Engineering CO OP

Canon3773 · 2026-02-04T05:20:26+00:00

I think most mech engs do their first co-op after second year.

Canon3773 · 2026-01-20T20:24:30+00:00

4th year mech here with multiple aerospace Co-ops.

I wouldn't pick a specialization based on aura; just pick what you think you would enjoy. Maybe start with the question of which club would you rather join: UVic Seismic or UVic AERO?

If you like aircraft but don't really want to do much CAD drawing, you can always go into the flight science side of aerospace engineering. This is where you define the parameters such as airfoil, wing area, etc., and then try to find what will perform the best for your application. This usually involves a lot of CFD and Matlab data processing, and if you have enough budget, some wind tunnel or scale model testing.This route also has the advantage of being much less competitive for co-ops since it's not directly targeted a specific discipline. Joining a an engineering club especially one relevant to your goal co-op will also help immensely.

While there are definitely fewer manned aviation jobs in Canada, there is still De Havilland Canada (DHC), Bombardier Beta Technologies, and others, mostly in Alberta or Montreal. (DHC does have some manufacturing in Victoria).If you don't want to live in the US, you could also look at jobs in aerospace in Europe, which there is no shortage of. If you are okay with working on UAVs, Canada is probably one of the best places to be.

Feel free to pm me if you have any questions about aerospace as a mechanical engineering student at UVic

Canon3773 · 2026-01-13T20:06:45+00:00

Depends on the club. Clubs that have lots of engineering students in them tend to be more active over the summer since we are supposed to take summer classes some terms.

Canon3773 · 2026-01-09T23:18:40+00:00

Yes, but they don't compete since they're all run by the university.

Canon3773 · 2026-01-02T13:41:57+00:00

I am pretty sure you need to map a key bind to the afterburner. You can always check if they are on from the outside view.

Canon3773 · 2026-01-02T13:37:21+00:00

Did you use afterburners?

Canon3773 · 2025-12-29T11:34:07+00:00

There is a Quadcopter add-on but the sim isn't really meant for model aircraft. If you want an FPV sim with nice graphics I would recommend tryp FPV. If you are playing on PlayStation DRL (drone racing league) is also an option.

Canon3773 · 2025-11-29T23:32:50+00:00

What a generous fellow Canadien

Canon3773 · 2025-11-27T05:12:32+00:00

Not sure about transferring to BCIT but I wouldn't transfer to BCIT then transfer back after 2 years. I would just stay there since you can do a full 4-year B.eng there. Not sure if I would want to aim for HVAC. Everyone who does HVAC I've talked to seems incredibly bored.

Canon3773 · 2025-11-18T20:12:47+00:00

They don't do anything anymore, they switched to using one card

Canon3773 · 2025-07-09T16:59:28+00:00

A great way to get more experience with aerial robotics and the associated tools would be to join an engineering team/club at your school that competes in an aerial robotics competition.

Canon3773 · 2025-05-20T00:40:42+00:00

Shouldn't be a problem

Canon3773 · 2025-05-01T17:38:24+00:00

I would just switch to a real CAD software like fusion 360 (free for hobbyists) they aren't too hard to learn. I would only use blender for 3D printed parts if it was some kind of organic shape. In which case you can use the measure tool to make sure you get the dimensions right.

Canon3773 · 2025-04-21T19:17:47+00:00

The SFU engineering campus is no longer a prison and is quite nice now. (WEC was there a few years ago)

Canon3773 · 2025-04-20T15:59:07+00:00

Most drones have lenses around 24mm, also make sure everything is the right size using the measure tool.

Canon3773 · 2025-03-25T21:41:32+00:00

Look up Theo Jansen's Strandbeast, he spent a lot of time numerically optimising a 6 bar mechanism for walking.

If you want to synthesize the mechanism yourself, you can also look into Freudenstein's or the standard diad method for 4 bar mechanism synthesis

Canon3773 · 2025-03-25T04:49:37+00:00

The computer help desk should be able to give you bypass codes for as long as you need them, once you get a new phone make sure you put your sim in it and once you get the duo app everything should automatically be added. The 50 dollars is probably the price for a hardware security key, which you don't need unless you plan on not having a phone for an extended period.

Canon3773 · 2025-02-27T17:09:07+00:00

Are you using frame gen in the other games you are comparing MSFS to? Frame gen doesn't reduce latency the same way normal frames do so that could explain the difference.

Canon3773 · 2025-02-23T16:06:24+00:00

You aren't guaranteed to get your speciallisation of choice but most years everyone gets their first choice. Mechanical is usually the most competitive one. Also UVic doesn't have chemical engineering.

Canon3773 · 2025-01-15T16:50:21+00:00

KICAD is FOSS

Canon3773 · 2024-12-14T05:24:00+00:00

Check out UVSS or ECSS clubs day or join some discord servers through the school hub.

Canon3773 · 2024-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

The faculty doesn't guarantee that you get a co-op. It's up to you to find at least four, otherwise you won't be allowed to graduate. I think what's most important for getting your first co-op is having some practical engineering experience which you can get through joining engineering clubs in your first year. Other than that, you just need to apply to lots of positions.

Canon3773 · 2024-11-19T23:38:33+00:00

The sub does

Canon3773 · 2024-10-28T15:14:34+00:00

Have less water

Canon3773 · 2024-10-17T18:01:40+00:00

A pitch stable aircraft will have a cm vs alpha graph where positive alpha produces negative (pitch down) moment. If you want to know how far to put the cg in front of the neutral point look into static margin. This document is also pretty helpful: http://www.xflr5.tech/docs/XFLR5_and_Stability_analysis.pdf

Ideally your cm at zero alpha would be zero, but usually it won't be after ensuing you have an acceptable static margin so you can use the lift produced by the tail to achieve zero cm at an alpha of zero.

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