energy engineering.
Green energy, buildings and general heating system.
My country is one of the leading in green energy and optimization so that's pretty cool.

>>8678842
Why wouldn't that count?

>>8678674
Structural. Visualizing 3d trig in my head for hours every day gave me headaches (it is 8-sided house). But it was easier when I let autocad give me answers, since I could deal with the decreased accuracy of AutoCAD. However, using AutoCAD without training had it's own difficulties since my career profession is programming and db.

Nevertheless, it was the culmination of hard work so though it was difficult I'm glad that I can now see I'm more intelligent than most of the pretentious architects and structural engineers; who like flashy and pretty designs that negatively affect structural integrity. They're like shiny girls with a piece of paper that "implies" they're intelligent.

ECE, junior year
it's hell
but I like it

Bachelor of Computer Engineering and Master of Software Engineer here. I'm basically a glorified code monkey because the money is better by a large margin than anything in software that use a real engineering process. The way software is designed and implemented is shockingly bad at most companies regardless of industry.

>>8678674
Every engineer I've talked to knew extremely little math or science and barely used any in their job. It was really pathetic and almost offensive to group them with math and physics grads.

Switched to Business Finance.

>>8678728
I'm studying Mechatronics right now.
What made you change?
I'm having a good time, been slacking off but classes are piss easy, at least for now.

>>8680009
>Shit engineer

>>8680009
>tfw love engineering and math

Engineering physics here bud.
But just finished first semester of the first year so not really much I can say.

As for >>8680009 a civil engineer doesn't need to know math since there's a load of software that will do that for him. In my case, if I don't know any math I'm screwed.

>>8678674
Tell me about the autist. Why does he wear the cup?

>>8678794
Read your textbooks and take notes even if it seems simple enough. Watch khan academy and other online resources on your free time.
Also google "paul's math notes", everyone at my university seems to like it.

>>8680141

>In my case, if I don't know any math I'm screwed.
> just finished first semester

ok mate.

ChemE here working at a copper and gold mine, its enjoyable, challenging but rewarding. There are lots of different kinds of engineers on site so I'm always learning new shit. Even in the metallurgical team everyone has their own specialty and background. I've learnt far more being here than I did at uni.

Biochemistry engineer

its awesome

Flight Software Engineer

Electrical engineering. I liked math, I should have went pure math; but I wanted a good job. Wouldn't have done it differently if I could go back.

>>8678689
I'm an EE too but I'm first year. Only major related class I'm in right now is circuits. I know it's important but it's kind of a pain. It gets better right?

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civil

I wanted to do civil because I like buildings, bridges, dams, sewers, streets, ect.

I used to build underground tunnels in my backyard before college.

>inb4 enjoy installing streetlights for the rest of your life

fuck off

> software master race here

Daily reminder if you are an undergrad you are not an "engineer"

I'm an "electrochemical engineer". I basically use chemistry and materials science and chemical engineering to make new batteries.

>>8680051

It wasn't so much wanting to change, just that there was an opening for a Systems engineering position at a company in the field I want to work in (medical technologies) so I took it.

Mechatronics lets you do pretty much anything if you can make a good impression. The hard part is getting your foot in the door, especially in NZ where the tendency is to employ graduates from overseas.

Mechanical, junior year

hate it, tho I think its not necessarily the program but just school in general thats shit

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how many of you guys would be down to make nuclear weapons?

i had an interview with these dudes and they are willing to throw all kinds of perks and money at me. more than i'd get anywhere else at least.

>>8678674
Civil here!

To be honest, I fucking love it. Not just because of what the job entails, but the socialness of it.

Even extending past college, it's nothing but a bunch of drinkers relaxing, shooting the shit, and fucking around with infrastructure. Little bit of science, little bit of fun.

>>8681306
That sounds amazing! What kind of things do you (or other civils) do on a day to day basis?

>>8681048
>ok mate.

I meant in the long run. Of course I don't need any advanced math to pass my fucking intro to chemistry exam.

>>8681406
>I meant in the long run

So did I, you have no idea what working in industry is like till you're actually in it.

I'm a Stationary Engineer :)

Electrical engineering and computing second year.

I like it so far.

>People that are still studying but call themselves engineers

>>8681564
no I said I was a second year student you faggot

Just graduated with a Chemical Engineering degree. Can't find a job.

>>8681264
dont we already have enough?

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>>8678674
I study Clinical Psychology

Engineering was boring af, my teachers were shit, and my classmates were smelly.

>>8682486
t. retard

>>8679981

what's computer engineering like

Would you recommend it over EE?

>>8682486

psychology has to be the stupidest major on the planet

>>8682486
you'll get more girls in college
after you graduate they won't touch u tho, cause ur income prospects will be so miserly

>>8682405
>>8681264
i take it from the lack of replies that most people would find this type of work distasteful.

>>8678674
another mechatronics engineering, fucking love it.

mostly doing vision and other sensors processing combined with embedded systems now, but the mechanical aspect is really nice to have too.
3rd year, another year and then I'm probably gonna do a master in embedded systems at the TU delft.
But yeah who knows.

>>8682712
There is literally nothing wrong with making Nuclear weapons, they are the reason that WW3 didnt happen and why we have (relative) peace today.

Praise the atom and go for it nigga.

>>8682711
Dubs confirm, but I have zero debt, and a decent job lined up making more than my engineering friends in my area.

>>8683180
As an engineer my starting salary wasn't great. But since I started I've quadrupled it because I'm indispensable. In this fucked up capitalist world it is all about bargaining power.

>>8683183
I don't want to revel too much about my work, but it pays quite a bit more than other Clin. Psych and it's not necessarily "Clinical" (i.e. I don't see patients). Engineers in my area get shit pay anyway, even with seniority.

>>8683203
Engineers are gods SF

$200k aint shit in the bay.

>>8683210
I live in the South where you can "get by" on around $30k in my area. That's with a small apartment and a used Volvo.

>>8683211
>grad student in shitcongo
>get paid 25k per year
>live rent free with my parents
>bought two condos and a house

computer engineering student with an internship doing embedded for medical devices.

its based. no ragrets.

>>8678689
a-u-t-i-s-m, as a entrepeneur who didn't go to college i am glad i didnt listen to my parents to go to become an engineer

>>8682730
>>8681231
>>8680051
Gonna start mechanical engineering in some time and I'm thinking about taking a major in mechatronics.

Goal is to work in aerospace. Which majors should I choose if I'll get a master's in aero? Can you expand more on mechatronics and how it helps?

Computer engineer. It's pretty fucking awesome right now. I left my last job because a company offered to pay me twice as much and now that's happening again after only six months. The IOT fad is making companies crazy to hire people with Bluetooth firmware experience.

I spent my school days and early career hearing stories about the glory days of the .com bubble when every hack webdev could get a six figure income and feeling like I missed out, but now I've got my own bubble.

>>8681226
You're a dick

EE student from Russia
My specialisation is design system of automatic and remote control, but I'm parallel took additional course of mathematics for system of digital signal processing.

>>8683939
What courses did you take in school that gave you the tools to get your job? Whats your salary? What do you do at your job?


t. EE freshman

>>8678674
who is this autist?

>>8683888

Mechatronics engineers are needed wherever there's the need to combine mechanical and electrical systems. That's reasonably common these days so it's a decent area to major in. Also means you'll be the one automating other people out of jobs, so you get to keep one yourself!

In NZ, engineering is studied as its own professional degree. You do a 4-year Bachelors of Engineering as opposed to a 3-year Bachelors of Science, which is more common in other countries. The BE is focused on one particular discipline (e.g. mechatronics, mechanical, civil) and doesn't deviate too far from courses useful to that discipline. We don't get any of the pointless general ed bullshit over here, and electrical engineers don't have to worry about things that won't be useful to them, like technical drawing, etc.

Mechatronics is good over here because you can get a job in pretty much any relevant area (mech, elec, software, systems) because we have to do all of that to get the degree, and employers like generalists for entry level positions. I don't know how it's like in other countries, you might be stuck in a mechanical career path even if you major in mechatronics. That could be good for aero, depends on whether you're more interested in sitting in front of a computer running CFD simulations or sitting in front of a computer modelling an aircraft's state machine.

As long as you can end up doing a job that you like, it doesn't matter too much what you do for tertiary education. It's like 90% based on who you know, as opposed to what you know.

>>8683946
no, he's right, faggot.

>>8683210
My brother makes 130k in SF and it's barely enough

I know another guy making 300k in SF and he says he doesn't even save.

>>8678674
ME student. About to start my first co-op at one of the big OEM's next Friday. Pretty excited

Finally get to pay down these student loans

>>8683800
I'm actually not that autistic, I'm in over my head going to school for EE. I'm kind of a brainlet. All I did was get good grades at my community college, which were all blow off classes, then applied to a top ten engineering school and got in.

I had a 2.3 GPA in high school. I don't deserve to be here.

>>8685964
>then applied to a top ten engineering school and got in.
kek

how black are you?

>>8681317
Work-wise? It's more about preparing bid documents and permit/map-hunting. Only aboouuut ~20% is actual design, really.

But that's just my case working in a small environmental consulting firm. Coworkers are pretty damn fun though

>>8682704
>not B.Mus (performance)

>>8685756
Woah thanks. I'm starting mechE from Australia and I have to pick an optional major so I thought why not mechatronics.
I understand about starting with a general degree for entry level positions. Main goal is to work in aerospace so I'll get a master's in that later.
Also what do you mean by the last part? How can I go about making those connections.

>>8685964
Thinking bad grades (or any grades there) in high school means anything

>>8686011

Having friends in the industry helps with getting a job. I'm working where I am now because one of my old flatmates did an internship there, and stayed on afterwards. He told me they were thinking of hiring in his department and I went directly to his manager. Things like that set you apart from everyone else, and they're more likely to take you if its less work for them (assuming you have the background they need).

On the same note, doing internships is g for employability. Some of them don't pay, some of them do. The latter usually have higher standards, which isn't a problem if you have decent grades. You'll probably end up doing bitch work but a few months of that on your CV gives you a step up over everyone else.

Also, CV. Write a good one. Cannot stress this enough. Talk yourself up, go on about how organised and diligent you are, even if you're not. Fake it until you make it. It's a competitive industry, and knowing how to adjust the truth on your CV and get away with it is one of the best skills to have in this day and age. Never lie about experience though.

>>8686098
We have cliques here who basically horde the paying internships and co-ops since getting a position is so dependent on referrals. It's horrible

I think I got a co-op entirely through luck. It's so hard these days to get yourself up on that first rung of the ladder

>>8685874
Sounds in line with what I've heard. Why the fuck do people live there lol?

>>8678674
Chemical Engineer.
This semester is awful, because all the professors are Indians. It was a fun ride until this fuckin semester. GDO FUCKIN DMANTI

>>8686125
it's kinda this nexus for the information industry so if you want to be in that, you have to stick around SF

>>8686126
I was thinking about going back for chemical engineering. Not worth it?

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>>8686131
Do it man. It is very interesting and intense, but you understand a lot and change the way you perceive things. However professors can really fuck you up. Studying by yourself is nearly impossible, at least for me.

>>8686137
I've read the job market is pretty strong, right? My neighbor has been a chem engineer for like 45 years. We talked today about it and he said he liked it and it gave him a good life. Definitely thinking about it. Every thought about getting into astrochemistry?

>>8681189
lol

no

>>8678689
I seriously just can't understand how people enjoy school or enjoy work.


I really don't like anything but sleeping, this is normal right ?

>>8686257
I enjoy both sleep and personal work, as long as the work is building up towards my goals. I hate doing work that seems pointless to my plans. But I do enjoy sleeping and dreaming a lot, I wish that were a profession.

>>8686098
Ohh OK I see. Won't mind a non paying intern the first time. Thankfully I'm not socially autistic and I can get with people easily if I want.

Also how hard is it getting a non-paying internship? Does everyone in college go for it?

>>8686383

Some people get paid ones, others don't. 800 hours of internship are required to graduate with the degree so everyone goes for them at some point.

I did an unpaid internship with a robotics startup. Very easy to get, all I had to do was email the boss and offered my skillset for free. I'd imagine it'd be the same elsewhere as small companies get a comparatively large payoff by taking on unpaid undergrads. If you're in one of the capitals you shouldn't have too much trouble finding something (especially Melbourne).

>>8686402
Thanks for answering everything man. You the mvp

I'm doing operations research, is that considered engineering?

>>8678862
What is the name of your country?

Electrical and Computer Engineering. Loving both studying it and working at a company that creates industrial monitoring equipment and uses machine learning to assess the health of machinery.

I mostly write firmware there, actually used a bit of mathematics for signal processing and machine learning. Mathematics and physics do have an important place in engineering, and I would certainly struggle to understand many things without mathematics. That being said they have limitations, and when it comes to design rules of thumb etc. are much more useful

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>>8678689
>Electrical Engineer here.
>is a student.

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>>8681189
>EE
>circuits are a pain

Mechanical.
I like designing things and seeing them go from an idea in my head to a prototype. Likely working for a UAV company for my final co-op term.

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>mechatronics
If a company needs an electromechanical system designed, they'll just gave a mechanical and electrical engineer work together. Two people who are good at their respective jobs. There is no need for someone who is just okay in two fields. You are THE meme degree.

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>>8681189
>It gets better right?
fucking freshman

It's never too late to switch to business. Or too early, in your case.

>>8687450
>We need a mechatronics engineer
>Fuck that, let's just hire two people and pay them both to communicate between each other poorly.

>>8687473
Every mechatronics major I've encountered has zero design skills or understanding of how to design a physical system. They're all just a bunch of glorified code monkeys who fling around buzzwords like "the cloud" and "internet of things". Paying two people who make something work is better than paying one guy who does a half-assed job due to limited knowledge in both fields.

>>8681172
explain Flight Software Engineer,
can u post your grade courses?

>engineers
>relevant
>to anything

kek, go build the important people a building to study in

EFPBAIC Eng. here. It's good to be on top.

I'm studying EE right now, in my second year. I've fucking hated school for the past 12 years of my life, that being said, since the start of second year, I'm actually enjoying school, go figure. Very interesting stuff and the best part of EE is that all of it is readily applicable. Want to make a robot? Go for it, you have a basic understanding of C/C++ to program it, and you are also pretty well versed in circuits so you can also build it using parts ordered online. I know I sound like a naive second year, but EE is honestly the most practical engineering IMO. It doesn't exist in an entirely theoretical space, you can fucking apply everything you learn. CLosest thing to doing a trade in uni imo.

>>8678674
studying mech eng here.
Idk how i feel about it. I think i probably should have done maths.

>>8681196
considering majoring in civil after my BEng in Mech because I want to make big stuff
dunno how likely it'd be that i just end up designing the septic tank for some office building though

>>8687528
Math graduate here. I hate it.

I should have done any type of engineering.

>>8687561
i just get the feeling constantly that i never have quite enough maths in my diet of study. I'm doing an electromagnetism module now for instance and im trying to teach myself multi variable calc outside of class because i have no clue what the fuck is going on

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looking to do Mech Eng, only a freshman at UCF right now. Only related class besides gen eds is Calc 2

>>8678674
Civil Engineering
But I'm strongly considering getting a minor in electrical or chemical engineering.

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>>8678674
I'm a software engineer, its pretty fun so far

>>8678674
Biomedical Engineering. Wouldn't recommend it.

Interactions Engineer here.

Feels nice knowing that affirmative action guarantees me any job.

>>8681264
What are you doing on this board of all places, FBI?

>>8681048
hi patrick

>>8689305
God imagine a 4chan shitposter being in charge of nuclear weapons.

dear 4chan, how much chemistry should an architect take?

>>8681184
should've done applied math with specialisation in numerics and/or statistics. Employers literally cum when I tell them what my skills are during interviews.

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Aerospace engineer,

Currently researching ways to produce honeycomb so we can still build airplanes after bees go extinct.

>>8683991
Were you the one that hacked the election?

I'm studying Industrial Engineering, enjoying it a lot.

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>>8689881
>i m a g i n e

>>8683075
fuck the bomb, i couldn't imagine a worse invention by man.

>>8689250
Regensburg?

Petroleum. Make bank and get to travel the world at the expense of insane working hours

>>8678674
social. Its pretty fun

Im studying EE atm, and soon i will have to choose to specialize in different categories. I like both wireless technology, and analoque design the most.
Which would you think gets the highest salary?

>>8678842
Why wouldn't aerospace count faggot? Major in botany fag.

Jesus the OP asked for actual engineers and the thread gets shitted up by freshmen and sophomore uni brainlets stroking themselves about having passed calc one.

I be a civil engineer with license. Its not flashy but it is middle class and it's nice to make a living with my brain instead of my back.

>>8680141
>a civil engineer doesn't need to know math since there's a load of software that will do that for him.
lol

>>8682704
Here in Germany you can only study it with really, really good grades in highschool, that's why it has a good reputation here

>>8690586
>the thread gets shitted up by freshmen and sophomore uni brainlets stroking themselves about having passed calc one
welcome to /sci/

Mechanical engineering.

DESU, if I knew shit would go down at Baylor and companies were more interested in Texas and Texas A&M grads, I would have put my petty hate for these schools aside and seriously considered the merits of going through one of those degree programs.

UT's program sounds like hell and A&M's a cult. Small price to pay for employment these days.

>>8687495
>grade courses
Idek graduated like 10 years ago. EE, CE, and CS are pretty much the bedrock.

>explain

I write software and HDL for spacecraft. It is a type of high reliability software design.(high radiation, high-g/vibe, and wide thermal range environments) It has some overlap with industrial software controllers and robotics.

Generally you build with fault tolerance, error control and maintainability in mind; sometimes eschewing fancy features and performance to meet those goals. A lot of highly redundant systems interfacing with a multitude of peripherals: actuators and sensors.

Materials engi here
Not really satisfied with the course im on atm

>>8691107
Do you use Ada?
I heard they use ada for some urban train stuff because of it's great security and reliablility features.

>>8680141
It doesn't matter if you don't need math for your job if they require it on your exams.

>>8689861

nope

>>8691365
probably VHDL, but it's heavily ada based

>>8687453
Hell no. Business is more saturated than CS. It's pretty much like majoring in General studies at this point.

>>8686147
Fug. Guess I'll get over it.

>>8681264
CIA pls go and stay go

>>8687538
Mech background will help nicely if you want to branch out into Structural from Civil.

Biggest problem is that big-time Structural firms are high-risk, high-reward.

>>8687453
if you major in business, are socialable, and have connections you can go far. be sure to join a frat to network

if you major in business and are a spergy NEET like the rest of us, a business degree is a fast track to a soul crushing low-mid management job, followed by an elaborate suicide as a final act of self-expression

texas fag here

As a civE should I learn Spanish? I thought about Mandarin because of the whole CHINESE PEOPLE WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD meme but some say learning Spanish is more practical because of my location.

also

>tfw 6'3 and 210 lbs

How can I use my height and size to my advantage? Intimidation a la LBJ?

>>8678674
Aerospace student

Shit's hard and I wonder if I will get a job upon graduation

Also have no friend

First year Engineering Physics. It's ok so far but I'm contemplating a switch to a bachelors in math. Looking ahead in the program, we pretty much only take Calc, Linear Algebra and Transform theory, which isn't enough for me.

>>8680851
Paul's is pretty great