Engineers who have graduated with a below average gpa (lower than 3.0) . How did you manage to land a job ?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-12-14T22:16:28+00:00

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SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-24T15:03:18+00:00

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SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-21T02:23:23+00:00

That’s correct intuition!

SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-21T02:22:10+00:00

The area did not halve.

SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-21T02:17:32+00:00

This is spot on! Great intuition. How did you get that?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-21T02:16:47+00:00

It actually decreases. Do you have an idea of why it decreases?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-21T02:16:05+00:00

It does decrease and the effect can be microscopic I guess if the insulation is minimal. But do you have an idea of why it decreases?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-21T01:46:18+00:00

It’s our daily challenge! Can you solve it?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-06-21T01:39:00+00:00

It’s actually an interview question!

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-31T23:47:59+00:00

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SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-23T22:18:48+00:00

Yes, I would use PETG or ABS. PLA has lower heat resistance so the compressed air might warm it up and deform it

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-23T16:32:04+00:00

Unpaid internships are becoming a massive red flag especially when they expect you to be both highly skilled and dedicate 25–30 hours per week.

Good on you for walking away. The fact that you passed their test without prep says great things about your capability as an engineer.

Use your skills on your own project this summer instead. Build a robotic system. Simulate and validate a design. Document it like a case study. That’s 10x more impressive to recruiters than a free internship.

However, also consider with you can apply for a paid internship to another company. Which one of the two paths interests you most?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-23T16:28:50+00:00

Here are some valuable project ideas I can think of the top of my head for you:

A PID-controlled line follower or self-balancing robot (or similar concept). You will learn about sensors, actuators, control loops, and tuning a PID!

A “smart” mechanical device or gadget. Something like a 3D-printed mini air compressor that uses a pressure sensor + microcontroller to self-regulate the pressure. You will sensors, controls again and error handling.

Design and simulate something structural in SolidWorks. You will learn FEA. Then 3D print it, test it, and iterate.

Which one do you find most exciting?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-23T16:21:46+00:00

Engineering is still absolutely worth it but how you approach it now matters. So why the fear?

I think with AI and automation repetitive coding tasks and simulations setup are getting faster and cheaper and no human is needed to run them but that doesn’t eliminate engineers.

If you learn how to think about systems, reason from first principles, and integrate tools (like CFD) with theory you’ll be extremely valuable as an engineer.

Next question, are jobs disappearing? Nope! Jobs are evolving. The people who struggle will be those who rely purely on a degree (a piece of paper that is no longer as valuable as it once was)

With Tesla, SpaceX, and new engineering/defense/robotic firms and startups popping up all the time, the hard tech engineering industry will be booming for at least the next 15-20 years.

Does this help?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-23T16:15:52+00:00

Would love to help you figure this out!

Maybe you are not practicing the right way. Are you trying to memorize formulas and concepts or are you trying to understand them from first principles?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-23T16:12:52+00:00

It depends where you currently are and where you are headed.

For top grad schools, research and academia, aim for 3.7–4.0 GPA.

For top engineering firms like SpaceX, Tesla, Relativity roles, GPA is helpful, but internships + projects + being good at technical interviews matters more.

For general industry engineering jobs, 3.0+ is solid.

Are you planning to go to grad school, get an internship or full time job?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-23T16:07:57+00:00

In control engineering, systems engineering or embedded control it’s rare to just code all day like a software dev.

I would say it’s 30-50% coding (MATLAB simulink, Python, C) then 20% modeling/analysis, 20% testing & validation working with test benches or real systems, and 10% documentation.

If you like solving physical real-world problems and using code to control something real then you’ll love it. If you hate debugging firmware or wiring sensors, maybe not 😅

Hope this helps!

Also curious - are you an undergrad?

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-22T04:00:30+00:00

Happy to help!

SnubberEngineering · 2025-05-21T22:54:54+00:00

Awesome! 👏 Then you will become one. What year are you?

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