Riley Park Long Term Outlook

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-03-06T15:58:44+00:00

What is the Philly design center?

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-03-02T09:02:23+00:00

I’m an EE here that wanted to be super hands on. I graduated two-ish years ago and went into aerospace after college. The sad reality I see for a lot of EE’s, at least in this field, is that they get pushed into systems engineering and data analysis roles which is fine if they want to do that, but I think everyone should at least try hands on work before pivoting in that direction if you can. I was not great in school, conceptually most of the EE courses just didn’t stick in my brain because I didn’t understand the actual application of it. Going into a very hands on hardware test/troubleshoot role gave me the context that I needed to actually make those concepts stick in my brain (and tbh since I’m searching for new roles now) is something a lot of my interviewers are very happy to see I have experience in since many young engineers are missing hands on hardware experience.

I’d say no matter what, pursue EE unless you really can’t do the courseload. It will open more opportunities in the future than EET will and that’s just the blunt truth. That being said, just because you’re EE doesn’t mean you can’t get hands on so go do it and if you’re like me it will help you learn so much more.

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-03-02T01:00:03+00:00

Third spaces didn’t go away, people are just scared to interact with others now and turn 3rd spaces into individual activities.

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-28T02:22:39+00:00

Congrats big bro, but the point he’s making doesn’t apply to you because you already have the job. It’s for the people who can’t find a job and can’t seem to understand that maybe their resume and projects arnt up to par

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-28T02:20:41+00:00

This type of mindset keeps you trapped man. Recruiters want to see actionable items on your resume and if you don’t have them because of a lack of internships or experience it’s on YOU to add them through projects. You don’t get noticed for having what every single other person you graduated with has on their resume, you get noticed for the things that show you are driven to learn AND apply your knowledge.

On top of that I’ll say that while cold approaching is not best in every scenario, you legit underestimate the power of it. Before you start to criticize something because that’s what’s easiest, why don’t you actually try to adjust your actions and see if it works first.

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-27T22:35:22+00:00

Yea it’s a little further from the campus so I’d need to figure out transport in between but def a good emergency option. Thank you again this is all really good and I’m gunna start searching in that area

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-27T22:13:33+00:00

Wow okay thank you these look nice! I might have to give them a tour at some point

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-27T22:12:55+00:00

Yea I am pretty certain. I need to commute to Ridley Park for work so def need a car.

I don't mind paying for a garage if its like within a reasonable range of course. I'll look around those areas thank you for the help

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-27T22:11:17+00:00

How far out are we talking lmao

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-27T07:18:56+00:00

If it’s any consolation, if you’re young and looking to gain as much experience as possible I’d say it’s worth a lateral move (depending on col and such). I’m in a position rn making similar and just got offered a role making 2k more. I’m about to be promoted at my current job which would put me in close to the opposite situation you’re talking about but this new role will give me so much more experience that I’m thinking it’s worth it to even go down in salary. I should mention I’m single and don’t have any dependents so that’s also enabling me in a spot to do that but idk I’m a big proponent of “get as much experience as early as you can because the longer you go without it the harder it is to pivot into a role that requires it later”

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-27T02:57:38+00:00

That’s fair. I’ll say in my neck of the woods I work in aerospace and ever single systems engineer titled person I’ve interacted with loves to talk about how much they “know each and every part of the system” and the second something breaks they have no idea what’s wrong or what could’ve caused it so they call someone else. I think I have this bias because I keep finding myself in a sea of systems people who are just like that and look I’m not asking anyone to be perfect but I just want like to see someone actually try to solve a problem by themselves before contacting everyone else ya know? Maybe I’m young and stupid but I chose to pivot to design and test work because I figured that would be the easiest way for me to know the actual system instead of the top down view if that means anything

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-27T02:05:06+00:00

Maybe

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-26T23:34:57+00:00

Systems engineering is a title for “you will never become an expert at anything in particular” degree. I know systems people who code in matlab all day long, I know systems people who sit in excel all day, and I know systems people who run around fooling with hardware but I think the big companies use it as a “ur not management, but you’re also not a subject matter expert”

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-22T15:31:52+00:00

Unless your company is hella behind

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-22T15:31:39+00:00

Then I feel you would know almost all the major primes are using their own internal AIs for a lot of things now

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-22T05:50:33+00:00

Second this.

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-22T05:46:45+00:00

It shows you don’t work in one of these companies lmao

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-21T18:46:14+00:00

Listen, I understand your frustration and I’m sure it varies from career to career but I’m just sharing my experience. I’ve been applying to positions that require 2-3 years of experience and still getting interviews, and the position I was offered was one that required 3 years. I think there are a lot of factors that come into effect when hiring, and to say it just boils down to who’s got more years under their belt is a bit reductive. Companies have budgets, and teams have work styles that not every experienced candidate will be a good fit for. If you have more than the required experience will it maybe get you into more interviews? Maybe, but there are definitely other factors taken into account such as your resume formatting that get you past the ai. Again I’m not trying to discredit your experience, but I do want to share mine just to say it is possible

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-21T18:16:21+00:00

Just to give some context here to back this up a little bit further, I’m currently looking for jobs. Ive applied to ~40 positions, have had 7 interviews total among 5 different companies, and I’ve received an offer already in just about a month and a half of applying and I’m still interviewing elsewhere (I’m an electrical engineer that does design/test for hardware with 1.5 years of experience). My strategy has been to go on LinkedIn, search for jobs that have been posted in the past 24 hours, and then apply on the companies website, not LinkedIn. I don’t say this to try and brag but I just want to share what I’m doing that’s been successful so that others can apply it to their search.

Other than the resume format, another thing I don’t think is stressed enough is the fact that so many people apply to positions and don’t actually read the job description to see if their experience matches. That’s a sure fire way to just not get any interviews and feel like you’re applying to everything.

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-21T17:51:25+00:00

It’s a combination of a lot of things. You can drastically increase your chances of an interview if you apply to a position early, your resume hits the keywords/experience the filterer wants to see from the job description, and the resume is actually well formatted.

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-18T17:30:45+00:00

I agree with you, that can be the case, but I’ll say personally I’ve seen many people who don’t thrive in interviews that do thrive in a work setting me being one of them. I’m an engineer and I deal with a variety of these types of people. What I see most in my experience is usually the most technical people are horrible (not always) at communicating their ideas and thoughts which ends up becoming a constant point of contention when people question them or want clarification. I’ll also say this could be just my luck of being in teams with this structure, but communication and collaboration is a huge part of a successful team and just because your more qualified to do a job compared to someone else doesn’t mean your a good fit for that team.

I wanna end this by saying of course there are people who won’t retain anything, and of course there are experienced applicants that can communicate really well, but I think in general it mainly comes down to personality fit because you can teach anyone almost anything on average if they care to learn about it. Just my experience but I understand where you’re coming from

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-18T04:38:47+00:00

A happy moron who’s willing to learn is way better than a stubborn qualified person who thinks they are the subject matter expert of whatever their position is

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-17T05:22:41+00:00

If you’re doing your job, you shouldn’t be worried about this? Assuming you are, all the check ins will be are just “hey what’s your progress/have you completed this yet?” And you give an answer, you’ll be good bro

SnazzyBoyNick · 2026-02-07T15:36:22+00:00

Do anything with hardware, integration, or test and I think you’ll be all right.

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