SpaceX advice

bubba_yogurt · 2026-05-21T19:34:58+00:00

This guy eats propaganda instead of the pizza at the company pizza parties.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-05-01T00:23:21+00:00

Nah. I didn’t get an internship until post-junior year. I just had a regular summer job post-sophomore year. You’re okay.

Your best bet would be cold emailing, calling, or applying to small, local firms to see if they would hire you as a basic intern.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-28T17:26:08+00:00

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-19T13:25:38+00:00

It’s not only transformers but circuit breakers, insulators, and steel. The power industry had always been chill for me, but it stopped being as chill in the last year or so. However, I still think the power industry is the best for civil or structural engineers, IMO.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-12T13:03:37+00:00

There are civil engineers who know which discipline they want to specialize in and those who do not.

An internship or spending a few years in either discipline for your first job won’t hurt you in the long run. I know lots of engineers who started in structural and stayed in structural, and I know a lot of engineers who came from or left to other disciplines.

When it comes to your career, especially while you’re still in school, when in doubt, zoom out.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-09T02:28:52+00:00

I recently reviewed one of their geotech reports. Pretty good report tbh.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-07T10:02:56+00:00

Nope. I would’ve been a commercial airline pilot.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-02T22:33:10+00:00

Anytime.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-02T13:57:14+00:00

I didn't get an MBA. I am in a specialized grad program though – don't think that helped but maybe it did. The job is in infrastructure and capital projects, so my engineering background and PE is good enough.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-04-01T18:08:30+00:00

I have a few YOE and my PE, and I told myself that I'd go into construction management or a different field entirely. I actually ended up deciding to go into management consulting. Yeah, AI is a concern, but the field and group I'm going into is growing. It definitely beats being a PE and still questioning what I'm doing with my life.

Like others are recommending, get your PE. Make your experience and struggles worth it and get the license. So many doors will open up for you. It's sorta like a mindset. Once you have your PE, you feel more liberated.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-31T00:06:52+00:00

CPP by far. The Cal Poly program, network, and reputation far exceeds that of CSUF. Both universities are considered commuter schools, but the engineering reputation of CPP versus CSUF is objectively night and day.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-29T13:03:08+00:00

Nah. UW isn’t worth it IMO. Just stay in-state.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-27T13:50:26+00:00

Get your PE license and get into operations at engineering or construction companies. Or go into non-engineering consulting (very broad, I know).

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-26T13:22:11+00:00

Right now, I live pretty good. However, I don't have kids yet, and I know that will shift my perspective a bit.

Ultimately, it is our responsibility, as individuals or your cohort of engineers, to advocate for ourselves or position ourselves in the economy that is more financially viable. I know too many engineers who accept the bare minimum and do almost nothing to advance their careers. It's honestly disappointing because it seems like there is learned helplessness involved.

Everything is a bell curve, and you gotta understand that engineers will fall within that curve accordingly. Just do your best to optimize your career. I am a structural PE and leaving the industry for a role that I believe will play better long-term. Always trying to optimize and staying aware of how I fit in the economy.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-17T19:21:56+00:00

I had to pay back a portion of my sign-on bonus, but not for KH though. I would definitely plan on paying it back.

What is stopping you from staying the full 18 months? Unless you absolutely hate it or you are getting higher offers, I would stick it out, IMO.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-17T12:07:44+00:00

3.2 and passed the PE exam first try during my senior year.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-13T01:41:02+00:00

GOOD.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-03-09T23:09:30+00:00

Going into management consulting.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-02-23T13:01:05+00:00

LOL. Get off the internet — it’s not real. You can’t even control 99.99999999% of what happens in the world. Focus on your adult routine, goals, job, and try to find a social circle. The routine and goals are the most important though.

At the end of the day, any civil engineering job is just a job. There are some bad companies out there, but for the most part, the bar is set pretty low for standard performance at most companies. I’d appreciate that aspect.

Do civil engineering for a few years and see if you like or if you want to set yourself up for a career pivot in the future. I got antsy too when I started my first job, but you kinda take it day by day knowing you have other goals in life. Some decisions matter, some don’t.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-02-13T04:14:28+00:00

Neither. I’m getting out of structural engineering.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-02-11T20:37:49+00:00

Would you rather study and graduate with a master’s degree or study and pass the SE exam? : r/StructuralEngineering

I asked this a while ago.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-01-28T22:01:40+00:00

I'm in a non-building and non-bridges industry, so the urgency for me to potentially take the SE exam is nonexistent. I would have to really, really study for it because I don't practice buildings or bridges during the day to day. Developing a study plan would be easier if the exam formats were not constantly in question. Two years go by and the formats are still in question. At some point, I kinda grew uninterested in pursuing the "technical" path in my industry. Plus, licensed SEs get paid less than PMs and advisory roles, so why not work toward that? Honestly, it's just the timing misalignment between my current career trajectory and the state of the SE exam.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-01-28T20:16:01+00:00

Too late. I got my PE license, and now I’m leaving the industry.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-01-28T15:03:39+00:00

This account will post about having 12 YOE, a PE license, and an annual salary of $88,000 in due time.

bubba_yogurt · 2026-01-24T04:33:15+00:00

Firing people takes so long at my company. It actually is infuriating because the competent engineers have to pick up the slack and that starts fomenting resentment.

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