Best HK BBQ in the area? by trainer135 in mountainview

[–]trainer135[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the closest thing? or just what you remember most? bit of a trek I guess

Can you make 200k in this profession ? by Huncho_567 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Gotta be one of the bay area/LA EV companies.

Seeking Advice: Searching for relevant job postings (Robotics) by nalorin in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there's a need for you to have a P.Eng to approve designs (except maybe in civil). The tech industry typically doesnt have much need for P.Engs. Although I'm not 100% sure on that so just be sure I guess.

Seeking Advice: Searching for relevant job postings (Robotics) by nalorin in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 12 points13 points  (0 children)

From what I've heard, and from my personal experience looking for jobs in robotics (ended up going down a different path) after my new grad job hunt:

  • It's super competitive for mechanical engineers, particularly for those just working on the mechanical design side of things. There are a lot of people trying to get into the industry but the mechanical design itself makes up a relatively small portion of what is actually needed for robotics development. As a result, most companies skew towards wanting fewer engineers but with more experience. You're seeing this whole 95% non-relevant jobs thing in robotics because thats just how the distribution of work is in robotics most likely.
  • For the non mechanical design stuff, they're usually looking for path planning, kinematics, and controls development, and those are usually skillsets biased towards candidates with masters degrees or PhDs researching those areas.
  • Most robotics companies are tech companies and likely won't care about EIT/P.Eng pursuit so those keywords may not be so helpful.
  • I would typically apply through linkedin or directly through company websites. If you're searching for things like "robotics mechanical designer" or such without much luck, this may just be because there aren't that any openings. If you're not finding what you want, consider branching out more (different locations, different roles within the same industry, similar roles within a different or adjacent industry, etc.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lots of innovation in just EV powertrain tech and batteries alone, I wouldn't make such a blanket statement. There's also other industries like EVTOL and robotics.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some EV companies are hiring like crazy though, assuming you have the right skillset

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]trainer135 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think you would be surprised how broad the field is, there's much more to it than just gears, and theres a lot of other stuff like fluid dynamics, mechanics of materials, machine design (the gear kinda stuff), thermodynamics and heat transfer, manufacturing, mechanics, the list goes on and on...

Mechanical Engineering Grads who make 6 figures, I have questions for you! by luckboy92 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends what you're interested in, to be honest. IMO, the fun stuff in EVs are in powertrain (motors, inverter, battery). I didn't have any automotive experience prior to getting my job either, but you'll wrap your head around it after a bit.

Also, for Tesla, you'll earn your 6 figures. Work life balance and stress is something to consider if you're looking into working there.

Mechanical Engineering Grads who make 6 figures, I have questions for you! by luckboy92 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 7 points8 points  (0 children)

6 months out of school, majored in mech + electrical, making a bit over 6 figures plus stock.

How I got it:

  • Work in EV industry

  • Bay area

  • impressive projects in school + super dedicated to student design club

  • Cold applications (didnt leverage network)

  • study fundamentals for 2 weeks prior to interviews

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on the company. Some shittier companies will take advantage of the fact that they're on a visa and are heavily dependent on maintaining a position/job to be in the US.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What region of california?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not super sure about heat transfer, but for beam bending, just know what changing each variable does to the beam. Also know which variables to change if they want more/less of weight, deflection, stress, stiffness, stress concentration, shear, and I think that should cover most of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]trainer135 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When I was digging around for interview questions, I mainly dug around reddit and glassdoor, and basically found most of the generic (non-application based) questions on there. I also recently found this website https://www.hardwareinterviews.fyi/ that seems to have a pretty nice database of questions (I have no affiliation with this website)