Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
he is in his thirties,but early thirties or late thirties,make a difference if he has no practical experience in the industry.
I would agree.
Engineering is a relatively hierarchial field. MOST people come in as a 22-25 year old, work their way up, etc, etc. Not the worst, not the best.
Engineering companies WOULD take a chance on someone who is 32 and a degree with no experience. But it's not going to be the best companies throwing high salaries at that person.
It's going to take work, perseverance, and some luck.
The big engineering consulting companies here would hire foreign engineers with advance degree as they claim American engineers would get an undergrad degree and a MBA to manage others,and that is not good enough for their projects.
These foreigners come from Canada,China,Europe .
I am also finding more and more medical doctors who are foreign born,when was the last time I saw an American doctor?
They are Indian,Finnish,Chinese,Egyptian,Latin American
The short answer is "no", it's not too late. Personally, I did not start my engineering career until I was 27. I have had a great career and it did not hold me back. Engineering is a field that the older you get, the more in demand and valuable you are because of your experience. At mid-60, I am continuing getting approached by recruiters to change jobs. So you're looking at a long career ahead of you for the next 30 - 40 years.
Engineering is alos a mental job and not a physical one, so you won't need to worry about your body breaking down at 50 and can no longer handle the field engineering work anymore.
I don't know if you currently have an engineering degree or planning to go back to school. I want you to be aware there's a category of engineering called "engineer specialist", reserved for thos who's without an engineering degree but with enough experience to do engineering level work. Most I know in this position are Designers/ Drafting using CAD these days, but I'd imagine with your telecommunication background you can find a similar position using your industry contacts. The advantage is you'll get a good paying job right away and able to use that pay to go back to school in the evening/part-time to earn that bachelor degree.
Otherwise, using a student loan to go back to school full time is a good investment and you can use the school for coop/internship opportunities as well as interview for a permanent job during the senior year.
Well 27 is much earlier/better than your 30s. Have you encountered anyone who made the career change past 30??
What I meant was name a competitor that does what your company does.
But it doesn't matter.
You've already backtracked from your 1st statement. If you say you can go run out and get a aerospace engineering BS at age 45 and think they can get a job at Lockheed Martin, I won't argue.
But I'm certainly not telling anybody I know to do that from my experience.
Btw do you work in engineering yourself? For how long?
Well 27 is much earlier/better than your 30s. Have you encountered anyone who made the career change past 30??
Yes I have and it's more common than you realize.
For example, back in the 80s I knew people who transitioned from the oil industry into the aerospace industry. They were between 30 to 40 yrs old. Though they already have an engineering degree but by changing industry you're effectively starting from the beginning.
The fact that you had experience as telecommunications technician make me think it's a good stepping stone into an "engineer specialist" in telecommunications industry. This could be involving in deciding on procurement, construction, and operating of telecommunications equipment. That means ground radars, microwave, and cell phone transmission towers. The utility companies is a good place to start, next is the A&E (architecture & engineering) design & construction companies.
You can offer your knowledge in construction project management, for example. Alternatively on maintenance & operations planning. If you have experience in deciding what telecommunications equipment are required, you can get into purchasing, vendors selection, or even writing specifications for a Request for Proposal (RFP).
That site has people who work in just about every branch of engineering and perform most of the common jobs.
They give very realistic and candid advice and get into detail about job function.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
