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bdubs
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13 Jul 2009, 4:13 pm

Who is an engineer? What kind of engineering do you do? I am a civil engineer just out of college.

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13 Jul 2009, 4:20 pm

I was an electrical engineer. I went back to school in my 30's, got my degree, worked for 4 years in spacecraft systems, then fifteen more years mostly in spacecraft operations. I really enjoyed it, as it was a good fit to my personality. My employers were quite aspie-friendly.

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13 Jul 2009, 4:21 pm

I am a former mechanical engineer who was let go a few weeks ago. Fortunately I managed my money carefully and am now semi-retired. Engineering is a very dead profession in the US. I know dozens of unemployed engineers right now and nobody, not even the NT ones can find a job right now. I am going to school in the fall to get some medical certifications. Engineering is dead and I'm glad I'm out of it.

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13 Jul 2009, 7:00 pm

Network/systems engineer. Intel hardware, Cisco networking gear, Windows Server, and Microsoft server apps (Exchange SQL etc...)

bdubs
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14 Jul 2009, 9:00 am

Metal_Man wrote:

Mechanical Engineering is probably the most broad out of all the engineering fields. I'm sure it won't be hard to switch over to the medical field. I don't think it is dead, not for civil engineering. Our infrastructure is crumbling and at least this administration finally sees that. Hopefully we will start to see some of the stimulus money soon.

TheKingsRaven
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14 Jul 2009, 2:50 pm

Computer programming student, I suspect engineer is somewhere in my future

bdubs
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19 Jul 2009, 6:38 pm

^^^ Nice man. Thats is a good field. My roomate was an electrical engineer he is now working with Intel in California making 80k (ridiculous). He is going to quit in decemeber and go to grad school in the spring. He is crazy.

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19 Jul 2009, 9:57 pm

Metal_Man wrote:

Is it really that bad? I was thinking about going back to school and doing Mechanical Engineering after I got my Econ degree...

normally_impaired
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19 Jul 2009, 10:22 pm

I almost became an engineer right out of highschool, but the railroad stopped hiring.

androol
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22 Jul 2009, 5:33 am

^^^
hehehehe, ur funny.

I'm studying chemical engineering. I graduated from undergrad in 2008, and I'm starting grad school. I've never worked in the industry though. When I grow up I wanna go to Bovine University.

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22 Jul 2009, 10:47 am

Chemical Engineering? Woo! Have fun workin' for big pharma.

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22 Jul 2009, 9:36 pm

Most of the people I know work for the oil & gas devils.

I'm studying electrochem and making fuel cells. I've recently joined a research group that does electro-synthesis of hydrogen peroxide, which is in an interdisciplinary network of research groups to make high quality drinking water accessible to all.

I'm in my somewhat confused and learning all I can phase.

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23 Jul 2009, 1:16 am

I'm about to go into my freshman year of college, majoring in computer engineering, but what Metal_Man wrote has me doubting... but then again, my dad got his degree in civil not 5 years ago and he's doing fine...

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23 Jul 2009, 12:04 pm

Civil Engineering still has some life left in it. Electrical and mechanical are completely dead. I don't know anything about computer engineering to comment on that.

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24 Jul 2009, 10:31 am

Does anyone know of some good Math tutorials- ie calculus ?

Would I have the same results in electrical engineering -w/ t a tech school degree as I would w/ a degree from an University?

I already have degrees from Universities- unrelated.

Thanks

androol
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24 Jul 2009, 2:49 pm

I think it all depends on the particular school.

How many degrees do you have?

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