Can a Mechanical Engineer Get a Software/CompSci Job?

thetruthbetold71
Sat, 11 Mar 2017 21:17:05 +0000

I originally posted this in the Math/Computer Science forum http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/20372233#Comment_20372233

I’m in the process of deciding if i’d like to go for a Bachelor’s in Computer Science or in Mechanical Engineering. I absolutely love mathematics and computers and i’m fairly certain CompSci would be a good fit for me. However, i’ve also had this dream since I was a teen of pursuing a job in biomedical so I can help people. The idea of designing prosthetic and wearable technology sounds very exciting to me. This is by far the hardest decision i’ve ever tried to make in my life.

The main questions I have about this:

1.) As a mechanical engineer, would it be possible to have software/compsci as a fallback career option? This would of course be provided that I study the languages through certifications or tutorials etc.

2.) From the looks of it, it seems as if Mechanical Engineer would be the more well rounded major for me, with the most potential career options available. Since with computer science i’d be pretty much constricted to software, while with ME i’d get to learn the mechanical aspects of things as well as some programming. Am I at least partially correct in this observation?