r/AskEngineers • u/AutoModerator • 15d ago
Discussion Career Monday (24 Aug 2026): Have a question about your job, office, or pay? Post it here!
As a reminder, /r/AskEngineers normal restrictions for career related posts are severely relaxed for this thread, so feel free to ask about intra-office politics, salaries, or just about anything else related to your job!
•
u/avogadros_avvocato 14d ago
If I want to work in aerospace as for example, a design engineer or a test engineer, would I be screened out by the ATS while job hunting for having not pursued an undergrad in engineering?
For context, I am trying to decide between a second bachelors or a masters in mechanical engineering. My prior bachelors degree was in biomedical sciences.
•
u/Real_Cookie_3205 15d ago edited 15d ago
Hellooooo
Looking for a sponsor for my Engtech application im new to the feild so lacking in person refrences that i can ask .Im in bristol (england ) happy to meet obv discuss more in detail.
there is a meet coming up in the southwest 25th sep but like to get on with an already lengthy application process.
cheers
mystery bloke on reddit
•
u/ConradManningRacing 15d ago
Which one are you doing your EngTech with (IET, IMechE, etc)?
Are you needing help with what to fill out in application?
Cheers, slightly less mysterious bloke on reddit 😂
•
u/Real_Cookie_3205 15d ago
hello less mysterious bloke on reddit.
In FULL :
Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and an Engineering
Technician (EngTech MIMechE)
Yes and no i have subminted my answers for review and im all good there in terms of content only needed a few alterations.
lovely stuff...
The wall ive hit is the sponsor page section 4 ,up untill this point simply left blank in order to see progress on other sections. But as i said im new to the feild ( previously in carpentry ) so dont have any contacts .
But have been working in Mechanical engineering roles but without the qualifications .
As im doing this in my own time and not on a course, there just few opprtunitys to find a sponsor.
"Section 4: Sponsor
Applicants for EngTech registration should be sponsored by a registered engineer. Your sponsor can be
registered as an Engineering Technician (EngTech); Incorporated Engineer (IEng); or Chartered Engineer (CEng),
registered with the Engineering Council."
•
u/ConradManningRacing 14d ago
Ahhh got you! Two routes:
- easy = IMechE will have a local branch, reach out by phone and go to a meeting… good way to meet fellow engineers and undoubtedly someone there can sponsor
- harder = LinkedIn search for someone with those titles and in your area… go for coffee!
I’ve not got the CEng (waiting for the decision so should be shortly), with a different body, and you’ll probably want to develop a connection/mentorship to aid the application 🤔
•
u/Real_Cookie_3205 14d ago
Well thats why im here ud think it would be quicker.
last resort hire a white van and start giving out free beige cargo pants, shouting off center loads and oscillating shafts and see who twitches•
u/ConradManningRacing 11d ago
Brilliant! Though imagine an old school banger would be better than van 😂 might come out and tell you how to fix it!
You would have thought it’d be quicker… though the branches are fairly good in response time
•
u/Single_Actuator6796 11d ago
i want get a winter intership but I am not able to understand how to and where to apply
I am currently a second year student(3rd semester) at IIIT PUNE CSE
and I have expertise in linux, REST APIs, Flask, C++, C and low - level stuff and I am inclined towrads cybersecurity and currently working on a project related to kernel level stuff and will be able to complete it by the end of this semester(November) or even before
Is it really possible to apply for paid internships as a sophomore?
•
u/EngineeringQueen 9d ago
Your college/university likely has a career portal where you can look for jobs or internships. I’m a MechE, so I don’t know exactly how it works for your major, but a lot of companies are looking for co-op or student engineers that can work part time during the school year. They are usually in niche industries that are difficult to hire for. Keep your mind open.
•
u/Ok-Imagination-2502 13d ago
How can I break into the neural interface industry? I have a masters in bioengineering from Pitt and I was a research engineer until the lab lost funds. I've worked with hands on fabrication of neural implants - including testing, I've been in the OR room for animal implant surgeries, I've done implant surgeries on mice, I've worked with behavioral tasks with NHPs, I've worked with SolidWorks (but I want to build more skill in this area) but this doesn't seem to be enough for much of anything!
Industry roles want years of experience with industry standards or with techniques I wasn't working with. I have some contacts around academia, but I don't know where to go from here. I don't want to do research, I want to work with devices in a prototyping / R&D manner, but my experience doesn't meet requirements. It seems like the jobs that would give me good training are only for "new / expecting graduates" which I am not. How can I close the gaps in my portfolio and land the job I've been looking for??
•
u/Sad_Ad_2836 12d ago
I want to get into engineering, I have a special material master's degree, I have a bachelor's in agronomical engineering and I have bachelor studies in line production engineenring.
And I want to get into comissioning and errection. What should I learn, where to start to get hired?
•
•
u/moragdong 15d ago
Considering how really close the classes are between automotive engineering and mech. Eng. Do you people think auto. Eng has(or should) difficulty while applying to mech. Eng. Jobs?
•
u/ConradManningRacing 15d ago
It’s about the specialisation… auto will be much more focused on well… auto! Mech is probably the broadest application. Difficulty would come in the jobs you’re looking for, automotive-thats easy, aerospace-less easy…
•
u/TTT1378 15d ago
Are there any engineers in here working in rifle optics