IRstuff, do you have any suggestions on the best way to build that toolbox? So far, I've picked up one of my old machine design textbooks to start building that up, and I've been taking my lunch breaks to practice with Solidworks.
Thank you for the suggestion Maui! R&D is definitely a route I've been interested in. It seems like there are a lot of different directions you can go with it so I haven't been able to see a clear path to get there, especially with just a Bachelor's. I've thought about working on my Master's to...
I am fully aware there will be a give and take with this transition.
@D Scullion, you hit the nail on the head. I don't necessarily have an issue with OT itself, mainly the unpredictable nature of OT in PE. Having worked on both sides of the fence, do you have any suggestions how I can...
@SandCounter, what you describe moving to is basically what I am looking for. I love engineering, I enjoy the work I do, but at the end of the day, my family matters more. I'd rather my kids remember they time I spent with them than the things I was able to buy them. What I am looking for now is...
@GregLocock, that's actually one of the main avenues I'm looking at since the DEs around me don't seem to have that problem. DE is interesting to me, though I am curious if there are any other branches that are the same way.
@SandCounter, what did it take for you to get to that point? Different...
It's pretty par for the course. In fact, there are plenty of guys that work significantly more hours than I do. I've been able to cut back some from what I did when I first started, but since I can't interfere with production, even a relatively minor change requires me to wait until after shift...
Since I graduated college with my ME (about 3.5 years ago) I have been working in manufacturing as a production engineer. The deeper I get into it, the more it seems long, inconsistent hours are a core part of this field. Most projects can't really move past the planning/quoting/etc phase except...
