Mechanical Engineering Technicians Job Description

[BOOT350V]

Got my degree in 04 biggest waste of time & $, spent my time making min wage or looking for work since.

[hoho8706]

I am an MET and this videos description on this topic is wrong. In today industry a MET is a much better asset to company then regular MEs. We do not work under them but beside them, as an equal, and in most cases a MET will be management because of our technical background.

[timgkelly]

@hoho8706

do you find yourself in an office with more paperwork or are you on the field testing, building and commissioning projects, tools and parts? I was thinking of going back to school for this, but I would rather be in the field, or a laboratory environment. I'm a red seal refrigeration/heating tech as well as an automation technician.

[MDefsquad9]

whats better civil or mechanical

[cincitymenace]

@MDefsquad9 It depends on your prefereance. In civil you will focus on structures and things related to construction IE bridges, buildings, parking structures, and water treatment plants. Mechanical focuses on things with moving parts and the energy and physics involved in making them operate.. robots, cars, airplanes, rockets, assembly lines, precision cutting (machine shops), solar power, wind turbines. It's all up to personal opinion, but I think mechanical is more interesting and challenging

[watcher1727]

This is a nice presentation cataloging all the possible tasks the technican can be doing. However, an "ENGINEER" must tell him what to do and when. A tech will not be given ownership of the responsibility of the actual work(...rightly so).  Someone else must always sign off. In reality, a tech can just learn on the job for whatever specific job/product he is working. I've been in mfg for 20 years, and I can take an intelligent/minimum wage technician and teach him how to do my job.

[markthreemillion]

nobody hires technologists anymore except for bitch work ... as a technologist you will become accustomed to the following ... "do this .. do that .. get me coffee .. go pick up an envelope .. get the fuck out of the way .. you fucked up this drawing .. actually you fucked up all of these drawings .. print out these drawings .. print them out again because you fucked them up " ...

[watcher1727]

@markthreemillion I totally agree. I've been in mech engr for 20 years. Only certain industries with lots of money(used to be defense making our tax dollar toys) can have the luxury of hiring so many workers. I think a mech eng tech would just be doing cad documentation for the engineer at 1/3 of the engineer salary.

[falconzinx]

lol, 0:23,

BOREmatic

[ktonlai]

so basically a mechanical engineer's bitch.

[565Customz]

in some jobs yes. i am going to school for mechnical engineering drafting and design, which in only a 2 year degree, but i dont work under an engineer. i pretty much do it all. just depends where you work, and what you do. If you get some FEA and CFD classes under your belt youll really be golden. Still not as much money as having a PE though

[watcher1727]

@565Customz Dude don't you know any computer geeks to get you "student" version of solidworks or inventor? If not, why not shell out a thousand bucks and take the 5 day course. You can also learn some FEA and CFD with a few more clicks. Best engineers are resourceful/efficient.

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

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[sahilchugani]

hottie at 0.52

[heartlessangel7]

Psyke.

[sparklerbombg]

haha