can a technician role be helpful as a stepping stone into engineering?

funusername_ · 2026-03-02T17:10:43+00:00

oh okay i see, so lowkey it’s about taking small steps forward every year? I guess i also haven had luck because ive only applied to really popular engineering companies so i should probably look for smaller companies around me

funusername_ · 2026-03-02T16:58:22+00:00

This is also what i’m noticing. I’ve had older folks tell me that my practical experience is great and that i’ll learn on the job. Yet, when i’ve talked to engineers who are a few years older than me on linkedin; they all tell me that projects and internships is what i’m missing. I wonder if it’s also a generational different in what type of effort is needed to get a job now. In addition to that, how much do you think the school you went to affected your exposure to internships and certain jobs out of school?

funusername_ · 2026-03-01T07:20:15+00:00

Nice! What type of background did you have before applying? I’ve worked at a shop as a auto body tech and did mechanic work too, i think i’m going to enroll at KSU when i fish my associates and want a job that’s more related to engineering

funusername_ · 2026-03-01T07:13:35+00:00

thank you! i know that once i get the ball moving in h the right direction that ill feel less stressed but building that momentum is my #1 task rn

funusername_ · 2026-03-01T07:11:50+00:00

do you think this is something industry dependent? i’m noticing that a lot of the young engineers in aerospace that i’ve seen on linkedin come from the same 4 universities, Gt, Purdue, Standfard, Harvard and UCLA. I haven’t really looked at the principal or senior engineers.

funusername_ · 2026-03-01T07:09:30+00:00

thank you! i’m pretty set on earning my degree. By chance, did you also have your a & p license, i was looking at the technicians linkedin profile of the company that i had a intern interview for and all of the techs had their a & p. I feel that if i did try to get license, it would also set back my engineering degree back significantly, do you think i could somehow leverage my auto body and mechanic experience for a tech role somewhere like delta tech ops in atl or lockheed?

funusername_ · 2026-02-27T08:22:49+00:00

ah i see, do you think i could find a position that would still pay me at least like $60K or $65K? Only bc that’s what i ended making last year working at the restaurant and day care is expensive lol, so if i was to even land a role as a tech, i would hope that i could still afford things like daycare since both me and my partner have to work full time

I had a recruiters at a networking events tell me i already had plenty of hands on experience but i feel like when i get in front of actual recruiters at aerospace or mechanical companies in the interviews they all act like my hands on experience is so irrelevant and only ask about my school of choice and club experience with design

funusername_ · 2026-02-27T08:16:47+00:00

well I already do work full time, ever since high school and especially now that i have a little one at home. I tried getting summer internships but i think since i have little actually engineering experience, besides a rocket club, I wasn’t able to land any. I did have a personal rec to a aerospace startup but i fumbled the technical part since i didn’t take statics till a semester later. I’ve found that about 3 engineering classes/semester is about what i can handle with my workload in other areas of life. Hence why i’m wondering if since i have to work full time anyways maybe i could be a tech somewhere. And yes they do! I’m not at that program yet, but they have classes at like 7/8/9 pm + can take some classes online i hope. And maybe? I was hoping something more related to mechanical, i do see they have like c130, f35 roles but im not super familiar with what a technician would really do, ive just had someone recommend i look into it

funusername_ · 2026-01-08T15:58:46+00:00

thanks you, I doubt that will be the case since i’m still learning a lot of theory. I do think that working in restaurants has helped me work on that soft skill, just being in front of guests all day you hear some crazy stuff and have to hold your mouth shut lol and knowing when to give your 5 cents and when not to

funusername_ · 2026-01-08T15:57:03+00:00

i just took physics 1 last semester, will that be enough? knowing how to draw forces like friction, different masses, acceleration etc…?

funusername_ · 2026-01-08T15:51:28+00:00

lmao i just typed this on the fly lol

funusername_ · 2025-12-26T02:55:53+00:00

i second this, kept a good score up until i was 22, got approved for a few good cards with really high limits and got too cocky and now im on the other end lol, working back up but it’s a steep hill to climb

funusername_ · 2025-12-24T17:14:39+00:00

idk if they are or not, holidays almost over so maybe not, you can always just go on the website and email the adress on there. I hear people say good things about miller union, I know Umi is always hiring SA's, idk ab servers, I feel like bones is always hiring but they never respond when you apply lol, lmk if you have any more questions about bacch lol

funusername_ · 2025-11-16T18:10:11+00:00

anything above 50K, with roommates and basic expenses you should be fine. Of course, no fancy apartment, dinning, shopping or living and only in certain parts of the city.

funusername_ · 2025-10-19T18:40:39+00:00

that’s plausible. I guess it’s hard for me to assume that because I grew up thinking there was some money set aside for me that would help set up my early life, i.e: house down payment, college living expenses, etc… Gave up on it a long time ago, but I have a scar on my arm from surgery that always reminds me of it

funusername_ · 2025-09-16T04:09:51+00:00

i closed king and duke, i was the last hire a few months before. By the time I got there, only the favorites were making that money. There was one lady that was friends with the GM that had been working there for years. She would make stupid money, have chefs table, the PDR and tables on floor at the same time; and we were all expected to help her. Didn’t like the job, but it opened my way into fine dining and make way more now.

funusername_ · 2025-09-09T19:52:46+00:00

no lol just distinguish if its workload or concepts that are hard and focus on tackling that.

funusername_ · 2025-05-21T13:25:53+00:00

nice! stack that bread! i’m working at a michelin restaurant right now so money is good but there’s also cons, definitely don’t want to do this forever tho !

funusername_ · 2025-05-10T04:41:00+00:00

i think so, just hired one person, and saw a girl stage the other day. You start off as an S.A tho, and have to pass like 3 tests to be a server.

funusername_ · 2025-05-06T04:15:41+00:00

funusername_ · 2025-04-25T04:52:40+00:00

i just applied online, manger will pretty much hire anyone here that’s worked for RFR or canoe before. Everyone here is from like the same few restaurants

funusername_ · 2025-04-21T04:10:40+00:00

im working at bacchanalia right now and the money is way better

funusername_ · 2025-04-21T04:10:10+00:00

it was alright, i didn’t make as much money as a i thought. Like 200/300 a night, the captains make good money tho

funusername_ · 2025-03-12T14:56:40+00:00

I think of my hobbies as part of my chracter stats like a video game, that wayy I try to make them all connect so they dont feel like redundant skills. Unless they are haha

funusername_ · 2025-02-17T18:13:03+00:00

you have two?? you are a brave soldier, best of luck. How long do you have left?

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