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Looking for either a complete turbo conversion, or engine swap near pittsburgh, PA! Thanks, Jordan

happening again... :/

Very true. Two of my friends will be hired by Boeing, and a few of my mom's friends have their own firms. My entire family is in engineering, so the networking part is covered. It's sad that that is what it's come down to, not like a very talented kid submitting a resume wouldn't get a job, I just hate relying on the 'you have to know someone' BS. It's sad but for the most part true. There IS some excellent advice here, if any of the older engineers want to give interview tips? What do you look for, what are some things the set you off, etc. It would help us out greatly We're in a generation where face to face conversations are getting rare and more awkward, I could only imagine interview quality going downhill. People rarely pick up the phone anymore, they'd rather text because they're too awkward on the phone.

I love matlab, it's so convenient. I hate C++/Visual Basic...then again it's pretty worthless for mathematical stuff compared to matlab. As for CAD, definitely need to step my game up. Once I get good at it, it should be fun. I made a little rocket back in my freshman year. Sadly I never used it again. Gotta hop back on the wagon LOL Thanks for all the help guys, ironic there are so many engineers on hybridz? I think not

I mean Aero is cool but I'm open to anything avoiding hardcore chemistry LOL I'm really open to anything, as long as I'm not stuck at a desk or doing technical reports the rest of my life. I'll do it for a bit if there's a chance for advance, but I'm not signing my life over to a desk job. The days and time don't mean s*** to me, a company says jump, I say how high, for how long, and where to. If they sent me to some hell-hole with a dictionary and told me what to do, I'd be tickled to death, and I mean it. I'd be doing what I love two times over. Working hard and learning languages I'll definitely look into it. I got excited just reading your post. I mean Aero wouldn't be far off from what I'm guessing oil services would comprise, (fluid flow, dynamics, pipe flow, etc) so I mean I might have a shot. The question I always ask engineers that catch them off guard is 'Do you truly enjoy your job/work?' I've gotten everything from 'f*** no' to people telling me it's a gift from God. All depends on the man of course, but I tend to live by the 'if you pick the right job, you'll never have to 'work' a day in your life' I'm not sure if you meant committed to aero as in changing my degree or staying in the aero field when I graduate. Changing the degree won't happen, I only have a year left. As for staying in the aero field, I don't care at all.

that's the thing, we use CATIA and solidworks, but we will have to take separate classes for them, most of which will not fit into our schedule. I'm taking CATIA next spring, I heard it's fun once you're good. I'm right on schedule with my classes, PSU expects you to finish in 4 years, when you can rarely keep up with it all (I have to take technical writing this summer) As for AE internships, I didn't even apply to them because most of them aren't hiring. A couple of my buddies went to Boeing, one knew someone and has MAD CAD skill and the other is absolutely brilliant. I applied for Ballistics testing for Remington, Ruger, and Smith and Wesson, all of which were not hiring interns, but were hiring engineers. I wouldn't know unless I had asked. As for the cheating thing, it's bull****. The branch campus kids come in with 3.6-3.8 GPAs, while all the kids at main campus START with 3.0s when we enter the major courses, because we got our asses kicked. So it makes them look smarter, when they're really not. Then they have all the exams and homeworks from other kids. Luckily penn state makes CAD free for student download, maybe I'll start messing around with it this summer. I'll have a huge leg up on these kids, 90% of which have never SEEN CATIA or SolidWorks. I honestly don't care what I'm doing, I just want the opportunity to show a company what I'm capable of. There's nothing I want to do more than help to advance them. I'm more of a trample the weak hurdle the dead kinda guy LOL On a more honest note, for those of you that are older or hiring etc: This will be one of the WORST generations to ever enter the American workforce.

I'm more than happy to move, in fact I hope I'll be asked to. I'm multilingual, I've never been out of the US (mum and dad never allowed) so I'm really excited to see the opportunities. Only problem would be not being able to take all my guns Hopefully I get something German or Spanish speaking...although I wouldn't mind Brazil either

Nah, I don't get pissed off, you're giving me honest answers at least I'm learning this from people that are doing the hiring and not from some book. We all hear the horror stories of 'Ted got hired...he's been in a lab for the last 5 years' No one wants that. I'll always have a lot to learn, better to learn this now before an interview or opportunity than to get there and f*** it all up. I would design the bolt to the best that I could. I'd know everything about the bolt and everything around it, but I wouldn't want to be stuck doing that forever. Granted the bolt's design is great and I helped the company, I'd get something else probably. You're right, it's a step. Then again, the people that are stuck in the same spot year after year are those who don't try to move up. If you design something half-assed, you get a half-ass return, fired, or you get people killed. I guess it depends on the school, but I've spent a good amount of time in a lab, so I might be looking at it with the false view of that's all I'll ever do. Hard to find people that don't sugarcoat and BS. I appreciate it Your honesty may have helped me more than you think.

I guess I should have mentioned that. I already did apply for internships and summer employment. I either have to be contracted to work with the company (they don't want me giving away their technology) or they weren't hiring to begin with. Yes, the job market is s*** nowadays, especially for Aerospace. Even worse, the people that DID get hired in my class don't have the intuition or skill set to really make a difference, for those doing the hiring, (like ctc) I feel bad for you. They can answer book problems but don't understand how the simpliest piece of machinery works, then they're expected to help build a plane/rocket? It's disgusting really. I guess I also should have mentioned I'll sweep floors or flip burgers before I'm stuck in a lab drawing BS parts like a bolt for a seat in a 747. That may sound audacious but that's not how I want to spend my life. I'm very very good with people, being in a lab would be a punishment. The thing I don't understand is that so many companies won't even look at you unless you have 5 years of experience in the field...how are we supposed to be hired if we CAN'T be hired. FML. Don't apologize for being honest guys LOL I'm the type that doesn't have a fear of failure...or sense of risk. If I want something I just go get it. thanks for the input though, good to hear from people in the field

hell yeah that's good metal! Looks way better than mine did :| like swiss cheese. Consider yourself lucky!

Hey guys! I'm Jordan, I'm 21, an Aerospace Engineering student, and I'm looking for some good jobs for the summer. Good meaning skillset good, not money. My parents are going through a divorce, and I'm the only one that knows cars well enough to be any use besides my dad, who will no longer be around. I want to learn everything I can for my own good. People are becoming less mechanically inclined, they just give it to someone else to fix. I want to know what I'm doing, and how things work. Money doesn't really mean s*** to me, I'll be graduating next year, and I think mechanical and repair skills will help me tremendously in my field I've looked up some local garages in my area (Cranberry, PA) and I'm wondering if they'd even take me. I'm going to go around and ask tomorrow regardless, but I want to know if I'm approaching this correctly (if any of you are mechanics) I want to learn mechanical repair, rebuilds, troubleshooting etc. I'm not really into auto body, but if the opportunity presents itself I'll learn whatever I can. I guess I'm just going to walk in and ask for anything they can give me. Should I ask pep boys too? I'm by NO means super advanced (or even advanced), but I'm very eager, and a quick learner. I'm just wondering if a mechanic would be willing to take me 'under his wing' so to speak. I won't get in their way, and I'll sweep the floors if it means learning anything about cars. I don't have any technical 'degree' or certification. I'm not sure if that means I'm barking up the wrong tree. help me out! thanks! Jordan

PM an offer if you have one in good condition! (and are willing to ship it!) -Jordan

Hey guys, looking for a full l28et swap minus tranny.(running motor/no problems) PM! -Jordan

Hey guys! Well I don't know what to say about this, it's a weird ass problem. My car will idle (on certain days) at 2k rpm, then it will rev up and down from 1500 to 2 k OVER AND OVER AND OVER. Normally it will idle at 900, and it will be perfectly fine on some days, I have no idea what it could be. I figured it was a vacuum problem with the throttle body or a timing issue or something, so I just took the thottle body out (it was filled with a layer of ****) cleaned that, and put it back in, also replaced tieh EGR valve and still the same problem. For some reason I think it's related to weather/temperature/humidity? has anyone had this problem? The throttle body was my last hope, now I don't even know where to look. Thanks! Jordan