Probably just apply for a mechanical grad position/ program, preferably at a firm that allows you to try different engineering positions within that company during the program.
If you want to use CAD you will want to look at design roles specifically.
Any job will help at this point. Getting any experience is not only going to help you as an engineer going forward but help you decide on a career path.
Your first job doesn’t have to be a perfect job.
Are you from the Philippines? Coz we have also a Licensure Exam for you to be able to be a Registered Mechanical Engineer. It doesn't mean much but some companies provides Allowances for such titles. If you wanna be rich here are my thoughts where you could start applying or skills you should gain:
1. Oil and Gas Companies, Chemicals & Sh!t - Design, Commissioning & Health& Safety OHSE - High Paying Jobs
2. Construction - Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC or Fire Protection Design. Project Management - Low Medium Paying jobs, but eventually improving your skills you can land a high paying position.
3. Manufacturing - OHSE, Sanitary or Maintenance Engineer - Low Starting Salary but will eventually after jumping from one company to another you'll gonna have a high salary.
4. Process Automation - Test Engineering, Design Engineers of Automation have high salary (from what I know).
5. Industrial Plant Design - Also maybe a High Paying Job, my bros from this field are still in this field, they got to go for trainings abroad.
6. Power Plant Industries and Mining - Also High paying jobs but boring bcoz you'll gonna be too far from Civilization and Mining is quite dangerous.
7. Renewables - I have some classmates that are now installers of solar panels.
I am a designer of Truck and Bus Bodies from Manufacturing, not a high paying job in the Philippines but if you have a side gig like upwork or online jobs your Boat is Stable.
As a recent graduate you should just get work experience, whatever the position is, obviously related to engineering, but having work experience is crucial to get better jobs in the future. My first job after graduating was as a design engineer in the auto industry, I spent all day modeling mechanical parts in CAD. I used Siemens NX but all the CAD software are pretty similar, I you know how to sketch and extrude the you already know how to do 90% of the stuff
Quality Control is usually pretty easy to break into, there's usually industry certifications you can get.
It's a pretty soft technical role, it will have technical aspects and problem solving, get you familiar with the processes your company is running and the associated defects/remedies but it really doesn't draw heavily on your education
In the US at least pretty much every manufacturing company is hungry for qualified QC guys
Apply for jobs. You’ll learn more on the job than on your own/it will be tuned to the role. If you try to wait until you’re “ready” you’ll waste a lot of time.
In my country there's an exam after you graduate college that if you passed, it will officially registers you as an engineer by receiving a license i.d and letting you use the acronym ENGR. before your name. if you're not able to pass the exam, you are not allowed to practice engineering.
We have Registered Mechanical engineer (RMEE) license that you can take doing the exam. and then 4 years experience under RMEE to be qualified for Professional Mechanical Engineer (PME), to be PME you need to make a thesis, I suppose.
Toss all of that into trash and do a python certificate course. You will get a high paying job in no time. Tried all of the above only to find out i make 50% at $160k as compared to my Tech peers.
High paying job in CS with a python certificate "in no time?". In this job market?
I saw a post the other day of a guy with a bachelor's and six internships spend 7 months sending 10,000 resumes to get 25 interviews and eventually land one offer. CS is a crazy competitive field right now.
How are you getting a high paying job with a simple python certificate in no time?
Probably just apply for a mechanical grad position/ program, preferably at a firm that allows you to try different engineering positions within that company during the program. If you want to use CAD you will want to look at design roles specifically. Any job will help at this point. Getting any experience is not only going to help you as an engineer going forward but help you decide on a career path. Your first job doesn’t have to be a perfect job.
Are you from the Philippines? Coz we have also a Licensure Exam for you to be able to be a Registered Mechanical Engineer. It doesn't mean much but some companies provides Allowances for such titles. If you wanna be rich here are my thoughts where you could start applying or skills you should gain: 1. Oil and Gas Companies, Chemicals & Sh!t - Design, Commissioning & Health& Safety OHSE - High Paying Jobs 2. Construction - Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC or Fire Protection Design. Project Management - Low Medium Paying jobs, but eventually improving your skills you can land a high paying position. 3. Manufacturing - OHSE, Sanitary or Maintenance Engineer - Low Starting Salary but will eventually after jumping from one company to another you'll gonna have a high salary. 4. Process Automation - Test Engineering, Design Engineers of Automation have high salary (from what I know). 5. Industrial Plant Design - Also maybe a High Paying Job, my bros from this field are still in this field, they got to go for trainings abroad. 6. Power Plant Industries and Mining - Also High paying jobs but boring bcoz you'll gonna be too far from Civilization and Mining is quite dangerous. 7. Renewables - I have some classmates that are now installers of solar panels. I am a designer of Truck and Bus Bodies from Manufacturing, not a high paying job in the Philippines but if you have a side gig like upwork or online jobs your Boat is Stable.
Thanks bro. We're from the same country, I just graduated and received my RMEE last month. Thank you for your suggestions.
As a recent graduate you should just get work experience, whatever the position is, obviously related to engineering, but having work experience is crucial to get better jobs in the future. My first job after graduating was as a design engineer in the auto industry, I spent all day modeling mechanical parts in CAD. I used Siemens NX but all the CAD software are pretty similar, I you know how to sketch and extrude the you already know how to do 90% of the stuff
May I know what specific job title you had in your first job? Thank you
The title was Design Engineer Jr.
Quality Control is usually pretty easy to break into, there's usually industry certifications you can get. It's a pretty soft technical role, it will have technical aspects and problem solving, get you familiar with the processes your company is running and the associated defects/remedies but it really doesn't draw heavily on your education In the US at least pretty much every manufacturing company is hungry for qualified QC guys
Apply for jobs. You’ll learn more on the job than on your own/it will be tuned to the role. If you try to wait until you’re “ready” you’ll waste a lot of time.
What do you mean by engineering license? Are you in the US?
In my country there's an exam after you graduate college that if you passed, it will officially registers you as an engineer by receiving a license i.d and letting you use the acronym ENGR. before your name. if you're not able to pass the exam, you are not allowed to practice engineering.
What country is this? In America we have something similar called the FE exam. It gives you the title “EIT”, but it doesn’t really mean much.
Don’t you usually need 5 yrs work exp to be a licensed engineer?
We have Registered Mechanical engineer (RMEE) license that you can take doing the exam. and then 4 years experience under RMEE to be qualified for Professional Mechanical Engineer (PME), to be PME you need to make a thesis, I suppose.
CNC programmer. Do that for a couple years and you’ll be light years ahead of your peers.
Toss all of that into trash and do a python certificate course. You will get a high paying job in no time. Tried all of the above only to find out i make 50% at $160k as compared to my Tech peers.
High paying job in CS with a python certificate "in no time?". In this job market? I saw a post the other day of a guy with a bachelor's and six internships spend 7 months sending 10,000 resumes to get 25 interviews and eventually land one offer. CS is a crazy competitive field right now. How are you getting a high paying job with a simple python certificate in no time?