| Will Mechanical Engineering lead to Stationary Engineering?Currently thinking of studying Mechanical Engineering at my local University. I see no option for "Stationary Engineer" which seems to be very popular for jobs around these parts. The jobs do seem to have; however, similar requirements that the Mechanical Engineering course is giving.
I am wondering if Stationary Engineer would be a branch or further study of Mechanical Engineering or if it is a completely different type of Engineering.
Thanks guys! Currently thinking of studying Mechanical Engineering at my local University. I see no option for "Stationary Engineer" which seems to be very popular for jobs around these parts. The jobs do seem to have; however, similar requirements that the Mechanical Engineering course is giving.
I am wondering if Stationary Engineer would be a branch or further study of Mechanical Engineering or if it is a completely different type of Engineering.
Thanks guys!
Edit: So I'v read that Stationary engineer itself Isn't a university study. What about Power Engineer? Is that included in Mechanical? Or is that Electrical?
I'm having a hard time picking which engineering to go with, they all seem so interesting! I am french, hahaha.
How did you guess? :P
Its a debate between Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Very difficult choice!
Asked By: Mathieu - 9/4/2009 |
Are you French?
Anyways, you are right to a certain degree. But, I would advise you to start taking Mechanical Engineering classes. You could always switch to Aerospace Engineering/Aeronautical Engineering/Production Engineering/Industrial Engineering etc,.. if you are in Mechanical Engineering. So you are good to go.
You are also right about not being able to find many jobs in Mechanical Engineering these days. To a great extend it depends which country you are in. If you were in Italy and if you studied Mechanical or Automobile Engineering, you get hired really fast, if you are in Israel, the United States, Canada, etc Aerospace Engineering will get you hired even before you finish your studies. In my opinion, the best thing to do is to take Mechanical Engineering classes, and switch to Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering. At the end of it all, all that matters is which tools/software do you know how to use. If you have a solid grasp and knowledge of Solidworks, Pro Engineer and CATIA v5 etc then you are in good shape. Youtube has a lot of beginner lessons for those tools, you search for them. Companies only hire you based on what software tools you know how to use. Trust me on this. In my opinion, if you are french you must learn CATIA. Its very important. and Also Pro/E. Dassault (Marcel) Aerospace Company is a french company, which invented that software. You can grow up a lot in Aerospace Industry. If I could have started all over, I would do this. Also, some other tools are Autocad, EFS, Solumina, Labview, MatLAB, CFD, FEA etc. Here in the US, if you are an Aerospace student, you get hired even before you finish your college education, and they mostly teach you all the software tools. Usually a lot of Defense companies hire all the Electronics, Computer, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers here.
At my University, I had a french roommate and his name was Mathieu. He was very rowdy, but brilliant. I am currently finishing up my MS, in my last semester and also working as an intern for SpaceCOM. (Aerospace Company)
Power Engineering is a part of Electrical Engineering. But only 2 percent among EEs study that and take those classes to specialize in Power. Its a very dirty subject and the work in that field is very boring and stressful. Usually most EE's dont like Power Engineering. There are so many other fun things you could do and study when you are a EE. Like Wireless networks, Sensors, Robotics, Systems archtecture, Automation, Simulated networks, Digital communications, DSPs, Digital design, RF and Mircowave electronics, Antennas and propagation technology, avionics, MEMs, Embedded systems, etc, etc...
Answered By: prodigy - 9/4/2009 |