Electrical engineers??

If you are looking at automotive, at GM we have been getting EE's in the interior and exterior lighting groups lately since most of the lighting has some sort of circuit in it. Traditionally they have all been put in the wiring and module groups. If you are strong in control systems you can go for calibration which is a little more fun.

-Geoff
 
Here at Ford they are hiring a ton of engineers. It's hard to keep up with all the new hires. They're making a fortune and are expanding and dumping a ton of money into prototype vehicles, which is the sect that I'm in.
 
Screw a electrical engineer, get a journey man card in electrical and get into edision, work 50-60hrs a week and make a bunch more money and its not like DTE is going out of business anytime soon.
 
LTLHOMER said:
Where are you going to school?Do you want to work for the big 3? Or a big company in non-automotive? Or a smaller company?
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Transfer student to Lawrence Tech in Southfield. I think ideally I'd like to be somewhere in a bigger company that might either be an auto supplier or new technology based producer.
 
05cesrt said:
Screw a electrical engineer, get a journey man card in electrical and get into edision, work 50-60hrs a week and make a bunch more money and its not like DTE is going out of business anytime soon.
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Wait what? On average, one is better off with the EE degree. Dropping out to get a journey man card doesn't seem like sound advice.

mhthomas2010 said:
Transfer student to Lawrence Tech in Southfield. I think ideally I'd like to be somewhere in a bigger company that might either be an auto supplier or new technology based producer.
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I went to LTU for my undergrad. Great school.
 
LTLHOMER said:
Wait what? On average, one is better off with the EE degree. Dropping out to get a journey man card doesn't seem like sound advice.


I went to LTU for my undergrad. Great school.
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Go talk to a Ee at dte ask him his pay then ask a journeymen there what he can make working with it. Bet its almost double what the Ee makes and less responsibility and office politics.

And Ee are in far less demand last time I looked on job searches. People(18-28)think skilled trades isn't a good paying job. Well it is and because the majority of kids now are doing the engineering degrees because they think it pays more are going to be disappointed. Most journey men electricians, welders, techinicians make more that the guy with the degree, and have less responsibility.
 
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05cesrt said:
Go talk to a Ee at dte ask him his pay then ask a journeymen there what he can make working with it. Bet its almost double what the Ee makes and less responsibility and office politics.

And Ee are in far less demand last time I looked on job searches. People(18-28)think skilled trades isn't a good paying job. Well it is and because the majority of kids now are doing the engineering degrees because they think it pays more are going to be disappointed. Most journey men electricians, welders, techinicians make more that the guy with the degree, and have less responsibility.
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Maybe with a bunch of overtime or something but that gets old fast.

EEs and especially ECEs are in high demand. The ceiling for an EE is much higher than with no degree as well.
 
99lsWON said:
whats fun about it? serious question im not being a jackass im honestly curious.
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Well, in the last couple years, I've worked on a bunch of prototype / R&D projects:

32 speed transmission control system (for a tracked military vehicle)

180 liter locomotive engine running multiple fuels

Hydraulic hybrid system for a delivery vehicle

Data acquisition system for a Free Piston engine

Control system for an Opposed Piston engine

Being an electronics guy that can understand complex mechanical systems has some perks! I really enjoy my job, it's something different every day.

-Rob
 
RivMan said:
Well, in the last couple years, I've worked on a bunch of prototype / R&D projects:

32 speed transmission control system (for a tracked military vehicle)

180 liter locomotive engine running multiple fuels

Hydraulic hybrid system for a delivery vehicle

Data acquisition system for a Free Piston engine

Control system for an Opposed Piston engine

Being an electronics guy that can understand complex mechanical systems has some perks! I really enjoy my job, it's something different every day.

-Rob
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dude thats awesome! props!
 
RivMan said:
Well, in the last couple years, I've worked on a bunch of prototype / R&D projects:

32 speed transmission control system (for a tracked military vehicle)

180 liter locomotive engine running multiple fuels

Hydraulic hybrid system for a delivery vehicle

Data acquisition system for a Free Piston engine

Control system for an Opposed Piston engine

Being an electronics guy that can understand complex mechanical systems has some perks! I really enjoy my job, it's something different every day.

-Rob
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Who do you work for, Rob?

Dennis
 
99lsWON said:
whats fun about it? serious question im not being a jackass im honestly curious.
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Think robots. Who wouldn't want to work on robots?

I really enjoyed mechatronics / embedded control systems in college and would probably be doing something in that area if I didn't find a job in vehicle design.

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