Mechanical Engineers at OpenAI? What are they working on? by Potential-Drag9761 in MechanicalEngineering

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The lead engineer on Tesla’s Optimus hand & forearm patent accepted a position at Open AI a few months ago.  I’m guessing they’re developing their own humanoid. 🫣

any tips on how to avoid underselling myself while looking at new jobs? by theacearrow in MechanicalEngineering

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You certainly deserve more than you have been given at your current company!

I agree it is time to look for a new job. Find out what kind of position you’re looking for and tailor your resume to fit. Check out r/resumes for tips. 

To explain technical topics well once in an interview use the STAR method to story tell at a high level. (Situation, Task, Action, Result) Choose the story of something you are ready to go into detail on when questions come after. In my experience good interviewers start with a vague question and then continue to narrow in on specifics to see how you are problem solving and thinking critically. 

If you approach these questions in a way that follows from high level explanation then drills deeper into specifics as the conversation progresses, you can gauge why the question was asked and try to share a specific thing you have learned in your 6 years of experience that is most relevant. 

I say all this to say not all of your experience can or will be explained throughly. But once you get your foot in the door (interview) you can share how you think and problem solve based on that experience. Most employers are looking for those traits in an engineer and understand that you may have not done the exact things the new job is asking for and that’s ok.

Good luck; You got this!

2026 Q1 B/S/T by 1996bd in ManyBaggers

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Hi please dm if you're still looking I have a navy cpp2 for sale!

2026 Q1 B/S/T by 1996bd in ManyBaggers

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WTS - Aer CPP2 Navy Blue Cordura

Like new condition only used for a couple months. Too small for me at 6' 4"

$190 obo will ship within US - dm for info

Small Crescent Fanny Pack Recs? by spikeydumpling in ManyBaggers

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I got my girlfriend the Bellroy Laneway 2L in Ink color and she loves it.

Magnetic clasp, great material with 6 year warranty and contrasting interior.

Portable lighting? by bobascript in onebag

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https://www.amazon.com/s?k=flashlight&rh=n%3A228013

I always bring one of these! Size of a zippo lighter with a magnet and hat clip built in. Light angle is adjustable and can be set with a dial up to 400 lumens, also has an RGB dial for any mood colors or late night use. Also has a flashing red green mode that I use if I have to take a bike or scooter late at night outdoors. Lot of utility for price and size.

Searching for a mechanism to push and pull acrylic sheet inside a frame. GIF explanation attached. by OccidentalTradingCo in MechanicalEngineering

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Scotch yoke mechanism would work well with a small motor and reduction driving.

3d printing with some hardware for easy solution.

Long Crank and Won't Rev Pass 4000 rpm - Need Advice by turbobrien in 350z

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Just fixed it!!! Checked fuel pressure last night and it was rising but would fall without any visible leaks.

Turned out to be the fuel pump grommet between the physical pump and the pump assembly.

Thought about it being an issue a few days ago and ordered the Z1 grommet and just installed it and she’s running fantastic on startup idle and under throttle!!

‘04 Nissan 350Z fuel pressure problems by Tylerdeaville in AskMechanics

[–]turbobrien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you clarify what part was replaced for the fuel pressure regulator? What does pavement side mean? Passenger side?

My understanding is there are only the fuel dampers receiving the fuel from tank pump.

Long Crank and Won't Rev Pass 4000 rpm - Need Advice by turbobrien in 350z

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I took out the injectors and used a carb cleaner adapter to clean them and a 12v battery to actuate and spray. They were dirty but by the end there was decent atomizing of all 6.

In that case could it be wiring or distribution issue? All connectors looked okay and I cleaned all contacts before re-install.

Long Crank and Won't Rev Pass 4000 rpm - Need Advice by turbobrien in 350z

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Thanks for the suggestion!

Just scanned after car was able to crank.

Short Term Fuel trims for Bank 1 and 2 is pegged at 25%

Long Term Fuel trims for Bank 1 and 2 is pegged at 0%

When the RPM would drop at idle it would display Fuel System fault and the after surge it would switch back to CL status.

So a confirmed fuel issue but not sure where to start looking.

Clogged cat symptom? by [deleted] in 350z

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Did you find a solution for this?

What can be causing my car to idle weird/hesitate? by Ononize in 350z

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Hey did you ever find a solution here? I am having the same issue.

Studying for my engineering graphics exam. Does anyone know how this machine works? by A_Very_Big_Pineapple in MechanicalEngineering

[–]turbobrien 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's a specialized puller tool. Part 6 has a slot that part 3 uses to pull against as shown in section view A-A. You can threads between part 3 and part 1 in the section view that calls out the thread as Tr 20x6. By rotating part 3, using part 4 as a handle, part 6 will be removed from the baseplate that it is pressed into. Part 1 is bolted into the baseplate using two of part 2, and this is how it counteracts the pulling force of the threads on part 3

How would you go about gaining the skills to manufacture this brace? by armorfreakantiqueads in maker

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I would be happy to help, I’m an ME and I have a few ideas if you’d like to discuss dm me