Mechanical Engineering

Intro

in this video we’re answering thequestion what is mechanical engineeringand we’re startingright now[Music]hey one percent nation i’m jake voorheesand welcome back to the one percentengineer show where we empower youngengineers to rise to the topone percent of their career so if thisis you make sure you hit thenotification belland subscribe check the description forthe free one percent engineer kitaccess to our discord server with over700 engineersthe instagram page and lots of otherthings below we’ve been wanting to makethis video for a while because zackstarra friend of ours has a good videorelated to this about what the major islikewhat the courses are like in universityto choose mechanical engineering butthere is not very goodupdated content on what is mechanicalengineering once youget a job what it’s actually like to bea professional in a mechanicalengineering role so in this video we’regonna break downthree different very popular avenues formechanical engineers once they get intothe professionalsector and because i get so manyquestions about aerospace engineeringautomotive engineering and productengineering physical product engineeringthat isthis video is going to break down whatit’s like to actually be an engineer inone of these sectors so if you’re anengineer you’re not exactly surewhich avenues to go this is a perfectvideo for you because you will see thepatterns throughout these three rolesalong with the divergent niches that youcan go downto develop deeper expertise within yourengineering journey so you can get thatabsolute dream job so without furtherado let’s jump right into this videoguys what ismechanical engineering let’s begin with

Definition

a definition not just the wikipediadefinition let’s see whatmit engineering has to say about thisfield mechanical engineering is aversatile and interdisciplinary fieldthat includeseverything from nanoengineering at thesmallest scales down to 1 1000th thesize of a human hairto the biggest systems such as those forlarge-scale manufacturing or waterdesalinationmit is pointing out that you can work inany field that you like because we stilllive in a world dominated by physicalthings and every single piece andcomponent thatmakes up something else in the world isdesigned improvedtested and created by a mechanicalengineer anything that combines physicsmathematics principles and materialscience that is mechanical engineeringlet’s discuss a brief history guysmechanical engineering began with thesix simple machinesthe wedge the wheel the incline planewere designed thousands of years agoduring prehistoric timesthe next application for mechanicalengineering was for water poweringmachinesthings like water mills and water wheelsand then engineers started to designthings later on like furnaces andsun dials more complicated machines tohelp human society our communitiespassed away in year212 bc he’s considered the greatestmathematician of ancient history to mehe’s the first iron man mechanicalengineer i know i know tony stark was anelectrical engineer whateverelon musk isn’t even an engineer he hasa physics degreequiet down it’s blasphemy even back thenarchimedes anticipated modern calculusand analysis to derive and prove aseries of theorems includingarea of a circle surface area and volumeof a sphere area of an ellipsearea under a parabola area of a spiralthings like this more than 2000 years ago we were doing these thingsthis was the beginning of engineeringand now

Professional Profile

today you can work with ridiculousprojects which is why for mechanicalengineering professional profile numberone we’ve chosen a mechanical engineerfor the starlink project for spacex thespacex starling project is anambitious initiative using thousands ofsatellites low orbit satellites thatwill providehigh quality internet to people allaround the planet so it’s a very coolproject it’s a blend of anaerospace-ish with mechanicalengineering twistwhich is why this is chosen you can’talways get into aerospace engineeringwithout a master’s degree with it butyou sometimes can for examplethis role just requires a bachelor’sdegree let’s look at theresponsibilities first this engineerwill design and certify mechanicalsystems that meet customer and spacexrequirementsthey may utilize the full spectrum ofthe design analysistests and manufacturing tools to createefficient structures and componentsi love this one they’re required to takeownership of product delivery timelinesthrough conception design assembly andlaunch this is what’s unique aboutspacex guys is why i love the company ifi were to go back to school and do allthisi would go into aerospace engineeringthat’s why i always use thesecool applications as examples but takingownership of a whole product throughthat life cycle is something really coolthis is why spacex is such a uniquecompany and those engineers workso hard so much and get paid so muchmoney becausethey have a crazy culture takingownership means that this is yourproject and this is what you’reresponsible for and you own thisand so if this gets messed up it’s juston you that’s what ownership of aproject meansin corporate america we don’t haveenough of this anymore people just pointtheir fingers like oh i just did my job

Requirements

and finally they may develop test plansfor parts through developmentqualification and acceptance testingdevelop test plans that’s key you need abachelor’s degree in engineeringdiscipline they keep that vague so anelectrical engineer could probably alsoget this jobexperience with cad and fea softwarepackages and at least a year ofexperience with mechanical andelectromechanical design and analysis aninternshipexperience would qualify they say nowlet’s get into the preferred skillspreparing a master’s degree who caresabout that three plus years ofprofessional experience inmechanical design and analysis two plusyears of hands-on project experiencewith complex mechanical systemspreferably as a lead engineer it alsorequires a solid understanding andapplication ofg d and t demonstrated understanding ofstructural analysis and failure modes ofcomplex mechanical systemsand that you’re self-motivated withstrong organizational and written oralskillsand i love this one just like i saidabout the spacex culture additionalrequirementsability to work long hours and weekendsas necessary not if necessaryas necessary because i’m sure they do itall the time so what i want to point outhere is you can make yourself moreeligible for roles like this you don’tnecessarily need these things it sayspreferred skills the master’sdegree in the three years and the twoyears these are things that if you showa portfolio or if you show an internshipthat had these or if you showresearch experience where you worked onthese things this can suffice as enoughexperience to get you in the door ormaybe if you only have something likeone year of experiencethese other things that you can show andvalidate your skills or give yourselfmore credibility there’s ways to do thisand as we go into another academic yearthis fall depending on where you are inthe world it may not be as easy to getthat internship to get that volunteerresearch and there’s no better waythan to get started with the sponsor ofthis video thank you to thangs.comthanks.com is a platform for engineersdesignersand 3d cad enthusiasts thangs is likegithubfor 3d models because designers cancollaborate and share models with oneanother they have awesome featureswithin the platformlike their geometric search you canupload a model you’ve createdand thangs.com will identify similarfiles that you may be searching forhave a very complex model no problemthings will identifyclusters of components or evenindividual project filesthat you may want to continue yourdesign there are over 1 million indexmodels in their database todayand they’re adding new ones all the timeas mentioned collaboration is a breezeyou can create project teams to shareyour ideasiterate on designs and keep track ofmodel versions and revisionsthis is usually a nightmare inengineering so thank you thanks forfiguring this out you can even house aportfolio of your workright on things so when you’re lookingfor internships and jobs you can directthem to your work this creates anopportunity for you to preview theportfolios of experienced designers andengineers so you can find ideas andinspiration throughtheir work you can comment on theirmodels follow their futurereleases and interact with other peopleinterested in the same designs these aregreat community features things.com isentirely free so head over and check itout for sure guysone of the through lines in this videois that you’re gonna need mechanicaldesignskills modeling experience and mostlikely a way to prove that and build aportfolio it’s not the easiest thing todo these daysinternships research assignments andeven things like entry level positionsmay be harder to achieve for you so youmight have to show that extra year thatextra experience that extra littleboost in your marketability as anengineer who’s looking for the nextopportunityall right guys with that spacex starlinkroll complete and information aboutwhere you can get started with yourportfolio let’s get into the mechanicalengineering drop profile number twowhich is a hardware engineer for generalmotors this is in the automotiveengineering lane which i get so manyquestions on i think it’s probably themost popular arena within mechanicalengineering for students and youngprofessionals so that’s why we chosethat this is also an entry levelposition that we’re inspectingi like their messaging as well which isto achieve our vision of a world withzero crashes zero emissionsand zero congestion we need people tojoin us who are passionate aboutcreating safer better and moresustainable ways for people to getaround i chose gm here because it’s oneof the largest car manufacturers inamerica a market cap of42 billion check out this cool job

Job Description

description mechanical engineers are thebedrockof gm we were able to build the companywe are today with innovation teamworkand dedication our mechanical engineersbrought to our vehiclesbut now we are looking to push it evenfurther this rotational opportunity isan early career development initiativefor new hires designed to buildfoundational skillsto gain greater exposure and to betterunderstandour business this role aims to developand strengthen the future of ourorganizationthrough rotational developmentnetworking and annual developmentopportunitiessounds like a great opportunity at gmbecause they rotate you throughyou get four six-month assignments soit’s a two-year commitment up front buti really like this model because theylet you exploremultiple arenas within the automotiveengineering process and the hardwareengineering process so that you canfigure out what youreally like the primary responsibilityis let’s see if there’s some crossoverbetweengm and spacex is to design develop andtest physical componentsand systems for our existing andupcoming vehicles weird there’s yourportfolio need right there guyslead and direct the design analysis andtesting of mechanical hardwarecomponents act as primary accountablecontact for any issues and concernsduring the product life cycleagain ownership act as the primaryaccountablecontact i love that this is ownershipleadership this is great ensure workgets donein both a team setting and individuallyyou will developimprove and integrate the productthrough testing of design and featuremodifications you may also demonstrateproduct safety integrityand quality through testing otherqualifications you should be currentlypursuing a bachelor’s in mechanicalengineering mechatronics biomedicalengineering ormaterials engineering private 3.0whatever here’s another one demonstrateknowledge and application of mechanicalengineering principlessystem dynamics thermodynamics fluidmechanics heat transfer all yourstandard coremechanical engineering courses efficientuse of software programs nx which issiemens software format team center andmatlabsimulink there’s a lot of desired skillsthat are mostly soft related orexperience related for example having aninternship is attractivedemonstrate leadership throughextracurricular activities this is onethat i talk about all the time guysemerging partnership and collaborationskills to learn from and shareknowledge that’s a communicationevidence of strong character withintegrity honestyaccountability this is a character thingwritten in verbal communication emergingpartnership and teamwork skills highlevel of integrity most of these arecharacter driven communication driven orleadership driven so i’m not going toread throughall of those but again well one of thethree lines is design develop and testphysical components so getting in therein your 3dcad software 3d modeling software andbuilding those skillscreating things showing what you can dois big all right with that being saidwe’re getting into mechanicalengineering roll number threewhich is a mechanical design engineerone for honeywell for those of you whodon’t know honeywell is a global companywith over 10 000 employees they make alltypes of products they need all types ofmechanical engineers to design themwhich is why we’re using this companylet’s hear from honeywell’s messaging bea part of a team that applies hisexpertise and knowledge to technicalprojects finding innovative costeffective means to improve productstechniques procedures and technologiesyou will support the design anddevelopment of newideas and solutions for new productdevelopment as well as supportingcurrentproducts modification and improvementsbased on service needs and marketstrategy very cool i really like it whencompanies they have a mantra ormission or tagline or something simplethat you can remember nike just do itbmw ultimate driving machine honeywelldidn’t have that buteven a company like gm had it that’sreally interesting to me keyresponsibilities technicaldocumentation mechanical parts designand supportdrawing and 3d modeling weird componentand system analysisengineering support and technicalreporting you must have a bachelor’sdegree in engineering again it seemslike they would take mechatronics orelectrical engineering or even computerhardware engineering because againa lot of engineering degrees can crossover between disciplineswhat they value industrial design talentautocadability to work independentlywillingness to learn new technologiesand open honest and team orientedpersonality eagerness to get involved inhands-onwork a lot of people ask me about thishow do i work hands-on where you gottafindjob descriptions like this they existcreativity some experience developingnew products or sustaining existingproductis weird why don’t you go design yourown products guys someexperience in highly regulated or safetycritical domainsand a mechanical engineering degree nokidding so as you can see here guys

Outro

creating the ability to have the skillsto jump into a software ecosystem to bethe lead for your senior design projectand actually have more experience moredrawings to show and then once yousharpen your teeth a little bit you cantake your skillsand then create a digital portfolio preduring or post covet whateverso i wanted to give you guys a littlebit more of an explanation about whatmechanical engineering actually is whatyou’d be doing on the job what you’d bedoing for your careerwhat you’d be doing outside ofuniversity because so many engineersthey get a degree they get an internshipor they don’t get any internships andtheyshow up in year three year four or thescariest thing is you’ve alreadygraduated you get there on the job andit’s like oh wowi don’t like this this isn’t what iexpected so this videocan help you figure out a little bitmore of what it’s like to actually bea mechanical engineer so you don’t getblindsided you can switch majorsyou can switch to electrical civilindustrial whatever or even just startto accumulate experience in a differentavenue so i wanted to expose you guys toa couple differentactual engineering roles in the worldright now these are three job openingson glassdoor that i foundthat are here for october 2020. whatkind of engineer do you guys want to becomment below who wants to hear moretips and suggestions forplatforms out there especially ifthey’re free comment below and let meknow i hope you enjoyed this video todaythanks again for watching the onepercent engineer show guys where weempower young engineers to rise to thetopone percent of their career so if thisis you make sure you hit thenotification belland subscribe join our discord where youcan learn more about our friday nightlive streamsand even ask me and our team careerquestions thanks again guys and we’llsee you again in another video bye-bye[Music]foreign