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Hello again everyone, I’m possibly about to make a big career change that is pushing me far out of my comfort zone. I work at a contract manufacturer. I do a lot of small contract design projects and I work with mostly electrical engineers (as a mechanical engineer) I have worked for this...

I am trying to us SolidWorks Simulation linear dynamics for vibration analysis. However, it appears that damping is calculated by manually selecting a viscous damping coefficient rather that calculating the the damping from each material. Is there any way that I can estimate a global damping...

Hello all, I am currently looking for a new job. I have been on and off about leaving my job for a while now. Some of the work I don’t find enjoyable(which I understand will be at every job), and I’m finding that I dislike the company goals and culture (engineers are mainly used as production...

Thank you all for your feedback. This is extremely helpful and encouraging.

Hello again everyone, When faced with life/career struggles, the obvious solution nowadays is to spill your guts to random stranger online via anonymous profile lol. Here goes… I am 27 going on 28. I am a few years into my career as a design engineer (started out with two years as a test...

CWB1 Thank you again for your response (and again for your response to my question on the other thread. My current company is not small, but since it is high mix and low volume contract work, the company seems to have the volatility that a smaller company would. I have had a great exposure to...

Thank you for your input. I will look for other opportunities.

QUESTION: Should I look for a new job PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: -education: BSME -current job: Systems Design Engineer -previous jobs: test engineer (same company) DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT COMPANY: -Turnkey contract manufacturer that specializes in PCBA, cable, and box build products...

Thank you to JohnRBaker I do wash my hands before I go, but don’t worry, I wash them after too :D The answers I am getting on this thread are making it clearer that what my company is doing is not normal. Normally about every month or so there is a request for office employees to work the...

CWB1, Thank you for your response. I agree with you that it is important for any engineer to be hands on, and that building prototypes and fixtures it all part of the job. I have been on the fence about leaving my current job for a while. My goal is to get into more product design and...

Hello all, I am a design engineer that works at a turnkey contract manufacturing company. I am four years into my career, and this is the only company that I’ve worked for. I started out as a test engineer, then got promoted to design engineer. Part of my job is to work on contract design...