<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I need some help. I have a huge interest in engineering. As a little boy, I was frequently caught taking stuff apart and inventing all kinds of crazy contraptions. I've attempted to make my own tazers, I've designed shields, designed weapons(lol i was a little kid), built go-karts, designed flying machines, and just designed things PERIOD. The point being I was always into brainstorming ideas, designing, and building.</p>
<p>Now that I'm getting ready to go to a university with a good engineering program, I'm clueless as to which I should major in; E.E. or M.E. ?</p>
<p>I guess you can say I'm interested in BOTH! Mechantronics their calling it. Which is the best route to take to indulge myself within mechatronics?</p>
<p>Should I major in EE then get an MBA in ME? Should I major in ME then get an MBA in EE?</p>
<p>Should I forget about getting an MBA and just go with EE or ME?</p>
<p>I don't want to take the wrong route and end up doing things I'm not interested in. To sum it up, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO DESIGN AND BUILD THINGS AS AN ENGINEER?</p>
<p>Imagine the Iron Man suit, this is completely hypothetical by the way(or is it...hehe), how would one go about getting a job where he would have opportunities to work on projects like that?</p>
<p>I hope you all understand this, looking forward to great advice, thanks!</p>
<p>The MBA is a business degree, hence Master of Business Administration. People who pursue this degree are generally interested in entering management. It’s not really a degree you should consider if you want to do design work.</p>
<p>Instead, a MS degree is what you want. The Master of Science is a technical graduate degree in some engineering field and is generally earned by taking 10 classes or 6 classes with a thesis option. However, before you get a MS (or MBA for that matter) you start with getting a BS, Bachelor of Science, which is the undergraduate component.</p>
<p>The “best way” for you to design and build things as an engineer is to get a degree in whatever you’re most interested in, do well in school, and get as much experience along the way. There is no silver bullet. For many people it can be hard to narrow this down to a single choice, but it’s a choice that has to be made. You can always take some electives in other engineering disciplines if you’re so inclined.</p>
<p>Engineering design is often accomplished by breaking up a large task into many smaller tasks. For example, you, as an engineer, do not design the next fighter jet. You may instead design the landing gear system for it. In the end these components are all brought together and you get a F-22 (or whatever the case may be).</p>
<p>oh, okay! you really broke it down for me, thanks for the clear up of the masters.</p>
<p>now how would I fall into the position that allows me to oversee all design aspects of an F-22 fighter? Does that require further management training by getting an MBA?</p>
<p>Can a person work their way up in some kind of ranking/experience system with just a bachelors degree?</p>
<p>That position would be a systems engineering/management type position. I’m sure the experience and education requirements will vary vastly from job to job in this kind of work, so it’s hard to give a short answer. However, it’s safe to say you will need both management and engineering skills.</p>
<p>Yes, you can work up the ranks with just a BS. Different companies place different values on the MS. Some look at it as the equivalent of two years experience and not much more. Others hold it in unrealistically high regard. The same thing can be said of the MBA.</p>