sluzzer
Mechanical
- Feb 27, 2010
- 60
I have been working in company for 5 years as mechanical design engineer.
Although I worked in the same company & in the same design division, I was transferred to different sections of design department thrice, which gives me mixed experience in different design departments.
To make my situation clear, I would like to tell my work experience in brief:
1. I worked as Gas turbine performance engineer for 2 years. Job nature was primarily defect investigation & simple performance calculations for engine testing. From this experience, I simply learnt about the construction & testing of gas turbine.
2. Next one year, I worked as Detail design engineer. Job nature was doing basic mechanical calculations, making 3d models and preparing drawings. From this experience I learnt GD&T, AutoCAD & NX.
3. And for the last 2 years I worked as Engine system engineer. Job nature was engine oil system analysis (using Amesim software), designing oil system components like valves, piplines, pumps. From this experience I learnt system analysis and from my own interest I learnt the basics of CFD analysis (CFX) to do flow analysis & heat transfer analysis.
This kind of mixed experience made me specialist in nothing! & I dont know based on what area of specialization I can apply to some other company?!
I fear, if I get fired from my present employer, then I couldnt get any other good job. A friend of mine has a job experience of 5 years in stress analysis and he has good opportunity to get job in that field. Like that, I like to have some specific work experience, which can fetch me a good job anytime.
What should I do to improve my career?
Should I learn more on GD&T, drawings & 3d modeling?
Or, Should I learn CFD or any other thing?
I am in a state of confusion, any suggestion will be greatly helpful & sincerely appreciated.
Thank you.
Although I worked in the same company & in the same design division, I was transferred to different sections of design department thrice, which gives me mixed experience in different design departments.
To make my situation clear, I would like to tell my work experience in brief:
1. I worked as Gas turbine performance engineer for 2 years. Job nature was primarily defect investigation & simple performance calculations for engine testing. From this experience, I simply learnt about the construction & testing of gas turbine.
2. Next one year, I worked as Detail design engineer. Job nature was doing basic mechanical calculations, making 3d models and preparing drawings. From this experience I learnt GD&T, AutoCAD & NX.
3. And for the last 2 years I worked as Engine system engineer. Job nature was engine oil system analysis (using Amesim software), designing oil system components like valves, piplines, pumps. From this experience I learnt system analysis and from my own interest I learnt the basics of CFD analysis (CFX) to do flow analysis & heat transfer analysis.
This kind of mixed experience made me specialist in nothing! & I dont know based on what area of specialization I can apply to some other company?!
I fear, if I get fired from my present employer, then I couldnt get any other good job. A friend of mine has a job experience of 5 years in stress analysis and he has good opportunity to get job in that field. Like that, I like to have some specific work experience, which can fetch me a good job anytime.
What should I do to improve my career?
Should I learn more on GD&T, drawings & 3d modeling?
Or, Should I learn CFD or any other thing?
I am in a state of confusion, any suggestion will be greatly helpful & sincerely appreciated.
Thank you.
