This is What my First Engineering Job was Like

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This video covers my experience in my first engineering job out of college. As I mention in the video, this does not represent all jobs, but should give you an idea of what mine was like.
At my job I was mostly on the computer but did spend a good amount of time in a lab doing testing. My department worked on satellite communication devices and I helped with making sure everything met specifications and the tests were run properly.
A lot of the beginning work was confusing to me but I got the hang of it over time. But I did learn very quickly that school gives you a foundation for what you need to know as an engineer, but you don't become an expert in anything.
►My Starting Salary: • Making $80,000 per Yea...

[@josephbaker9932]

“Whether you had formal training?” - On my first job, on the first day, I was shown my desk that had a piece of the company’s custom test equipment on it. My boss said, “This is broken. Play with it.” I trained myself until I found the error. That’s what engineers do.

[@rickshawthe3nd112]

Thats a nice story

[@mangomanlassi7779]

I hope I get to do that if I get into engineering

[@aribahossain6234]

How did u train urself? Mind if I ask for the details? What was the purpose of the equipment, how did u spot the error what did u do to find the error and fix it? Which company do u work for?

[@justinward3218]

That sounds amazing! When I was a little boy, my dad gave me a tub of computer parts and said “here, make something that works.” I never imagined a job could actually be like that!

[@agrisj4811]

REally had to learn it on my own, it was scary

[@kdmq]

This antenna shit sounds 10x more enjoyable than university and it sounds like you had actual time to do shit lol. I am now super pumped for when I get a job.

[@wilbowednesday1417]

I have just finished a module on eletromagnetism. Learning about antennas radiating patterns, what was being analysied in his work. I think the message to take away from this video is industry is far more applied theory. Its all the same science however!

[@chedidkamal837]

That university shit sounds 100000x better than high school here in Algeria

[@whannabi]

@@chedidkamal837 en même temps l'Algérie c'est l'Algérie...

[@91722854]

you are one of the most wonderful and inspiring person on youtube, can't find any engineering/science/maths major's description in such detail on youtube, and this video in particular is spectacular!

[@zachstar]

Thanks Justin! Really appreciate the comment.

[@fahadjaved904]

i totally agree with you

[@hijay8501]

exactly bro! what you said there is so true! exactly what I was going to say! He's the best

[@NicholasGreenwood]

You are way more upbeat and positive about your engineering job/career than the dude that runs the "Engineered Truth" KZbin channel, and that's refreshing. Starting my new EE job this week for an aerospace/defense contractor and I'm really excited about the work, although I understand that I will be doing a similar ratio of computer analysis and testing. Keep up the good work!

[@GUURL101]

I agree. Engineering Truth seems like someone who did engineering just cuz he heard they make good money but he never actually liked the field.

[@jeremiah1165]

Bella true I’m glad I found this channel

[@Coolgiy67]

Isn’t engineering truth the guy who got Newton’s 2nd law tattooed on him but then in a video called it Newton’s first law 😂

[@zephyr-117sdropzone8]

So do you really like the EE field? I'm thinking about going into ME.

[@NicholasGreenwood]

@@zephyr-117sdropzone8 I'm 2 years into my engineering position and I love it. The company I work for makes power microelectronics for space/military applications. I'll TRY to keep this brief: I was in a design role for the first 10 months or so, mostly running circuit simulations for worst case analysis, which was a bit of a drag. Most new engineers fresh out of school should expect that they will have to do this kind of work. After that I switched over to more of a support role in between our production team and design team. When production has an issue with electrical tests (This converter isn't switching fast enough; why? These FETs keep blowing up; why?), I'm the person who performs the investigation and determines what to do. Sometimes that loops back to drive a change at the design level. (Like changing the rating on an output capacitor, etc.) I'm a lot more hands-on at this point, and the decisions I make affect the business on a daily level, as opposed to working purely on design, where a product cycle can take about two years to complete. The toughest part of the job is that I have to learn some new critical thing EVERY DAY. Why we can't switch from one manufacturer to another for the same component that both companies make, why specific products have specific kinds of issues, etc. The company has paid for me to take additional graduate-level classes for power electronics, which count toward a master's degree. Salary is great, benefits are great, and I'm loving life. I hope this helps.

[@landonjernigan5999]

My first experience was working as a Flight Instrumentation Engineering Intern for NASA. Had pretty much the same experience. Was given a project I knew nothing about and was expected to learn from manuals ect. Had a great experience.

[@GUURL101]

That sounds really cool

[@AngelicKuro]

I recently started my first semester of engineering school and I'm enjoying your videos a lot. They're really exciting me.

[@pratahbhatt5910]

I’m in my third year second semester, trust me it’s get a lot harder haha

[@jorgealtamirano5685]

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[@whannabi]

@@jorgealtamirano5685 1

[@jorgealtamirano5685]

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[@robdouglas7842]

I was NOT trained for my Internship. I had an internship at an FAA repair station the summer my first year of mechanical engineering. They had me do things I was NOT qualified to do, but they had faith in me and understood the risks they were taking. Overall it was a great learning experience and fun. I got to learn and work a lot on my own. Even being there for such a short time they trust you to work by yourself diligently. I had no deadlines and as long as they saw that work was getting done nobody bothered me.

[@xxdavexx23]

Bradford Davis hey, that’s sounds so interesting. I’m transferring from biology major to EE. If you could, could you tell me more about your experience and how you resolved some problems that you were stuck with during the internship?

[@ChrisPPotatoIDC]

@@xxdavexx23 I'm also transferring from a Biology major but to ME.

[@ender10man]

@@ChrisPPotatoIDC I transferred my biology major to environmental engineering

[@lewislu8533]

@@ender10man So is biology major so hopeless that everyone is transferring to something else?

[@ender10man]

@@lewislu8533 Well I guess unless you're really into researching biology, I didn't see much hope for myself any further. So I transferred to environmental engineering so I could still retain my passion for the environment while applying solutions to issues that impact the organic atmosphere

[@varunahlawat9013]

High school students, Thumbs up if you feel pretty Small minded but this video interests you and subconsciously prepares you...

[@brandonchan4537]

what type of engineering you planing to do, i am planing to study astronautics engineering ,but it might be too big, studying hard so i can push my grade from B&D to straight A ....

[@varunahlawat9013]

@@brandonchan4537 I would be opting pure physics major, or something like that, it's very hard to clear exams here in my county seats are very limited and tomorrow is my entrance and now I am having fear of it😐

[@eliemutombo7452]

I am a Civil-Structural Engineer and my work is essentially office-based. I wasn't trained for my first job either. I was shown documentations of department used softwares and asked to learn on my own. My supervisor would present to me some simple real-world problems, I'd fix them according to my understanding and he'd take a look at it and comment. I was also shown where to find anything I could have access to on the company's server so if I didn't know something or wasn't sure about what I'd done, I had to spend a considerable amount of time going through folders, books, documentations and /or papers to find that. Of course sometimes I'd just ask a more experienced colleague. It was tedious but it's the best way to learn as far as I'm concerned. On another note, keep up the great work MajorPrep!

[@tochiii_4249]

Elie Mutombo how long did it take you to get a job after graduating?

[@theeachuisge]

That's good. Where I live they expect you to know EVERYTHING before starting a job...

[@riconaranjo.]

I worked for a year on a software development team [as a third year electrical engineering student]. I had no real formal training but I did get 10s of hours of tutorials to watch to learn the tools used by the team.

[@macuser1232]

This is exactly what I've been thinking about going into as an EE after college. I really appreciate the video. Thanks.

[@smittyflufferson1299]

That's a pretty badass job you got there. Good on you man. What I love is making a pragmatic function to solve a problem. What you said about tweaking the program to match mathematical results sounds like my jam. All in all it's awesome to know such badass jobs are out there at the entry level and I shouldn't give up hope.

[@Shadowlizard48]

My internship was absolutely amazing. I was with an industrial maintenance crew 80% of the time and 20% was on PLC programming with latter logic. I was lucky enough to have a group be able to help and explain how things worked and what was needed to perform to correct specs.

[@extropiantranshuman]

I like how you describe the job - I could see what I can and can't feasibly do, but when I go over what I can't do, I start to think of what I can do as I'm watching, progressing through the steps. This video I feel is prepping me to do a good job next time I get one.

[@StonkeyKong]

I was waiting for something like this!

[@tey1445]

You are best of all in engineering presentation, please keep on doing good job to enlighten us. May God bless you. Amen

[@markmelinski1033]

Mechanical engineering student here- I had an internship working on 5G small cells and I got lots of training along the way. Twice a week my mentor would schedule an hour for me to ask any questions I had in a 1 on 1 setting, but ofc if I had quick questions in between the team was happy to help.

[@claytonv2166]

Where do you work? Just out of curiousity

[@markmelinski1033]

Clayton V I interned with Nokia

[@eddiefreeman4553]

Great video as always. Would really like you to make a video on engineering physics (or any other science) and how applicable it is.

[@teravolts987]

Hey Zach ur vid is really i formative and usefull learned alot from ur experience, this is exact what i need as i will be taking on the world as a fresh ME in couple months

[@zachstar]

Thank you and best of luck!

[@ud4458]

No training at every mechanical engineering jobs I’ve had. Which is disappointing because I wish it was more like medical school rotations.

[@scorch25able]

It's awesome that another EE does these videos. As a journeyman in EE, it's nice recalling what I first did right out of university. My first job, luckily, was in design, but it's a field not many EE's would get themselves involved (back in the day) -- electrical machine design. These days, EE's like to get into companies like Tesla, or any other automotive company that does EV's! I agree though, perhaps in most graduate EE jobs, one will start working mostly in front of a computer and learn the company-proprietary software packages, then your seniors will usually give you some extra work that they feel that is something a graduate engineer can get their hands on (note: most senior engineers are willing to teach, and they will give you work that they are confident that graduate engineers can complete, usually within the day; there's no such thing as a one-man-army kind of engineer).

[@yeetusdeletus9492]

Responding to 3:10, at both my jobs I had in High School, I had some sort of training. As a ski instructor, I was trained on how/ what to teach first time/ beginner skiers (level 1) and intermediate skiers (level 2). Then, at my next job working as a “Ski Technician” (fancy for, “rentals clerk”) I was trained on how to set up skis/ snowboards for customers, and I was also trained in other parts out the resort’s rental process. These were jobs that are typically niche-orientated, and typically need some sort of prior knowledge before hopping into it (like, for example, I’ve been skiing for basically my whole life), and some sort of passion for it - just so you’re not dreading going to work.

[@pnwgolfer4798]

This is invaluable insight. Thank you so much.

[@matthewbergeron1261]

Really great vid thanks for making it

[@abrambuckdesign5134]

I have had both formal training and trial by fire entry experiences. I will say the cool thing about not having formal training is that you can shape the position to work to your strengths instead of having to conform to how it was done in the past. Pros and cons to each but I definitely like not having formal training the best. I always find it refreshing that I am allowed to expand my realm of responsibilities based on how much I was willing to take on that wasn't a part of what the last person did. I thrive when I am stretched a bit thin.

[@ajf9408]

In my internship at a Biomedical engineering company, my first week included a bunch of internet training lessons and modules that I had to pass small tests on after completing.

[@spacewalker9375]

My entry job was completely figure stuff out yourself. There are other people to help you out, but it's up to you to approach them about it

[@kaga13]

I work with COMSOL for FEA simulations most of the time, and some programs for manipulating the 3d solid geometries. There was dedicated training that the job paid to send me to but it was useless cause the example problems were too easy relative to the stuff that needed simulating. On the job learning is how I've trained myself to be useful and efficient in my job. School teaches you to speak the language, job is real learning. Sounds like you worked for Lockheed from the hour breakdown.

[@superb63amg94]

Training? Good luck with that! I guess the expectation is that as long as your resume matches the job description then figure out anything else.

[@tejakondammagari816]

It was really helpful understanding how work life can be as an engineer.

[@nikoligogle3153]

Huge respect bro! 👍

[@samsmusichub]

In the Air Force as a crew chief I got TONS an TONS of training, and I'm really thankful for that. Everywhere else very little to no training. You just have to figure it out - which does help you grow if you don't give up.

[@sueaceves2398]

In High School I was an Intern for an Architect. My job included working on office programs such as word and excel. And some small things on AutoCAD. I have never had any training for either besides what I learnes in computer class and I had never even heard of AutoCAD. She would tell me what she wanted the end product to look like and then how I could start but for both programs I would look things up if I couldn't find or figure out how to do something. But its better in a way to learn that way. Because you build on your skills to figure things out even when you know very basic things to start.

[@FairfaceCZ]

I am currently on my first internship as an EE and I was not trained on anything. I feel that as an engineer you are expected to be able to learn whatever you need for the job. For example I learned fusion360, design spark PCB and python on my own, so be prepared to learn at work and don't worry if you have to spend more time on a problem than if you just used the program you already knew. Still learning new thing daily and I love it, there is just so much to learn in this field.

[@derekwest8636]

Ha nice plug there at the end. Smooth transition with the roommate comment

[@RideGasGas]

This is a great video. My daughter is in the process of receiving acceptance letters for an EE degree and she is weighing options so we've been watching videos on the topic and this one I think really captures what that first job can be like. Firstly I would like to say that I'm surprised that for your first job you were put to the tasks described. This is because most new EE grads don't get enough antenna or communications theory during the undergrad course study to work productively in this area without a lot of mentoring. That you were put to work on this shows that the company (I can guess who it was) was confident in your ability to work it out. I am a 40+ year satcom engineer and have interviewed a lot of new grads and most can't answer many antenna and RF communications theory questions unless they've taken extra classes in that area or maybe were involved in amateur radio as a hobby. For the most part I think your experience was representative in that there often isn't much in the way of formal training from the company when you get hired. Typically it is learn as you go with mentoring from more experienced engineers, most of who are genuinely happy to help a new engineer learn about a new concept or point them to a book or other resource where they can boot strap on their own. I was fortunate enough to have some really great mentors along the way and try to do my part to help the new engineers and in some cases even some very experienced engineers. The EE space is so broad that you can be very accomplished in one area and still need a bit of help to spin up on an area that is new to you. But the better you build your base with core fundamental engineering concepts, the easier it is to get up to speed in a new area. Lastly, take the EIT or Fundamentals of Engineering exam when all the material is fresh. There are some great prep programs for it. You may never end up needing or wanting to get your P.E. license, but having knocked out the EIT exam when most of the info is fresh in your mind is way easier than doing it a few years down the road.

[@RideGasGas]

Update: She picked UCSD :)

[@GhostKing6790]

Can I marry your daughter? I’m an mechanical engineering student at UCI

[@carnivalwrestler]

Excellent vid. It's always good to hear first person, nuts-and-bolts stories from those who have been there and done that. I was wondering if you would think it a good idea to do a vid on ancillary skills acquisition, e.g., CAD programming, Solidworks, programming in C or Python, soldering and welding, and even skills like foreign language fluency or other skills, and how they are (or aren't) useful for not only opening doors and getting interviews and jobs, but also how often they're used in certain engineering jobs.

[@TheLastCrankers]

I had a training from my colleagues for about a week on the systems used at my work. It covered the basics, but more advanced stuff was not even mentioned though, so I had to just deal with it and manage somehow

[@extropiantranshuman]

I was given a manual at another job, but they wanted me to read it at home, when I wasn't being paid. The manual had a lot of missing info and when I asked about it, they 'mhmm'd' me and shooed me away. I think I stopped reading it after 10 pages.

[@aerohk]

Sick job

[@soniasesay2847]

You have automatically become my mentor.I was kinda comfortable but not confeidient cause I was just like I have my degree and bachelor with me but can I be able to proof my self what would my first day be like(very nervous)but if it's gonna be less pressure like how u explained it I'm perfectly ok.especially if they are going to show you what to do 💝👏👏

[@rishiprabhuram4368]

This job actually seems like one of the more legitimate engineering jobs, since your actually using what you learned in college. It seems like engineering jobs, there are many where you don't use the physics and math you learned? How do you get these kinds of jobs.

[@zachstar]

It had times of being technical and other times definitely not so much, but I was very new as an engineer when I started this job. Not sure if there's a correlation between companies, industries, and so on in terms of what you can expect to do. But this was for a large defense contractor.

[@Excalibur2]

My first job was basically just a slightly more demanding drafting position. It was demanding enough as far as CAD skills go but used none of the education I had worked hard on the last 2 years of college.

[@theeachuisge]

You are right. Most jobs are like about sales, administration etc...

[@xamael1989]

This is common in most companies they expect you to learn and adopt on the fly

[@mba2ceo]

DUDE U HAD a PLUM JOB !!! This was a TOP 10% job !!!

[@lidarman2]

I did a Graduate research asst program at a national lab in Grad School, but there was a lot of mentoring and slow-paced self-learning. But post-Masters Job right after, I was expected to take on the project and make the deadline 5 months from my hire date--no mentoring.

[@thesage1096]

yup, lots of computer work (estimations, contracts, quotation assessments, payments, emails), some field (site visits and measurements, inspections), not really any kind of testing [Civil Eng]

[@leohovsepian3426]

Can you do one on software engineering. Love your vids btw

[@zachstar]

Thank you! And yes I definitely will.

[@taylormurphy911]

my bf is a firmware engineer, and he was in the same situation as you lol; no one told him how to do anything, so he had to look a lot up, ask his dad (who happened to also be a firmware engineer who was way higher up) or ask his mentor lmao

[@joshuamacdonald4913]

This video is quite helpful. I am considering going back to school to finally become an engineer. (I'm 36 years old if that means anything)

[@lawman6063]

This is great I am going for electrical engineering and have been wondering what to expect in the work place I am only in my second year tho so i still have time

[@pikapool1383]

USD 6k / Month is totally HUGE here in my country. I'm currently in college learning Electrical Engineering. Sometimes it's fun exploring how technology works. Most of the time, these Electrical Engineering things make me want to work at MCD instead of going to college.

[@donovancullum6687]

Thank you for being incredibly helpful with all your videos! What would you recommend as far as any accessible manuals or another kind of way to become more prepared as a mechanical engineer with any entry position? (I haven't started any ME classes yet, but love the idea of connecting the dots as I go along.) Thank you again for being a great inspiration!

[@lukeholmes7511]

Picture at 10:11 is of the SMAP satellite.

[@srayes1001]

Awesome!!!

[@Andrewatnanz]

Formal training or a mentor? As a tech I was given direct training but at a new job as an engineer, I was basically left sink or swim on my own. Turned out well.

[@extropiantranshuman]

I had an internship where I did nothing for hours and then I was put into action and didn't know what to do all of a sudden, so there was someone who took pity in me and gave me a few pointer tips. After that, I was put into the back corner of the building where they asked if I was still alive and had a lot of cabinets blocking my escape. Then they asked what I wanted to do, so I said what it was and they didn't hire me, because it was different than what they offered. They would give me assignments where I wasn't supposed to get the answer right and when I did - they said I shouldn't've seen it and told someone else to hide it from me and then asked me to do it again until I couldn't answer the question anymore. In this internship, my 'training' was me training the company I worked for, not the other way around.

[@pelerhoop7870]

GREAT WORK MajorPrep but is there a video on industrial engineering or gestional engineering

[@zachstar]

Thank you! And yes there is a video on industrial engineering on this channel. It's one of my first videos.

[@GameWorldRS]

Did you read the manuals at your own time or during work?

[@alejandromesa2578]

Is this Raytheon, I’ll be working there as an antenna engineering intern this summer!

[@jameswatson8122]

a 9/80 schedule sounds really cool

[@PlanetaryDefenseFoundation]

3:53 is where the movie Armageddon was shot with the Armadillo.

[@extropiantranshuman]

One free internship I had at a pharmacy said there's a training center that they're supposed to have, but it's not working, so they didn't give me any training. Then they blamed it on me saying that they said they had none all along and it's my fault if I don't know anything, because school should teach me everythign I'm supposed to know.

[@Mehdi-qp1tz]

9:26 I love the inclusivity in the artwork!

[@issachenderson9034]

2:57 you sound shook about OJT bro lol

[@shaunmcknight7354]

I had a short explanation from my boss and then I figured it out.

[@TheRemo176]

As an intern at Apple, I actually got quite a bit of training. Lots of bureaucracy too sadly.

[@extropiantranshuman]

a lot of my jobs I got that got higher hourly rates didn't have training, because I did consulting and only took on the job if I 100% knew exactly what to do.

[@extropiantranshuman]

it's true - all jobs should have formal training. My minimum wage jobs had training, but upper level ones didn't.

[@Psalm_23]

Did you ever consider MECHATRONICS? If you did why didn't you go for it and what do you think about it

[@kosi5]

Great video! Do you have any social media account that I can follow you on?

[@zachstar]

Thank you! And for now I haven't been very active on social media accounts, all I've got is the majorprep facebook page but I plan on making more soon (twitter and IG possibly) and becoming more active on them.

[@geordirendum583]

Can you do a video on avionic engineering ;)?

[@zachstar]

I'll do my best! Haven't forgotten about you Geordi haha. Thanks for the support.

[@mahadevprasanth1697]

MajorPrep Yeah I would like that too just to know how different it is from something like electronics and communication engineering.

[@crimson7470]

"formal training" I shadowed someone for thirty minutes then got asked why I wasn't already taking over. Once I took over the task, the person I shadowed walked away and I didnt see her for a literal year until I went to walmart and she asked how the job went. She then explained that she got ten weeks of training.

[@Alexitoggarcia]

how can I make a documentation about a work done, I want from what program to make the document and the presentation, typeface and font, and in what order

[@Boomurdead723]

Sounds like you worked at Raytheon SAS

[@samdoherty168]

I am a mechanical engineer and like most people are saying my first internship had little to no formal training. However, when I transitioned to a full time engineering position at a different company I was pretty much doing the same stuff as at my internship just with more responsibility. So, it you want training get an internship!

[@indianbrave]

Could you please tell us more about the first job experience, what task have been assigned to you

[@samdoherty168]

Sure, Its a lot of cad work. I mostly modifying existing machine designs to fit new customer needs. I occasionally do a little field work; mainly visiting a customer to confirm details for new parts or projects. In my internship I would design parts and then give them to the engineer that assigned the project, but now I am responsible for releasing parts to production and getting quotes from venders.

[@omorthon5774]

were you working for Northrop Grumman?

[@tomonsterheard]

I’m thinking Raytheon..

[@usandmexico]

I doubt a majority of people get a first job like this, in particular people with only a B.S. I wish I could say I did, but no, and I was hired by one of the large companies that worked on space and airborne systems in So Cal. Heck, I was even told I shouldn't have been hired, repeatedly. I eventually left and have regrets about going into engineering. It has been a big disappointment. Honestly speaking, if I could go back I would seriously consider just becoming a machinist, plumber, auto mechanic, or electrical lineman.

[@akkir6707]

3:10 my first job as a graduate of computer engineering. is a full stack e commerce site developer for a startup and I'm the only one so no one mentors me. im just giving a task a goal expected features then pray to god. atm I'm working on chat bots for that site

[@radiomaster200]

I always thought engineering was hands on, where are the jobs where im buildings tech, I would hate to be in the office looking at a computer all day. I want to create things, what should I be looking for to do that?

[@Coreyahno]

Don’t go in to software engineering or computer science. What you’re describing sounds like computer hardware engineer, electrical engineer, or mechanical engineer.

[@phoenixramirez3961]

Engineering technology is what you’re probably talking about

[@milessodejana2754]

2 years wow

[@albertotexinsilvamartinez3307]

What do you think about starting engineer in college at 26-27 years old? I'm architect, i'm 25 yo, but i would like to study electronic engineer at some point in the future.

[@arturoes96]

Why not go for it. In my engineering courses at least 50% were 25 y.o and up. I want to say about 5 in a class of 20 students were 40+.

[@davidkippy101]

Did you work at a renowned company? What companies have entry level jobs like this, and what companies have boring entry level jobs, like data entry, cubicle work, etc.?

[@zachstar]

This isn't always the case, but I've noticed when people are starting out they do more interesting work if they work for a smaller company. At really large companies they have the budget to have you do more boring work like data entry and you'll likely be a very small part of something big. However, this isn't always the case, I'm sure at google you do more interesting work even when just starting out.

[@davidkippy101]

MajorPrep I hate looking back at my naive old comments. Anyway I saw the company you worked at on your LinkedIn, and it's in aerospace, which is the field I'm going into. I'm wondering-- did they have mechanical engineers in your department, and were they treated just as well? (I.e. personal office, high pay, etc.) Based on what you know, do you think all of the departments there are like that?

[@GUURL101]

@@davidkippy101 Please, what is the name of the company he worked at?

[@davidkippy101]

@@GUURL101 I'll write it in a coded language since it's personal information. Nammurg Porhtron

[@tdog7326]

Hi, I'm a motorcyclist and an ECE student, were there any dress codes at any of your other jobs as an electrical engineer? If so, how strict are they in your experience, and is it extremely unlikely to not have a dress code? Just wondering because I want to know if it's likely that I'll have to where like a suit under my gear. Thanks, love your vids btw.

[@zachstar]

Yes actually at the end of this video I say how I had to dress business casual. Everyday I came in with slacks and a button down but didn't have to wear a tie. They weren't too strict but did want to see you dress professional. If I had come in with a T-shirt I probably would've been called out.

[@pancakes1427]

Is that true even when you go to the lab?

[@ahmedhamed907]

Is communication engineering good for future ?

[@damusic6216]

Yes, definitely.

[@khanalprabhat]

I have done masters degree in Rf and Antenna design. You seems to have some experience with Antenna design work. One think I am thinking of is should I do a PhD or go for work. I want to work in industrial sector in research and development or design stuffs. Everyone of my professors says if I want to work in RnD or design stuffs, then PhD would be plus point over just a master degree. I am ok with doing PhD as well if it opens more opportunities than just a masters degree. Here in Europe, PhDs are paid almost same as entry level engineer in industry and most engineering PhD are paid position, so money wise, PhD or direct to industry is same thing. I am think that, going directly to industry would give me more real life working experience but if just masters degree would become barrier for RnD and design stuffs in Antennas then I might as well do a phd. What do you think I should do?? Should I do Phd and then go for industry or go for industry directly from master's degree??

[@questerafrica]

Goooood video! .... It's very hard find ur first job that's why sometime you accept anything .

[@Skatinima]

Are you able to work during the day and get your PhD at night? It's a common theme in my country to do that in the engineering field.

[@AHHHXAVI]

Yo from what I've witnessed, it'd be better for you to go into the work force with your masters, and then later on once you have a more practical understanding of the field and want to further your career you can get your phd. I don't know about where you live, but in the US, there are not many industry jobs you can get with a phd that you couldn't get with your masters. Additionally, experience gets you further than degrees. Plenty of senior level engineers with only a bachelors, just had years of on the job experience. Accordingly, if I were hiring I would choose someone with real world experience over a bookworm who never left school.

[@GUURL101]

You should definitely go and work before you become overqualified

[@theepicballoffur7243]

That stuff looks really hard, don’t think I can do engineering. 😭

[@Ofaseer]

TheEpicBallOfFur you can, it all comes with time and practice!

[@dark2520]

It’s not hard! I tho engineering was hard too but now that I got my degree, I’m very happy I tried!

[@ThamizhanDaa1]

I am a first -year Mechanical Enginnering majorm but I am thinking of switching to CS, as I really like programming and stuff, but I feel like CS can be learned on its own, but Mechanical Engineering can't.. I feel like I am learning ME for stability, but I kind of like CS. Do you think I should switch? Also, Thanks so much for this channel, It has helped me and all engineeng students a lot... keep it up and best of luck in the future.

[@oluchukwuokafor7729]

My story is similar to yours. I ended up minoring in CS and Majoring in ME tho. Although this isn't common, I think its a nice combination. The best part is that I can make programs to solve my engineering problems in a matter of seconds.

[@riconaranjo.]

Do you like solving real-world problems and doing hands-on projects, then stay in engineering. CS is a lot of math theory and very different from engineering which focuses on application more than theory. I'm a third year electrical engineering student with a minor in CS. Perhaps look into any of the more 'programming/computer" engineering programs like computer systems engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, or also mechatronics too.

[@ThamizhanDaa1]

Thanks for your reply! I do like hands-on projects, and like CS too.. I'll look into Mechatronics, then, that seems like a really interesting field to me!

[@riconaranjo.]

And/or do what I'm doing and look into taking a minor in CS since that way you don't have to choose between the two

[@ThamizhanDaa1]

Oh great! I think I will no that, them, It seems that may actually be a great path for me!

[@trevorprzepiora7926]

Jesus, I'm glad I chose marketing. Good transition from college to real life job, no learning curve, and good first year pay.

[@czas4]

Lol. How was your first marketing job like? What was a typical day like? and how much was your first salary?

[@trevorprzepiora7926]

@@czas4 It's going good so far lol. I'm part of a marketing team in NY for a pretty big company lol.

[@trevorprzepiora7926]

@@czas4 and i never talk about that kind of stuff. anyways first day you meet in a big room , meet you team, the team leader comes in and talks to us for about two hours what our overall goal is, at that point you will have been hired in based on what you applied for to be. For example, if you have a marketing degree and a accounting degree might want to apply for jobs in marketing that account for my financial side of marketing. My job was marketing and promotion. so my job now is to work on the website, sales promotion, and customer relationship.

[@91722854]

how often do you find yourself going to textbooks for learning on the job situations?

[@zachstar]

Probably 10% of the time. Most of it involved going to external articles I was given or just going to the internet.

[@mufaddalsamplewala772]

I want to do aeronautical engineering.............I plan on first doing mechanical engineering for bachelor degree and then masters in aeronautics. Is this plan any good according to you? Please give me some suggestions on this would appreciate it.

[@carbon273]

That's what I'm doing.

[@mufaddalsamplewala772]

carbon273 how are you doing with it? Good decision or better to go into aeronautics from the start?

[@XxRC23xX]

Most Aerospace companies hire Mechanical Engineers. I recommend getting your bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and using it to get a job at an Aerospace Company. Getting a masters isn't always necessary and sometimes if the company wants you to get a master they'll pay for your education once you start working for them.

[@mufaddalsamplewala772]

XxRC23xX that might be true in the west but what about India?

[@Adomas_B]

I didn't finish high school yet, I don't know what I'm doing here...

[@paulwilliamsmaravillas9272]

Same bruh

[@phantommedia9964]

Hmm this sounds awfully like Northrop Grumman in El Segundo

[@marioalbertofloresjr.5215]

Where do you work at now?

[@theeachuisge]

Where I live, they expect you to know everything right you get out of the school, like as if you can know it all or that the actual jobs and classes have anything (or much) in common... And of course totally underestimating your potential and not caring about your learning, analytical thinking or practical skills... Companies should be more open-minded and individual focused (not just "experience" or "pre-learnt knowledge" wise, but more like potentials etc.)

[@xXBuckOFiveXx]

Raytheon?

[@markuscwatson]

Electrical Engineer here. No formal training.

[@markuscwatson]

....besides my bachelors and masters degrees of course. Meant “on-the-job training”

[@marriagebeforesex]

What is the minimum standard qualification of an engineer?

[@juandiegochu3498]

Currently in my 2nd year electronic engineering, hate matlab

[@greenyxd7298]

How are you doing now?

[@MauricioBarragan]

Lol in the navy I work 10 hours minimum every day or until we finish the job and we come in the next day same time. On deployment we work 12-14 and no days off for 9 months straight. So 8 hours aint shit. I can't wait till im out and working them baby hours. Will not complain one bit