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  1. engineer121394

    How do you know when your are ready to make a big career change

    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...
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    Damping coefficient selection for simulation

    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...
  3. engineer121394

    Changing job etiquette

    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...
  4. engineer121394

    How to improve confidence and analysis paralysis

    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...
  5. engineer121394

    NEW JOB ANALYSIS

    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...
  6. engineer121394

    Is it normal for engineers to get pulled to work production

    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...

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