Hello, I have 6 YOE and just finished my master's degree in Mech E. Been applying to companies since September but barely got interview calls. If there are other professionals or hiring managers in this forum, I would really value your inputs on my resume. Is the job market just that bad or are my skills not in demand ? I also tailor most of my the positions I apply to, so not sure what I'm doing wrong. Whatever it is please criticize my resume as much as you could. Thanks in advance.

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I am a senior BSME student currently in an internship at a chemical manufacturing company. This is my 4th month here, but I literally have been doing nothing for the most part. Currently I am tasked for developing dashboard interface and database for sensor data (I know, I am out of depth in this area) and many other things involving process optimalization.

The thing is, I feel like I am not guided correctly in this mess. I can't depend on anyone for design purpose except what's already implemented. I am mostly left on my own device, because the department I am in (production) doesn't really have a team specified for R&D nor optimalization. I literally don't have a clue how to complete what they ask of me.

For example, my boss wants to add an emergency shutoff valve to prevent chemical product leaking from reactor into the jacketing of thermal oil line. I mean, surely there are already components (shutoff valve) designed for this specific task, right? So, what is generally the procedure for this? Do I first need to make a simulation from CAD software for presentation purpose? Then finding the correct type/brand/spec for the component? How would I even know if the part will work correctly or if it is compatible with the rest of the system? F*ck me, am I responsible for the budgeting for the procurement process too?

Right now I don't have an engineering job, working as a math teacher (I have a BS in Applied math and ME). However, I am tired of being a teacher and I feel under qualified for everything whenever I apply to engineering jobs. Most places require X experience or Y years using Z software, etc. Is this normal? To just apply to jobs you are not qualified for?

All the experience I have is Solidworks from school and some projects using Matlab/ANSYS. It has been so long since I graduated that I don't even feel confident putting these on my resume since I forgot most of it (graduated 4 years ago).

Any tips ? Should I just keep applying to stuff I'm not qualified for and hope they don't asked me to do something I don't remember how to do? I'm sure I can figure it out once there but I'm not sure how companies take to that

Hello everyone! I start a bachelor in Mechanical Engineering in about 8 months from now. Do you have any tips or advice on how I can better prepare myself for it? Where should I focus most?

Thanks!

I am a second year mechanical engineering student from KIIT University. My cgpa till now (3rd sem) is 7.61. Can anyone please provide a reality check of cgpa And skills weightage in placements. And please help me to know that what skills ,software , or good platform where I can apply for internships, etc.which are most demanding nowadays so atleast I can be qualified to get a decent job.It'll be of great help .

has anyone ever attempted a disc brake conversion off the hilux front hubs? with the amount of similarities between it and the 1000’s id like to believe so. if anyone has done it or knows how to based off their sheer intellect id like to hear all about it. im posting about it here sincs id like to think the members here have the ability to help me out best

if I want to learn mechanical engineering, not to find a job just out of pure interest.

also I have a degree in electrical engineering so considering my educational background what books or information sources do you advice me to learn from?

thank you for your time and help

Hey guys, I'm going to take statics this semester and I want to study well for this class as I hear it is an important foundation for dynamics (at least in how you are supposed to think about problems). I've heard that Jeff Hanson's youtube videos are great support for the course, but is his book worth the 25 bucks? Thanks!

I'm designing a marine-based system that requires a housing to protect internal components from seawater corrosion. What materials and design considerations would you recommend for a housing that needs to be:

1. Corrosion-resistant
2. Structurally robust
3. Able to withstand varying water pressures
4. Non-conductive

Any guidance on standards, regulations, or best practices for marine-based systems would also be appreciated.

Currently at Penn State for Mechanical engineering. I’m curious to hear from all the engineers in here and how they were able to do it. Everything I see maxes out around 110k starting around 60-70k. I’m open to all information that you:)

I’m having a hard time finding this online. Probably because I don’t really know the name of it.

Depending on the flow rates of the hot fluid required to cool, plate heat exchangers install several pairs of plates for heat transfer.

One thing I'm particularly curious about is that when designing the exchangers, what limits the maximum #pairs of plates in the unit, and how the Mech engineers calculate the required force (thus what bolts to use to torque down the plates) such that there is no fluid leak thru the gaskets?

How is the calculation being carried out to consider the force required for the gaskets' deformation across the plates?

Gear design is hard and complicated enough as it is and here comes the author throwing a question like "The reciprocal of a diameter pitch of the ratio of the pitch diameter to the no. of teeth."

I mean I get it after a couple of re-reads but damn. It could have been phrased better.

Yo! I did a previous internship in the US and I’m looking to come back for summer 2025

I’m a Canadian Uni student, so I was on a J1 and would require another

I know the companies willing to sponsor are usually the really difficult ones to get (Tesla, Apple, etc.). Wondering if anyone had an idea of some less common ones to look out for!

I know postings often say that they don’t sponsor and I do read all descriptions, but I’m 100s of applications in so far with little luck sadly, so thought I’d ask around

Goodluck to everyone searching for an internship!

I was thinking of this question even before tweedledee and tweedledum started questioning US engineers qualifications. I’m 52 and have a fairly unique and well rounded background. I’m at that stage where I’m kind of a “graybeard”. Joining this sub has got me thinking about the past and I can’t help but feel like the role of an engineer has somehow been diminished since starting back in 2000. Does anyone else feel that?

I have a part that needs to be made from "#748A Zinc". Does anyone have a list of zinc alloys that would tell me what that is?

Always was wondering about this. How often did you have to write down all the equations and calculations on your engineering notes?

What steps or what goes in ones mind (Especially Mechanical Engineers) while designing things and components??

If you have been following Musk and Vivek’s recent tweets, you may have noticed that a lot of information has been coming out on the CS subreddits about how the H1B visa is impacting tech (software). Many on there are describing how tech departments in many firms are now 90%+ H1B. One common theme is that instead of hiring new grads, employers prefer to bring in H1B workers and the field is systemically becoming hostile to American citizens.

Is the same thing happening in ME and engineering more broadly, in your experience?

I need to design a mechanism to lift the plastic tray (light green colored object on top of rollers) roughly 4" off of the conveyor rollers. The mechanism will have to extend in between rollers from underneath. The tray is very light weight...maybe 4 lbs. so I'm thinking pneumatic powered. The tray will have empty plastic bottles on it which will add very little additional weight. I've thought about 4 individual cylinders but I'm concerned that they would extend at slightly different speeds causing the tray to tilt and/or tip or move bottles. I've also thought about an individual cylinder with a plate and bearing guides which would lift at one speed but my concern with that approach is possible binding of the bearings. I could do a version of a scissor lift but with the weight I'm lifting that seems to be overkill. Any design ideas on this would be appreciated. This will be lifting a tray roughly every 5 minutes in production so I need something that is trouble free from a maintenance standpoint.

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