springwaterbr
Materials
- Sep 30, 2019
- 21
I'm a young engineer with a little over three years of working experience as a piping materials engineer. Right now I'm feeling overwhelmed.
Engineering as a whole in my country was heavily impacted by some events in the recent past, and most of the seasoned engineers either switched fields, retired early, or were laid off. The company I work at used to have a robust team of specialists. When I started working here as an intern most of those people had already left, as the crisis had begun earlier. There still were some experienced engineers, but one by one they left for other endeavors.
As of now, there is only one person more knowledgeable than I in the field working here - my boss (another colleague just quit to switch fields). But they are progressively taking on more of a managerial role, while leaving the technical part of the work to me. I just don't feel confident. There isn't a rich source of in-house information, other than in completed projects' documentation. I rely heavily on the internet, forums, vendors and clients themselves. Other than my boss there aren't really other people I can go to for more seasoned advice on the particular topic of piping materials.
Do you have suggestions on specific references (books, videos, lectures, documents, brochures, whatever) I could use to gain more knowledge of the field? Experience and actually working as an engineer no doubt are the most influential to my learning curve, but I feel like I need a supplement. If relevant: I don't have a background in materials engineering; I graduated as a mechanical engineer.
Thanks.
Engineering as a whole in my country was heavily impacted by some events in the recent past, and most of the seasoned engineers either switched fields, retired early, or were laid off. The company I work at used to have a robust team of specialists. When I started working here as an intern most of those people had already left, as the crisis had begun earlier. There still were some experienced engineers, but one by one they left for other endeavors.
As of now, there is only one person more knowledgeable than I in the field working here - my boss (another colleague just quit to switch fields). But they are progressively taking on more of a managerial role, while leaving the technical part of the work to me. I just don't feel confident. There isn't a rich source of in-house information, other than in completed projects' documentation. I rely heavily on the internet, forums, vendors and clients themselves. Other than my boss there aren't really other people I can go to for more seasoned advice on the particular topic of piping materials.
Do you have suggestions on specific references (books, videos, lectures, documents, brochures, whatever) I could use to gain more knowledge of the field? Experience and actually working as an engineer no doubt are the most influential to my learning curve, but I feel like I need a supplement. If relevant: I don't have a background in materials engineering; I graduated as a mechanical engineer.
Thanks.
