I'm a ME....and ditto to what IROC says...it has to be a "part" of you....don't do it out of a love of money ( only) ...( ha !)... or "career stability" or whatever. You have to like this stuff and have an inquisitive mind. I find that the thinking discipline used in studying ME has served me well in other ( ex: project management) duties.
Mike(IROC)....no kidding?....in my past I designed cryogenic pumping and vaporization systems ( LN2 / L02 / LH2)...and contracted with NASA on hydrogen trans-fill station designs. We did their facility at the Stennis Space center, where I was big-time involved at one time. Also did some work for Vandenburg Air force Base, etc.....
Small world.....
Wil