<p>Some people told me that mechanical engineering is hard to find a job. Is that true? What are the research opportunity with ME?Thanks</p>
<p>hmm...I've heard almost the opposite since mechanical eng. is probably the most broad and versitile of the engineering degrees. Mech E's can find jobs in areas like manufacturing, transportation, construction, energy conversion, and environmental control. You could even probably go into business after getting a mech E degree. In terms of research, mechanical engineering, along with many other disciplines, is involved in the rapid rise of nanotech research. other research is in the automobile and aerospace industry with things like aerodynamics and stuff.</p>
<p>Who ever told you that there is a lack of jobs really doesn't know what he is talking about. the previous poster pretty much is sending you in the right derection.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that the petroleum companies are snatching up ME's like crazy right now. All the MEs I know that graduated with me didn't have problems finding jobs.</p>
<p>Yup, my dad is in the oil business and has said ME's get jobs for petroleum companies somewhat easily.</p>
<p>I wonder.. let's say you graduate as an ME and work for a petroleum company, and a few years later lose your job or quit.. is it difficult to switch fields again? In other words, is it difficult to switch from a petroleum company to a biomedical company (ME's also get jobs at biomedical companies), since for the past few years you worked in a different field?</p>
<p>I think you will ave a hard time to get into the biomedical company after working in petroleum industry as you won't have any background in biomed industry...</p>
<p>But you don't have background in the petroleum industry before getting the job with a petroleum company... all you have is a background in studying mechanical engineering.</p>