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Originally Posted by mcinturff
A little background: I finished my master's degree in mechanical engineering last Christmas and went to work for the Department of Defense a couple months after. After 5 months of working there I decided that it just wasn't where I wanted my career to go.
They say you if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. I would like to do something automotive related. I know there are plenty of people on here who are engineers or have worked with them most of their career, so any advice on where to look would be greatly appreciated. I mostly focused on heat transfer (probably my strongest subject) and fluid mechanics for my masters, and did some mechanical dynamics work as well. I should also mention I have about 15 years under my belt turning wrenches, from 911 engine rebuilds to complete motorcycle restorations.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm in houston, and my msme is in heat and mass transfer as well. Like most of us hear I am a car nut as well and always figured I would end up in that field professionally. Im not sure I have much in the way of sage advice for you, but I have been turned off by the automotive industry for the reasons listed. It seems really difficult to get into a fun aspect of the industry. That being said there are plenty of positions related to R&D for racing outfits and larger scale aftermarket. Fluid and heat transfer expertise are likely valuable skills. Have you thought about applying to Cobb tuning in austin, for example?
I ended up in oil and gas R&D. It has been an interesting field for the last 17 years. The products we design are used to failure and are subjected to absurdly harsh conditions.