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<blockquote data-quote="Fat Boss" data-source="post: 16087017" data-attributes="member: 122645"><p>I agree with this 100%. IMO get a degree in mechanical engineering. It will open almost all doors to better opportunity and compensation. BTW- I've got a Bus Degree from Chico State, but my current profession is manufacturing engineering. I work in the semiconductor equipment industry. We make the machines that turn cheap silicon wafers into expensive computer chips. In our industry the mechanical engineers use CAD to design the parts using SolidWorks or NX or any number of CAD programs. Once they have a design they like, they have more junior engineers (typically in India since our company is in dozens of countries) take those CAD models and create engineering drawings with tolerancing and datums defined. The fun part is in the actual design/engineering of the parts, IMO. Mfg Engr like what I do is not as exciting, but at work I'm paid like a design engineer. I just wanted you to know a typical product development workflow for CAD. Beyond that, we have Dfx Engineering that review the designs in both CAD and 2D drawings to apply principles of Design for Cost/Lead Time/Serviceability/Transportation/Safety. These folks usually just knock cost out of the parts, which is in fact the best way to improve margin on a product.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree with this 100%. Also, you have to be willing to get outside the old comfort zone. I've been at my company for just over five years, get a good yearly bonus, and a total comp package close to $200k- but I'm going to meet a guy about a job next week. Why? Because you only live once and I want to retire someday! Proactively changing companies every few years will grow your salary more than anything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fat Boss, post: 16087017, member: 122645"] I agree with this 100%. IMO get a degree in mechanical engineering. It will open almost all doors to better opportunity and compensation. BTW- I've got a Bus Degree from Chico State, but my current profession is manufacturing engineering. I work in the semiconductor equipment industry. We make the machines that turn cheap silicon wafers into expensive computer chips. In our industry the mechanical engineers use CAD to design the parts using SolidWorks or NX or any number of CAD programs. Once they have a design they like, they have more junior engineers (typically in India since our company is in dozens of countries) take those CAD models and create engineering drawings with tolerancing and datums defined. The fun part is in the actual design/engineering of the parts, IMO. Mfg Engr like what I do is not as exciting, but at work I'm paid like a design engineer. I just wanted you to know a typical product development workflow for CAD. Beyond that, we have Dfx Engineering that review the designs in both CAD and 2D drawings to apply principles of Design for Cost/Lead Time/Serviceability/Transportation/Safety. These folks usually just knock cost out of the parts, which is in fact the best way to improve margin on a product. I agree with this 100%. Also, you have to be willing to get outside the old comfort zone. I've been at my company for just over five years, get a good yearly bonus, and a total comp package close to $200k- but I'm going to meet a guy about a job next week. Why? Because you only live once and I want to retire someday! Proactively changing companies every few years will grow your salary more than anything else. [/QUOTE]
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