IF you lived in Tampa I could hook you up but....


BSME here, went to University of South Florida, one of the largest research school in the nation.
Graduated about 2 years ago and work as an Engineer for a Flight Sim company.

Glad to see some fellow Engineers in here driving one of the best engineered cars out there!

 

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Working at local utility company as a system protection technician.

I should go back for my masters, but with baby on the way I think I'm SOL

 

BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering - now in Oil & Gas with many fingers in different pies.

 

Mathematics and management science undergraduate b.s.
statistics masters and working on electrical engineering masters (and if I have time a masters in mathematics)

I do not plan to work as an electrical engineer. I plan to use my knowledge of electrical engineering to run my uncle's business in fiber optics. Currently I work as a statistician and might move into actuarial work.

I am planning to get a PhD in statistics or computer science.

 

Hi, Darkdream. How can you possibly make use of each of those degrees? For example, how can you both run your uncle's business AND do actuarial work? And what would be the utility of a PHD for either of those? The PhD is a research degree - since you're not planning to do research, what's the point? Doesn't sound like you've had a very coherent plan thus far, might be good to be more sure of your future plans before diving in and potentially wasting a great deal of time. Take it from a guy who took 7+ years to get "just one" PhD

 

I never planned to make full use of all my degrees, but did whatever interested me at the time or whatever would allow me to ease through things in the future (I originally majored in math since it is used in all quantitative graduate degrees, but found that I really enjoy pure math for the sake of knowledge). Statistics and applied mathematics are used heavily in electrical engineering, at least in my area of specialization of communications. I am breezing right through all the EE courses and taking some graduate math courses. My interest in a PhD in statistics or (more likely) computer science stems from my interest in topics of data mining.

I will not be running my uncle's business for some time, but will begin working part-time. I do not see why I would not be able to work multiple jobs. My current job as a statistician only requires me to be in the office twice a week, so as long as I can find an actuarial job with similar flexibility I think I would be fine. I do admit I do not have a very coherent plan, but my greatest fear is being stuck in a career I end up disliking. If ever decided to enter the quantitative finance industry, a PhD would actually help, but moving into that career is a far shot.

 

Mech Engineer here and a FSAE alum..

I work at a audio company that does aftermarket and is supplier to few automakers.

 

Im an audio engineer. Graduated from SAE (School Of Audio Engineering) Hollywood in 2012. I have worked in studios and in television broadcast.

 

BS in Computer Engineering here. Basically a hybrid between Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The curriculum was heavy on microprocessors and circuits, but also had a bunch of software classes. Now I do embedded software work - anything from device drivers to network layer applications.

I'll agree with what others said previous - it can be very rewarding to be in a field where you work as a critical thinker and problem solver. I typically bounce between design phases and firefighting (defect fixing), but more and more of my energy is directed towards guiding the junior engineers. I've been a devloper, an architect, and a technical manager at various points in my career. It's all been fun.

There are certainly careers that pay more, but it comes with trade offs. My wife is a partner at a law firm, and can realistically pull down 2-3x what I can in a year. But there's a lot more schooling, a lot more stress, and a bit more hours.

I'll also reinforce the idea that advanced degrees in engineering are not always a plus. I've seen candidates get passed over for their post-graduate work, because it's seen as "too theoretical" while lacking in practical coding experience, yet the candidate is expecting to slot into an experienced position with its larger salary. But at least in the software field, the vast majority of the post-graduate candidates I see are foreign students - BS overseas, MS in the US.

 

B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Started my career in Defense contracting doing work on subs and ships. Currently work at a nuclear power plant and plan to stay for a while (pensions do that to people). It's pleasant to be in a work environment where everyone thinks and works at a high level.

EDIT: I guess my location and above statement gives away my work location. Who wants to guess which plant I work at??