What's the average entry-level engineering job like?

carnelian
Tue, 19 May 2009 17:21:18 +0000

Here is some more stuff I just thought of:
-Research and Development usually requires an advanced degree.
-A good career path to follow if you want to work as part of a team working on different design oriented projects is to work for a big engineering consulting firm that handles different projects (i.e Jacobs engineering, etc).
-I agree with the above posters that said that most engineers work is not “glamorous” and they dont design things such as planes or cars.
-While BS entry level jobs here sound boring, they are actually very good jobs. They pay well, and can lead to management. For exmaple, many of the guys that run industrial plants started out as Process Engineers with a BS in Chem Eng.
-These types of engineers are usually involved with the running of the plant, making it more efficient, fixing and trouble shooting problems. They are also usually also involved in upgrading the facilities.

The best part of being such an engineer is that you usually work under degreed individuals, and with management.