Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Information Concerning The Job Of Mechanical Engineers

By Peter N. Correa


There are several streams of engineering available for anyone to study and specialize. From mechanical, civil, automobile, chemical and electrical engineering we have several new streams in IT, Petroleum, etc. Most jobs are intra disciplinary in nature when it comes to practical job functions. Thus a mechanical engineer will work on designing machines but in tandem with electrical and IT engineer etc.

You find mechanical engineers taking up specialization in production engineering, machine design or even in other related fields such as aerospace as well as instrumentation etc.

Unlike IT engineering, mechanical engineering involves quite a lot of physical movement and work. Therefore the engineers have to be fit and in good health. They should have a strong conceptual knowledge of maths and physics coupled with a good grasp over abstract concept reasoning.

You can be an engineer when you have secured a bachelor's degree in engineering. If you pursue masters after a minimum of one year of experience it can give you a good lead in your career.

Employers always need the engineers to keep updating their skills and training. Therefore the companies sponsor their best employee engineers to further their education and also send them frequently for training.

Today engineers do not need to take leave form their work to pursue further education. They can easily take up online courses to pursue further education. These courses can be pursued in their free time and at their own pace without having to disturb your schedule at all. Check out the universities that are offering online degrees and courses that are of interest to you.

As a fresh engineer out of college you always start off as a junior engineer working under a senior engineer because you are fresh out of college. Down the line after a year of experience depending upon your attitude and performance you will be able to move up the line to become a supervisor or a team leader and so on.

There is a very good scope for mechanical engineers with post graduate qualifications to work as technical directors, consultants, project heads and so on. Many people do set up their own consultancy or manufacturing units after gaining few years of experience. The salary package for an engineer can be upwards of $50,000 per annum, besides of course the other emoluments like retirement benefit, health insurance, bonus and paid leave etc.




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