What INDUSTRIES or what kind of companies hire Mechanical Engineer in Piping, Fluid Mechanics? 14

[amata42]

Hello Engineering Community,

I was recently laid off, and I was working at a indoor algae growing facility, working with Pipes, Pipelines, Piping Networks, Pumps, valves, Fluid Flow (Fluid Mechanics), and chillers.

I've identified a few industries (or kinds of companies) that could use my abilities:
1. water plants
2. beer breweries
3. wineries
4. bio-pharmaceutical (liquid medicine)
5. oil industry

BUT I do Not want to work in bio-pharmaceutical industry (too much documentation) or oil industry (I'm an environmentalist).

WHERE ELSE can they use a mechanical engineer with Pipes, Pipelines, and Fluid Mechanics? Feel free to post comments and suggestions.

Thank you!

 

[GregLocock]

Cheer up rconnor, I grinned when I read it. If I were to critique it, the second sentence is actually a serious observation, so it maybe defused people's funny bones.

Cheers

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[MacGyverS2000]

IR,

I gave a smiley for rconner's post... I had hoped that would be enough.

Dan - Owner

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[zdas04]

I started my career in Nuclear Power. I left that field because I had seen the wrong side of too many picket lines manned by self-styled "environmentalists". I moved to Oil & Gas and realized that "environmentalists" could not care less about the environment--they are only interested in harming humans. I know that their stated goals do not support that conclusion, but their actions certainly do. The Oil & Gas industry is a particular target for these individuals simply because this industry is the engine for the unprecedented standard of living now enjoyed in the western world. The amount of a person's effort that must be expended acquiring fuel today is the lowest in the history of man. The Wild Earth Guardians really hate that.

For you to smugly say that of course you couldn't possibly consider a position in Oil & Gas because "I am and environmentalist" seemed particularly idiotic. A non-idiot would have simply left that out of their post and ignored any recommendation to consider this industry. An idiot would have smugly urinated on an entire industry.

Your SHOUTED demand that I not insult you is ludicrous. You have insulted me and the many tens of thousands of hard working individuals in an important industry. Yes, I will insult you simply for being insulting. And a "guarantee" that you won't work at McDonalds is childish. If I had a choice between fast food and not being able to feed my children, I'd put on a paper hat and a smile in an instant. That promise fits nicely with your "hire a teenager while they still know everything" attitude.

No apology will be forthcoming from me.

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering

"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
The plural of anecdote is not "data"

 

[ornerynorsk]

Working at McDonalds should not be viewed as a negative. It teaches the importance of deadlines, teamwork, managing a stressful environment, working within protocols, dealing with people in general, etc. If nothing else, it will serve as an incentive to further your career possibilities, and provide a point of appreciation for later in life. There is no shame in honest work, whatever that work may be!

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

 

[Latexman]

Working the counter and drive-thru at McDonalds will also give one a taste of dealing with the "general public" and the small percentage of crazies that entails.

Good luck,
Latexman

Technically, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.

 

[amata42]

rconnor: no worries. Thanks for the post. I see your sarcasm.

zdas04: You're talking about me being childish, you should re-read your original post and see how you reacted. You remind me of many of the TEENAGERS who post comments on YouTube. You're just barking and "name-calling". > You are making an assumption about me: that I am like one of those environmentalists you encountered in the nuclear power or oil industry. I am not like that at all. First of all, I don't even protest. AND I've never yelled or cursed at anybody for having an opposite view/opinion than me of the environment. I just talk to people about it (peacefully).

And NO, I did not "insult the tens of thousands of hard working individuals in [the oil] industry". I merely stated my preference in looking for a job. And no, I don't need an apology from you.

So stop acting like a adolescent/teenager.

And yes, if I had to work at McDonalds, I would. I said "that" because I meant, I am well qualified in different areas, so I just don't have to work at McDonalds since I can do so many other things that pay well.

Enough said. I am done with this conversation. Let's change the subject. I've made a list of industries that could hire Engineers like me. Here is my list:

1. water plants
2. beer breweries
3. wineries
4. bio-pharmaceutical (liquid medicine)
5. oil industry
6. petrochemical
7. chemical industry
8. Natural Gas Utilities
9. HVAC companies (Heat Venting Air Conditioning)
- for big office buildings, air conditioning companies for homes do not need engineers
10. fire protection (sprinkler systems)
11. dietary supplements (liquid)
- EX: fish oil, other gel capsules
12. Soda bottling companies
13. Juice bottling
14. RO Systems

If anybody wishes to add to the list, feel free to do so. Thank you all.

 

[Guest0527211403]

If 12 & 13 interest you, consider the plastics industry as a whole.

My company designs injection molding machines and we have a dedicated fluid power specialist as well as a team of engineers who work with piping (mold & post-mold chilling water), hose routing, etc. Project engineers who we work with develop plant-level designs.

There's an environmental bent to what we do as well as we are highly focused on energy efficiency in the plastics manufacturing process. We also provide solutions for our customers to maximize the use of recycled plastic while adhering to all relevant standards (i.e. food safety in packaging).

Good luck

 

[amata42]

@ justkeepgiviner: where is your company located?

 

[Guest0527211403]

Just north of Toronto, Canada.

There's a larger, more established company who builds IMMs also located north of Toronto. That's not us.

 

[IRstuff]

Not sure how this fits in with your environmentalist bent, but semiconductor manufacturing equipment typically involves moving fluids and gases around. I haven't been involved in that particular industry for a LONG time, but, etchers, gas systems, vacuum systems, cooling for furnaces, process gas control, etc., were all in that arena.

Also, any product or equipment that uses or requires fluids or air, like food processors; there seems to be a pretty fascinating rivalry between Vitamix and their thumper and the others like Ninja, who have figured fluid mechanical ways of making sure stuff doesn't hang above the processor's blades. Photograph development, although that's probably a dying industry. Almost all processed foods require fluid transport at some point in time in the process, like Cheetos, which are solid as sold, but are some sort of extrusion during the processing.

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[btrueblood]

Hmm, water supply and food supply plants are on the list, but nothing on the "downstream" side. Sewage treatment will be as much a growing field as the supply side is, and has its own set of environmental and engineering challenges.

 

[moon161]

Love it or hate it, the shale gas and tar sands booms are pulling up the general market for mechanicals, especially fab-ey pipe-ey types such as myself.