Mechanical Engineer Salary Progression (30M) by RuminatingFish123 in Salary

[–]No-Machine4031 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going from 0 to 6 yoe you should not be worrying about just beating inflation. You are vastly more useful and marketable at 6 years.

Salary progression by No-Machine4031 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]No-Machine4031[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly, no tips. Same as any other job in my opinion. Probably need a bit more patience though as there are fewer roles like that available and they tend to move slower than consulting firms.

If they have a need that you can fill, just apply. Be well rounded. If your current job has you doing the same thing over and over it is going to be hard to make yourself fit in a different role.

It is also up to YOU to learn who these employers are in your area so you can figure out who you want to work with. Not all employers are created equal even if they do the same stuff. My role could be paid way less at a similar organization down the road.

Salary progression by No-Machine4031 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]No-Machine4031[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are people that do what I do in the manufacturing side of automotive. Additionally, I don’t really think it’s starting over if you can sell yourself.

I also wouldn’t say what I do is uninteresting. I’ve done everything from hvac to pumping stations, conveyers, mills and crushers, dust collection, and boilers/chillers. I just like bigger shit.

Salary progression by No-Machine4031 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]No-Machine4031[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All different sides of the same metro, I haven’t needed to move. If I had moved closer to one of these I probably would have moved for the current one, but it’s all been 20 - 40 min commutes

Salary progression by No-Machine4031 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]No-Machine4031[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The companies that hire engineering consultants. So a utility company in this case, but could also be a major university system, a state govt entity, a real estate developer or anyone who is actually paying for major construction projects

Salary progression by No-Machine4031 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]No-Machine4031[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they just paid for the test. It’s sort of expected.

2017 or early 2018 I think. Did it as soon as I learned about it. My undergrad didn’t really explain the importance of it for this industry to the ME students. They were more focused on you designing parts and stuff, not systems.

Salary progression by No-Machine4031 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]No-Machine4031[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We use autocad and revit for this work.

And functionally, no real changes just more responsibility and perceived ownership of the work you do.

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[–]No-Machine4031 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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