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Hello Engineers, I recently received my PE license in Mechanical Engineering and was contacted by a recruiter for a project involving drawing review and stamping. The assignment is estimated to take around 50 hours with a fixed payment. On one hand, I feel confident in my ability to check the...

Hello ENGTaL, The term "Static equipment maintenance engineering" is broad and can refer to many different things. Maybe you can clarify what specific area you want to focus on? For example: Post-weld non-destructive examination (NDE) techniques for shell and tube heat exchangers used in...

Hello Christine74, Thank you for your detailed message and for suggesting more reading material. Your specific insights were really helpful. A little purple star for you! Hello r6155, Thank you for your reply. I agree that discussing my experience is important, but I disagree with your view...

Hi Georgeverghese, Thank you for replying to my post! You definitely deserve a purple star! I am currently reading the TEMA standard and it is proving to be very helpful. I have to say, the standard is written in a way that is easy to understand. Thanks again!

Hello Engineer, I am preparing for an interview for a mechanical design engineer position at a company that designs and manufactures shell and tube heat exchangers that operate under high pressure, up to 3000 psi. This is a mid-level role reporting to the engineering manager. While I have...

Hello everyone, Thank you for replying to this post. I really appreciate it. As advised, I am currently learning the basics of Python and creating simple programs (see example below). My goal is to automate repetitive tasks at work. Could you guide me on the next steps? print("Welcome to a...

Hello fellow Engineers: I am seeking your opinion. I am full-time mechanical engineer with 12 years of experience. As a side interest, I am considering learning programming languages like Python. I am interested in finding an unpaid internship in programming where I can learn and apply my...

aadell: Here is how you should measure runouts on such a long shaft. -Mark the bearing journals on shaft (also called bearing fits) with sharpie. -Place V blocks under those bearing journals (not on the ends). If the bearing spacing is too much, you may need to install more spiders (also...

Jackelmo: A very common shaft material (and the one we always use) for boiler feed pumps is 410 SST Cond T. This may be cheaper and readily available than the one you are considering (A276 S42000). In case you haven't bought your shaft material, you can get a quote for 410 SST Cond T. Just my 2...

Thank you everyone for interesting and informative responses. I checked the link and realized how critical the design of these cranes are. Thank you again. I have another question here. Which industry do these cranes and hoist system fall into? What are you views on the future forecast of...

Dear Engineers, I recently received a job interview call for a mechanical design engineer position, who will be working to design overhead Cranes and Hoists. This company designs and manufactures overhead crane and hoist systems along with support structures & custom mechanical equipment for...

Ron, Yes it is shameful that I have gotten this far without ever having resolved these issues.

Hello All, First of all, thank you very much for all your replies to my questions that I have asked on this wonderful forum. You all have some astute knowledge of engineering and I am learning something everyday from you by reading what I have asked and by reading the past posts (from the...

LOL get my degree again? what is that supposed to mean? This means, trash your degree and go back start your BSME from freshman and learn everything from scratch.

Varun: From your post, it looks like you will have to learn a lot in terms of "Real World Engineering". The first and most important question is, can you afford not working for the next few months or a year? In other words, Are you rich? Why do you want to work in LA? Can you work somewhere...

Dear Engineers, It is good to change industry ever few years because we learn more and our chances of getting a job increases. So, if the economy is doing bad we can switch job and work for another industry, whichever is in demand. But, it is not easy because every time we change industry we...

Hello everyone, I want to know how the LED lighting market is doing currently. I want to know the following statistics: 1) With what rate LED lighting fixtures are replacing the conventional incandescent/CFLs lighting fixtures? 2) Is the price of LED fixtures going down in time? (for the...

Hello All, I have a job interview for a mechanical design Engineer in about a week and I am preparing for it. I haven't had any interview in the past two years so I need some help with it. My main goal will be to make a case of why they should hire me. I have two years of experience from...

No, I would learn that software myself by reading (practicing) and keep that 20% in my pocket :)

I live in the LA area and I don't find it difficult finding a mechanical engineering job. And why don't you just focus on doing things differently. We all know that it is not easy to find a job right after college. I had to apply to 500 jobs before I got my first job. When applying for jobs...