Learning Mechanical Engineering 2

[osamariaz]

Hello everyone,

I love Valves, there work there mechanism and many more... my interest awakes when i started my career 5 years ago in one of multi national company in the world and I am working as Sales Rep and deal alot technical with Contractors, Consultants, End Users etc.

To make my career more boost and stream line, i want to do mechanical engineering courses, as I am non-engineer technical person. could someone help me or advise whats the best courses I should take to be a mechanical engineer.

waiting for your response and feedback

PS i got training for the products we are selling ; !

 

[KENAT]

Hi Osamariaz, it might help if you explain where in the world you are and what level of engineering you want to get to - qualifications and registration etc. vary a lot around the world.

The biggest block of contributors on this site are from the US but what is required in the US may not match your local.

Typically to be an 'Engineer' you'll need at least the equivalent of a Bachelors degree in relevant engineering field.

In some contexts and locations you may need additional registration or similar to actually be allowed to 'practice Engineering' i.e. be called an Engineer, set up your own business and advertise your services to the public etc.

On the other hand, some locals do not protect the term 'Engineer' the same way and you might be able to get work as an 'Engineer' with a lower qualification equivalent to HNC, HND, Apprenticeship or Associated Degree ...

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[SnTMan]

Seems like a lot of people get by these days with a solid modeler, an FEA program and an internet forum

Regards,

Mike

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[osamariaz]

Hi KENAT,

Well i am living in Saudi Arabia, yes I do understand that level of engineering varies.

that's nice that major contributors in this forum are from US.

yes to be an Engineer, need to be equivalent to bachelor degree in that field.

well no idea of 'Practice engineer'....

what if i start with lower qualification levels just to get to know about the course and later on apply to Bachelors? like EIT they are offering courses for non-engineers;

http://www.eit.edu.au/professional-...ical-design-concepts-non-mechanical-engineers

But HND and HNC are not online/distance provided to us people who are living in Saudi Arabia, unfortunately ;

 

[hendersdc]

King Saud University in Riyadh has a mechanical engineering program, I can't tell if they offer any online courses or a mechanical designer degree you could pursue instead of a full engineering program. They could probably tell you what is available in Saudi though.

 

[MintJulep]

To become a mechanical engineer you attend a university that offers a mechanical engineering degree.

The courses will be already defined.

 

[SnTMan]

osamariaz, on a more serious and (hopefully) helpful note, talk to the engineers you presumably know at your company.

They can surely tell you how they got where they are.

Regards,

Mike

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[IRstuff]

Just to clarify, even if you take all the coursework of an ME degree, without that degree, you're simply a well-educated person with a large debt in the eyes of most HR departments. While it is not impossible to get a job without that degree, it's difficult, and it'll be equally difficult to transition to another company.

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[dgallup]

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (one of the leading engineering schools in the US) offers a really extensive catalog of free online courses. Not sure if you can get a degree that way but vast amount of knowledge is available.

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/

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[chicopee]

My advice is that if you are interested in valves and their related mechanisms which would include piping, get a piping handbook and study it from cover to cover and try to do all sample problems presented in that handbook instead of getting involved in a four year engineering program. Further more, other related handbook such as the fire handbook by the NFPA, environmental handbooks have sections that deal with your area of interest. Of course you may have some limitations with calculus and differential equations when you are studying these handbooks, so taking courses in those subjects will help.

 

[chicopee]

Another source of reference would be catalogs published by valve manufacturers. Many of these catalogs have math examples about the application of these valves.

 

[geesamand]

I know a guy who worked his way up from sweeping floors in the machine shop to designing machinery. He was one of our best engineers but had only a high school diploma.

He got from sweeping to machining by offering to help. First he was dressing keys, then he was keeping an eye on the CNC lathe, until he was doing it all.

He got from master machinist to designer by learning the CAD software and reading a chapter of Machinery's Handbook every morning. MH is dense but there is a great deal of mechanical engineering coursework represented in there. While this was nowhere near as broad as a BSME, it served him well. I'm sure if MH does not track your interest in mechanical engineering, there are other reference books that do.

 

[BUGGAR]

geesamand, I wish I knew more engineers who had this much soul. Thankfully there are a few in every field.