<p>What are the best jobs for graduates with a BS in Mechanical Engineering? What company are most desired for prospective workers?</p>
<p>Most desired?</p>
<p>Out here in the west, Aerospace and Biomed companies seem to get a lot of attention. If we were in the south I'm assuming a company like Exxon Mobil would get more attention.</p>
<p>I can easily see how mechE transfers to aerospace, but what type of work does a mechE do in the biomedical field? Do biomedical companies hire many mechanical engineers?</p>
<p>There's probably a lot of mechE stuff involved in bones, joints, etc.</p>
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<p>Out here in the west, Aerospace and Biomed companies seem to get a lot of attention. If we were in the south I'm assuming a company like Exxon Mobil would get more attention.
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What are some Aerospace companies in the "west"? I need some in mind when I do co-op during my junior year of college. Hopefully they pay well and I can get a job there after I graduate.</p>
<p>Boeing, Lockheed, & Northrop all hire in California.</p>
<p>Do they hire a lot from PSU?</p>
<p>southern california has ALOT of aerospace opportunities. penn state university? not a clue. i only applied to california schools (first choice is usc). but i know that these aerospace companies have branches in other parts of the country. i think boeing has a branch in michigan. you should check that out. and i've also heard that aerospace companies are "wonderful" for job security and benefits.</p>
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and i've also heard that aerospace companies are "wonderful" for job security and benefits.
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<p>I've heard this a lot as well which is understandable because securiy cleared jobs are usually pretty stable and it's not like we're going to stop needing the technology anytime soon. I'm actually an EE, but I'm also going into the aerospace field.</p>
<p>Aerospace companies have wonderful job security? Did I read that right?</p>
<p>yeah that's what i've heard from all the aerospace and mechanical engineers that i've spoken to. the market is growing because of subterranean, oceanic, and space exploration.</p>
<p>yes, you did. maybe your location is different?</p>
<p>will your undergrad school matter if i already know i want to go to grad school? i mean, i hear that mechE is hard enough as it is, so gettin into grad school with a low gpa makes it even harder. would it be better to go to a less prestigious school for undergrad and get a higher GPA, or get a lower GPA from a higher ranked school?</p>
<p>you won't get a high gpa at any engineering undergrad. go to a good school (in the top thirty, or so) and get above a 3.0 and you'll be fine. some schools provide continuous master's programs where you can take graduate courses your senior year and get your masters in the fifth year. if you do this, then you don't need to apply to grad school or even take the GREs. i plan on following this path at USC.</p>
<p>I work for an electric utility company. Working at a power plant is a great mechanical engineering experience. I work in a coal-powered plant. You also have nuclear plants but I haven't worked in one yet. Companies in the power industry will be recruiting many new employees in all fields in the next decade due to the huge number of retirements. However, some young engineers opt to go to other more prestigious engineering jobs that pay more or are "cleaner." For example, some days I may spend most of my time in my cubicle but today I was crawling around on piping in the boiler for many hours searching for defects. Very dark, dusty, and sometimes hot.</p>
<p>I know quite a few of my ME friends that graduated at the same time as me got hired by companies in the oil industry.</p>
<p>anybody know about the automotive industry?</p>
<p>What do you want to know?</p>
<p>Mechanical Engineers are being hired like crazy in all fields and especially in Oil.</p>
<p>is it difficult to get into the automotive industry? what are the jobs like? is the pay/benefits any good?</p>