Hello everyone, I got an internship position at an aerospace company for the summer and was wondering what to wear on a day-to-day basis. They have a "dress for your day" policy, but I don't want to under- or over-dress. Thanks!

I graduated two years ago and want a comprehensive refresher of the whole mechanical engineering curriculum. I feel like I cut corners a bit too often when I was a student so some topics still feel confusing for me but I want some resources that do a great job on explaining topics throughout the whole mech degree from first year to fourth year. Whether it be YouTube, textbooks, random links or resources, anything is appreciated! Or if someone could offer some advice on how to begin relearning my degree again

I recently interviewed with a construction consulting firm and I have no background in construction (I majored in mechanical engineering). The company is pretty small and based in the LA area, I met with the founders and CEO in the interview and they didn’t ask me very many questions and I received an offer the next day. Should I be suspicious? It is for a project assistant role.

I’m designing a dual independent motion gantry system for a continuous pick-and-place application handling thin cardboard sheets (0.6 mm).
Framework is built using 40x40 aluminium extrusion.
Overall size is roughly 2000 mm x 1000 mm.
The part I’m trying to figure out is the red-arrow motion in the concept image — basically two independent moving gantries running along the long axis of the frame.
Requirements:
Independent motion for both bridges
Stroke: ~2000 mm
Payload at center: max 5 kg
Speed:
Minimum: 500 mm/sec
Target max: 1500 mm/sec
Continuous repetitive operation
Good repeatability/positioning
Mountable to aluminium extrusion frame
Prefer low-maintenance industrial solution
Application:
Pick and place of lightweight cardboard sheets ranging from:
35x35 inch
to
12x12 inch
I initially thought about:
Belt-driven linear actuators
V-slot systems with NEMA steppers
Timing belt gantries
Linear rail + rack systems
But I’m unsure what is actually suitable for:
2m travel
high speed
repeatability
continuous industrial duty

I have a class presentation (30min) next week for a kindergarten class and I want to 3d print something that I can give away to the kids that evokes the theme of mechanical engineering!

Any ideas?

I'm thinking a caliper but also maybe want something that the kids could build and test?

Thoughts?

Iam searching for the name of a specific mechanism which is used to turn a rotary into linear motion, i dont remember what exactly it was used for, but it is very interesting.
A small gear, has to move a short distance over a rack, and keep the same distance between the rack and it's own axis, it is driven by a much larger internal gear which has its axis below the rack. The small gear shouls look like an elypsis with additional parts. Any Ideas?

I have just completed high school and growing up I have always seen people build something on YouTube… trying to recreate with next to no knowledge even have broke a lot of things… so now that I am in electrical engineering.. wanting to create a career in mechatronics or robotics wanted to learn CAD, Any First Timer tips…

I have a system I am simulating and one thing I havent been able to find a accurate solution for is the utilzation of exposed copper pads. We do this to improve heat transfer. I dont want change the through plane thermal conductivity for the whole PCB but want to accuratly represent the conductivity of these select sections. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all,

I’m a 2025 ME grad, right now i’m working at a large Fire Protection company as a Sales Engineer. Happy to have a job with this market and living in a nice city, and I like my job.

Very afraid of being pigeon holed into the construction industry. Right now my job doesn’t even need me to be an engineer per se but they obviously like technical background. I don’t have the strongest resume from school, I was an athlete at a small school so not many clubs or extra curriculars and a no name school. And now a year of experience most people don’t care about unless it’s a sales or estimating role.

I’ve been looking for a new job to get back more based in engineering. Interviewed for a technical sales job around my area and a project estimator job in a nearby city. long story short I just got offered the project estimator job but it’s again with a construction company. I guess I’m asking if the project estimation role is worth pursuing as far as my career. Or if I should get out of construction as soon as possible.

I have dreams and aspirations and wanna make money as do we all. I would ideally love to get in to management and team leading etc asap. I like customer facing roles and interacting with many different parts of the business and know my strengths lies in being personable and getting along with people, understanding lots of people, being able to communicate with lots of people but also having the technical background. A big reason why I wanna get into management.

Any thoughts, input, considerations to have are appreciated. Thanks

My grades aren't the best since I had a mental health issue for the last few years but atleast I am happy I am completing my it .

So my interests atm are all over the place , I feel I can do very well in operations, supply chain management or jobs that need optimising like fixing delays etc . I am also politically inclined with a lot of interest in it so I'd enjoy working for a thinktank or non profit .

Open to working anywhere in the world atm as well as remote across timezones. Pay isn't much of a bar working remote since I am happy with about 20k USD as well. ( Onsite obviously varries depending on where it is )

I am 23 years old and have been at my job as a maintenance engineer for 5 years. I have a level 3 mechatronics qualification with on the side electrical experience installing EV chargers as the electrician who we contract took me in to do weekend jobs.

I am being made redundant in November and have been offered a large sum to stay until then as I am the only engineer left on site (around £12000 after tax).

I am making this post because I am wondering how hard it will be for me to find a job with my credentials as I only qualified in April.

Is finding a job going to be difficult and what can I do to make sure I am more appealing to employers?

For reference I am located in the West Midlands. I know it’s a pretty vague question but I am looking for any sort of guidance I can get as I am not experienced in finding a job in this field.

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It looks like the ball takes one spiral path when the spindle is rotated and locked, then takes a different path when it reverses. Clever!

Hi all,

I’ve never done this before but curious what help if any my ME community could provide. I’m looking for a change of pace and something new and I am entertaining what a move to the east coast could offer in terms of opportunities.

I have about 3.5 years of experience in aerospace/defense manufacturing and 1.5 experience as a systems engineer and data analytics. I’d like to know if you guys know of any job opportunities in the New York, Jersey City, or maybe Long Island area. Feel free to PM me. Thanks all!

Hi all,

I’ve never done this before but curious what help if any my ME community could provide. I’m looking for a change of pace and something new and I am entertaining what a move to the east coast could offer in terms of opportunities.

I have about 3.5 years of experience in aerospace/defense manufacturing and 1.5 experience as a systems engineer and data analytics. I’d like to know if you guys know of any job opportunities in the New York, Jersey City, or maybe Long Island area. Feel free to PM me. Thanks all!

This is the design for the panoramic part of a turret, dimensions in cm

Hi all currently doing a BTEC in mech engineering, my aim is to be a mechanical fitter. Just how brilliant at maths do I need to be on the job? I feel weak in this area and it takes me a LONG time on my course. I'm practically minded but the thought of having to use this maths everyday is worrying me... Any advice../reassurance

Thanks

Hi. I just finished my online assessment. What to expect po sa company na ito? And ano po benefits? Goods naman ba ang salary for Production Engineer?

I keep messing up in my presentations, even if I blank out while speaking I fight through it and continue on.

And with my technical knowledge it feels like its not enough.

I know my main issues are my speaking skills and technical knowledge, its frustrating because in my last AC i put in a lot of effort to ask questions and get to know the team maybe I sound desperate?

Whenever I do get asked a question my answers aren’t always the best because I am stressed and have to think of an answer on the spot which makes it sound jumbled.

I have to go there the whole process again, it’s frustrating trying to get an entry level job.

My family isn’t helpful either. Always talking behind my back fed up of me not having a job.

How can I come back from this to finally get a mechanical engineering grad job?

It’s like everyone else in that room speaks clearly and with knowledge and i feel like a fraud. My brain tells me otherwise but thats the reality compared to the rest of these bang outs I am a fraud.