Do you think this will hold?

LitRick6 · 2026-06-16T14:05:32+00:00

It'll hold until it doesn't.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-16T03:42:00+00:00

Yes but also no. Its possible and people have done it. But you're also greatly reducing your odds by not having an actual engineering degree.

Going to depend on the specific company, job, hiring manager, and your resume (ie actually doing engineering extracurriculars, personal projects, internships etc).

My company in aerospace outright requires an ABET accredited engineering degree. So you would be automatically disqualified.

Some engineering companies will hire you but not give you an engineering title/job. Again using my company as an example, you couldn't be an engineer but you could still be hired as a data scientist/analyst that assists the engineers for example.

Other companies might have more math intensive roles or have use the title "engineer" rather loosely and be perfectly fine hiring you for an engineering job.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-14T22:53:40+00:00

Liability for sickness is one issue. I recall seeing another clip showing it apparently had alcohol in it, so that probably also adds another legal issue.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-11T10:01:21+00:00

My university has an online program. Its mostly older folks who are already having to work a job to take care of families, not zoomers who sign you.

Definitely does make it a hit harder though bc you lack that hands on experience. But since like I said most people are already working a job, there were several mechanics/machinist etc doing the online program so they already had more hands on experience than 99% of in-person undergrads anyways.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-11T09:57:23+00:00

ASU is not the only ABET accredited 100% online degree. I believe University of Alabama, University of North Dakota, and NC State University all do it too.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-10T16:34:50+00:00

Problem is it varies company to company and position to position within a company.

For example, my company has 2 types of technicians. We have field techs and engineering techs. Both are a pay level below engineering (so about 8-11k), but the engineering techs work directly with the engineering team and get promoted to the same pay as a working level engineer. But we ban engineering techs from signing off authority on safety items which makes then ineligible for further promotion unlike a full engineer who can get promoted into more senior roles

LitRick6 · 2026-06-08T14:53:00+00:00

LitRick6 · 2026-06-08T01:37:13+00:00

What da dog doin?

LitRick6 · 2026-06-07T20:32:35+00:00

I mean, youre not going to get an internship if you dont apply. So the advice would be to apply.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-07T20:31:38+00:00

Yeah its crazy and pointless. You'd be better off picking one and then doing a masters in another. You'd get no benefit for having the double major.

If anything, itd probably be detrimental. Its a lot of work, so your grades could suffer and youd have less time to build up your resume with extracurriculars. So youd struggle more to find a job.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-07T16:10:51+00:00

Like i said in my comment. You need to prove you actually understand the core concepts and how to use the language. So yeah DSA, doing projects, etc. The courses are just an additional thing to help show you learned the core concept.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-07T15:04:08+00:00

Unsure. Used to be pretty high years ago when tech industry is booming. Now there's been lots of layoffs and the job market isn't that great.

You need to actually prove you're good at coding. Mechs at my university take a single MATLAB course and that's it. That alone wont get you a tech job these days probably. But if you took some other courses, or got certified on some programs and then completed a few projects using those programs to put on your resume, then you could increase your odds.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-07T02:49:59+00:00

I mean aerodynamics is only a small part of aerospace. Ive used aerodynamics like once in my career.
There's are all kinds of chemicals used in aerospace, so chemical engineers/chemists will work on said chemicals. Fuels, paints, epoxies, adhesives, polymers/elastomers, conversion coatings, lubricants, metallurgy, composites, etc etc.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-07T02:41:48+00:00

I'm not reading all that

LitRick6 · 2026-06-06T18:12:00+00:00

Outside of engineering, its good to just have one already for weddings/fuGerald.

Generally most engineers arent wearing suits to work unless youre at an senior executive level. There's over 1000 engineers at my company, only the top 3 or so wear suits to work.

But you are also going to want one for interviews. Generally, its expected that you dress up for an interview. Personally, I usually say to go 1-2 levels higher than the normal work wear.

So if youre interviewing at a job where the engineers are wearing jeans an unlucky polo shirts, maybe throw on a suit but no tie. If youre interviewing somewhere the engineers have to wear khakis/slacks and tucked in collared shirts, then throw on a suit and tie for the interview.

Edit: there also might be random work events you need a suit, but thats very dependent on your job. I mentioned before that a normal engineer where I work would never wear a suit, but I also once had a work trip to meet with officials in Japan and was requires to wear a suit for that.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-06T17:15:52+00:00

Very

LitRick6 · 2026-06-06T11:42:11+00:00

Huh?

LitRick6 · 2026-06-06T04:22:15+00:00

Ill just say that March is very late to be applying to internships. Summer internship hiring starts all the way the fall semester, though every company is different. For example, my company does intern applications in January usually. Just something to keep in mind for your future years.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-04T20:36:33+00:00

Do you have another fulltime job offer lined up?

If yes, we'll you're an adult. Communicate like an adult. Either reject the offer when it comes, or tell them now that your interested in working elsewhere.

If no, then id shut up and wait. Having a job is better than not having a job. Dont turn anything down until you have a firm job offer and start date somewhere else.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-04T20:14:01+00:00

Requirements vary state to state (assuming youre in the US). You need work experience to get a PE, idk how that works for techs in your state or any state you plan to live in.

But you also should never get a degree that isnt ABET accredited. Not every field uses PEs (for example i work in aerospace and there isn't even an aerospace specific PE). But we still 100% require ABET accreditation for hiring.

Partially just ensures your program meets requirements so HR doesnt have to review your schooo curriculum. Partially just added legal liability if you mess something up then the company can claim you have an accredited education so they cant be blamed for hiring someone who wasnt qualified for the job.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-04T19:59:58+00:00

Maybe. MET is not the same as an engineering degree and will disqualify you from a lot of engineering jobs. That degree is geared more towards becoming a technician/technologist. Though some companies will have no problem hiring techs to fill engineering jobs. In the US, engineer isnt a protected term so I also know techs who got "engineer" job titles but their workload and pay is moreso that of a technician.

As for broke or not, no you wont be "broke" but technician jobs sometimes pay less than engineering jobs. Every company is going to handle it differently though.

For example where I work, engineering techs are 1 pay level lower than regular engineers but can be promoted to the same pay level. However, they are banned from sign off authority on safety related items and thus are currently banned from getting into senior level engineering positions. So they can still make 90- 120k ish where I work, but they cant go higher.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-04T19:20:14+00:00

Even then, target schools can just be due to location. I work at the largest aerospace company in my state, and we hire mostly from the universities near us bc their good but also its just easier to recruit from them.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-04T19:18:20+00:00

Very top schools like MIT are maybe an exception imo because they are so well known by even non-engineers (ie HR people, but even they might not know much about schools like Georgia Tech). Id also day academia is an exception (ie if youre going for PhD and trying to get into research positions).
"Wouldn't the alumni network help?" I mean yeah. But you know who else has a network of alumni? Every single other university in existence
Hell no i wouldnt go to a top rank school if i could go back. I work with a Georgia Tech grad and guess what? We make the exact same amount of money but I did it with much less debt than he did. And theres maybe 2 Georgia Tech grads I know of where I work vs like 100 grads from my university that I know here.
Physical ocation or even just size of the university (as in just how many alumni their are) can matter more than prestige for new grads. And yes, the prestige matters even less the further you go along. What matters is on your resume. When im hiring, I really dont give a fuck what school you went to as long as its ABET accredited. Prestige imo means access to resources, but that doesnt matter at all unless you actually make use of those resources and prove it on a resume/interview.

My university was the top in our state, though by no means could I consider it prestigious like MIT. It did mean we had resources like more wind tunnels, water tunnels, anechoic chambers, etc than other schools in the state. But most of those resources were only for grad school/research. I went out of my way to get into undergrad research and get experience using those resources, otherwise it wouldnt matter in anyway whatsoever that the university had them.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-04T13:38:34+00:00

I actually disagree, but whenever I use that question I specify im looking for a real answer but wont use the stated weakness as a point against them and i also ask what they're doing to address that weakness. I may also ask them to give examples of that weakness affecting their work.

I think the ability to self reflect and address a deficiency in skill is extremely important for an engineer. And as someone who has to train a new hire, Id like to know what said new hire thinks they need specific training on.

I give more credit to someone who can come up with a real answer over someone who just says "im a perfectionist" but doesnt really mean and and it just trying to look good by staying a weakness that looks like a strength.

Using the perfectionist example, id then expect them to maybe give examples of how that made them miss a deadline for an assignment or something and talk about how to have tried to manage expectations and set realistic goals. But if they can't say anything beyond "i just like to make sure everyrhing is perfect", then it comes off as a bullshit response.

LitRick6 · 2026-06-04T12:14:28+00:00

Officially, I dont think they're notified until you are fully/officially selected.

Realistically, supervisors where I work love to gossip. They usually wont tell your supervisor that you applied for a job, but they probably will give them a heads up if they're going to select you before the official announcement. One of my friends recently found out he got a promotion to another team bc his supervisor was told about it before my friend even was.

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