<p>I'm curious as to what all a mech.e does. I know it's a broad field but any insight will help me!</p>
<p>I’m curious too…I’m debating between EE and ME.</p>
<p>I can’t decide which one would be more fun and less boring to do!!! They both seem like fun.</p>
<p>I am not an engineer but this is a nice site my S and I found when he was first exploring engineering careers:</p>
<p>[Sloan</a> Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine](<a href=“http://www.careercornerstone.org/engineering/engineering.htm]Sloan”>Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine)</p>
<p>Toasting in roll bread…</p>
<p>Here’s a pretty good description of MechE from Michigan Tech:</p>
<p>[Mechanical</a> Engineering: What is it?](<a href=“http://www.me.mtu.edu/admin/whatme.html]Mechanical”>What is Mechanical Engineering? | Michigan Technological University)</p>
<p>What about Electrical Engineering? what do they do besides stop lights and power poles?</p>
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a) This thread is three years old.
b) I sincerely hope you are joking. Please do a Google search.</p>
<p>Give the newbie a break! 
Rule of thumb: You are better off starting a new thread than resurrecting an old thread. Also for questions such as yours, a google search is best. I think you may find sites that have general information on that but you can also find forums that are frequented by working engineers.</p>
<p>A day in life: Answering phones, Pulling POs, pricing equipment… </p>
<p>I can tell you what I did as a mechanical engineering intern, which was pretty close to what a real mechanical engineer would do. </p>
<p>My day started at 8:15 with a staff meeting. We would get any updates on projects or tasks to complete. Then, I would go to my desk and work on one of several design projects I was working on at any given time. I used Excel, MATLAB, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, etc. </p>
<p>However, I wasn’t tethered to my desk. Throughout the day, I would go to various meetings. I frequently went to our manufacturing shop to talk with the engineers/technicians there and work out any problems we might be having. I also went to our lab a lot, to run experiments on our product. I also interacted a lot with supplier and customers, troubleshooting issues and discussing the product. </p>
<p>My days were always full, but I enjoyed the work so it went by fast! I hope this helps! </p>