Week 1 Prompt Post: 10 questions and answers about Mechanical Engineer

1. What jobs are available with Mechanical Engineer?

• Mechanical Engineer will research, innovate, design, and develop Mechanical solutions at the component and platform level.
• Mechanical Engineer will the design and develop complex mechanical assemblies and platform chassis design.
• Make prototypes through hands on fabrication and will be in charge of supplier management.
• Make proposal drawing from sketches, wiring or schematic drawings.
• Conduct first article inspection, mechanical assembly and tolerance analysis.

2. What is the income of Mechanical Engineers?

The average income of a mechanical engineer is $85,000 per year.

3. Is it easy for mechanical engineers to find a job?

Job prospects for mechanical engineers look extremely good. Due to the graduation is difficult, a mechanical engineer is popular.

4. How much free time for a mechanical engineer?

Considering that mechanical engineer is a very busy career, normally, a mechanical engineer works 8 to 9 hours per day, but depends on your company’s schedule.

 

5. Are the mechanical engineer related work dead-end jobs?

Mechanical engineer is sort of dead-end job due to many people work in the factory for their whole life and still not gets promoted; however, mechanical engineers can also have chance to transfer to another career like designing structures.

6. The opportunity for mechanical engineer is better in China or USA?

In my opinion, there are a lot of mechanical engineers in China because students in China’s engineer department are easier to graduate; moreover, the population of China is huge so it is hard to find a good job as a mechanical engineer. To me, I think I can get a better opportunity in USA.

 

 

7. Is it risky for mechanical engineers during work?

The answer is definitely yes. Every job has its risk, mechanical engineers usually work with heavily equipment and machines, accidents may happen, like I have heard a lot people cut their fingers or legs during work, so be careful during work.

 

 

9. Is it easy for students graduate from department of mechanical engineer in MSU?

It is extremely hard. This year, the minimum GPA requirement for mechanical engineer is 3.1, and calculus is all difficult, it is really hard to get in college, so it is the graduation.

 

 

9. Is it important to learn those fundamental skills in mechanical engineer like CAD, Mat Lab and UG?

I can honestly tell you that those skills are the main part for higher level skills, you need CAD to draw your structures and you need Mat Lab to write your data. Yes they are important. And In MSU, you will learn these skills from EGR 100 level courses, work hard!

 

 

10. What I think this field in the soon future?

The number of mechanical engineers has increased recently; it may hard to find a good job in the soon future after you graduate from college. However, do not give up, if you have some work experience, I think those companies which need a lot of engineer like Boeing. I think this field is still good in the soon future.

 

 

CITATION

1. Kristine, Tucker, writ. What Are the Dangers of Being a Mechanical Engineer?. Writ. Media Demand. Film. 20 Jan 2014. http://work.chron.com/dangers-being-mechanical-engineer-26080.html.

2. Occupational Employment Statistics. 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2014. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172141.htm.

3. John A, Hoschette, writ. The Engineer's Career Guide. 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2014.