<p>"why you want to work in an entry level Engineering field with the MBA degree? over qualified?.. "</p>
<p>Overqualified? No, definitely not overqualified for an entry level engineering position. The real question would be whether you really want to do engineering? If so, why did you get the MBA?</p>
<p>I hired a couple of dual engineering and business majors. Was always a disaster. Never do that again (although it is really a moot point as I am now retired). The person was always wanting to do “management” work and not the engineering (for which they were hired to do). </p>
<p>The knowledge gained in a typical business degree is not the same that one needs to be an “engineering manager”. An engineering manager needs; knowledge of his technical field enough to do cost and time estimating of the engineering job, scheduling and oversight skills to see that the job is being done with cost and schedule, people skills to help the unit function as a “team”, do performance reviews, etc. The National Management Association has classes that teach these skills. However, you always need to learn the engineering first. You don’t need to be the best engineer to become the manager but you do need to acquire enough “engineering judgement” to survive.</p>
<p>I have seen friends of mine get their MBAs after working for a while in engineering. However, at the completion of the MBA their careers usually take a big turn, if they are to use the MBA. One went into marketing within the company, another went into finance. They were good engineers and were good in their new fields also. Their new career paths would put them in better position to become the CEO than staying in engineering, IMHO. Definitely an interesting career path if that’s your choice. One just needs to have a plan on where they want to go, evaluate its risks/rewards, and then execute their plan.</p>