I dont have a slow cooker and the biggest pot weighs like >500g. Ima fill the big one with water for thermal mass and to limit it to 212f. I just have to make sure the top one stays in place

I'm a mechanical engineering student and I keep Googling the same formulas: RPM to rad/s, degrees to radians. So I made two small plates with the formula on both directions and stuck them next to my monitor.

Printed on a Bambu A1 in PLA, 30 minutes each, no supports. The text is raised so it stays readable at an angle.

I'm thinking of making a small series for other things I always forget. What formulas would you want on your desk?

Models are on my MakerWorld profile if anyone wants them: https://makerworld.com/@EngineerDutchie

I just received a 17/100 on my midterm exam for Thermodynamics. I did my part, I show up to lectures and pay attention, i do the homework, I went to office hours before the midterm and asked how I should prepare, I did everything the professor said, none of it prepared me. Open note and open book exam, two questions.. one of the hardest exams I have ever taken yet. None of my notes straight from the lecture slides, or example problems prepared me or helped during the actual exam. Last semester 50% of his students failed this class, I believe that although it is a notoriously hard course, it should never be this hard and that the exam should replicate the homework and lectures. I'm not understanding how colleges allow a 50% fail rate from one professor, there is something wrong there. My peers all received similar scores to me, I don't know what to do next or how to recover from this. I don't feel like it is worth fighting him in his office hours, my mental health is just ruined from this.

So this is how my second semester as a sophomore looks like as an ME. Idk how this will go I guess will see.

Engineering is hard. This field can feel suffocating for many of us with some struggling for months or even years at a time. Classes and concepts can be tough to understand, teachers are rough with grading, suck at teaching, and every day feels like you're somewhere between "fuck it we ball" and "mom would be so dissapointed". But when the going gets tough the tough get going.

I thought I reached my lowest when I failed calc 2 a few semesters ago but the very next semester I passed first in my class. I felt hopeless in statics until I smashed it. It always gets worse before it gets better and I think it would be a nice bonding moment for everyone to share their lowest points in their academic careers and how yall bounced back.

hii, so basically I'm in my 4th year of mech engg. now my college placements mech branch wise are so slow, people are hardly getting placed, companies are hardly coming. honestly I am very done, and I feel so helpless. It's October, and I need a 6 months internship by early December, or else I'll have to stay back in uni for 8th sem like a loser, which i don't wanna do.

Mech is lowkey hard industry to break into. I do not have any connections/contacts, so I have not been able to secure a single internship till now. I am so desperate, my parents don't wanna help, i don't know what to do, college isnt much of a great help either. my batchmates casually say, 'oh, my dad will look into it and get something for me', but dawg my dad is on salary and he can't help me much in this 😭😭😭.

guys im applying here and there on LinkedIn, cold emailing startups, but i have not no where yet.

If i don't find an internship atleast, I am done for. i will be depressed, not even kidding. Please guys, if anyone can guide me, what I can do?? I am well versed in EV components. I love doing CAD/Simulation.

I have couple of projects under my sleeve. the thing is getting noticed by companies is hard, having not done an internship yet. it's getting hard for me, and very depressing.

anyone is in this situation?? pls help 🙏🙏

Sorry for another post of a random student ranting about school but I need to let this out. I’m halfway through my final semester and honestly I can’t take it anymore. When I started university, I was nervous but motivated to learn and experience the world of engineering. 4.5 years later I am a former shell of who I was. Senior design takes up the majority of my time each day, and I somehow have to find time that same day to work on my other classes. Two of them are labs, one taught by a professor who doesn’t do a good job teaching, and another where the TA is somewhat a prick. I’m been applying to jobs but getting the usual ghosting or rejections. Gotten two interviews so far but was ultimately rejected. I’m starting to regret picking my major (Aerospace) and wishing I went for a safer option.

To sum it up, I’m exhausted, tired, and burnout. I have to force myself out of bed to do my work now, where back then I can sit down for hours without issues. I have days where I barely do 3-5 hours of schoolwork, while some days I can sit down for longer periods. I am feeling ashamed and disappointed for letting this happened and “taking it easy”, but at the same time I just don’t care anymore. Just want to graduate and move on from this.

The fulltime job search is finally over for this M.E.! In all four years, I've literally never gotten anything from online applications. Everything has been through job fairs, or connections/linkedin. The resume included 4 great internships, with 3 being at fortune 500s + FSAE (general member) + Top 15 engineering uni. In the end, I got three offers all at once, with two of them being from absolute dream companies. Ended up signing onto an awesome team and secured a $155k starting salary :D The stars absolutely aligned and I am finally free to study for my exams lol

Second year EE student here. At this point I will literally get down on the dirty floor and lick the underside of an employer’s shoe for a summer internship. I will bark, jump, and do tricks for the internship at this point. Everyone keeps recommending stuff like “do projects” but since EVERYONE is recommending this, EVERYONE has some sort of coding/circuits project on their resume so I really can’t stand out anymore. How do I even get an internship as a mid student who wasn’t born with a circuit board up my ass. At this point it seems impossible

hello everyone, i graduated from mechatronics engineering and i am a job seeker and looking to fill my time until i land a job and so i went to ask Ai claude specifically but claude gave me a list but i would like to take some insights from my fellow engineers here, the courses are paid or free doesn't matter and i want to be from a recognized place/company. would much appreciate ur help. and also if there is certificates for AI understanding also would be a plus point since i studied only C/C++ and ML on MATLAB using FIS, NNN and ANN and not the python for the AI itself. and if you are gonna ask about what pathway in mechatronics i want in job market idk bec i am applying to all different jobs that i can apply so feel free to suggest any course from any pathway and thank you.

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I am a high school junior in DC who recently became interested in civil engineering after enjoying my AP environmental science class and my AP physics and AP human geography class and have always been interested in architecture and environmental jobs/sustainability. However, I am concerned about whether I would be able to make a comfortable living working in the UK, US, or Canada after going somewhere like hopefully UCL or a similar level program and am wondering if there are any other similar jobs, tips, or specific things I should do to increase my odds of making a better living.

I’m currently trying to decide between Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and I’d love to hear from people who have experience with either major.

I’m interested in Mechanical Engineering, and from what I’ve heard, it’s pretty broad with a lot of career opportunities. If I were to pick MechE, I’d love to eventually get into the aerospace industry. My university doesn’t offer Aerospace Engineering as a major, so MechE seems like the most versatile path.

On the other hand, I genuinely love chemistry and have for years, so I’ve also been considering Chemical Engineering. My concern is that I keep hearing ChemE actually involves a lot less chemistry than people expect, is significantly more difficult than MechE, and has fewer job opportunities.

For those who studied either MechE or ChemE, if you were choosing between the two again, which would you pick?

I'm a second year ECE student, and I've never had a paying job. I've looked around online, and it seems general opinion is split on whether this will hurt me or not for internship/job applications in the future. Is it really a big enough dealbreaker that I should go try to get a retail/fast food/etc job just to put on my resume and applications? Or is it fine as long as I'm able to fill out my resume with projects/students teams?

I have a mixed opinion on this saw people with literally 1 or 2 repos or no repos and people with more than 20 repos got selected in the same company with the same package.

What's ur opinion on this?

Hi,

So, to give some context. I'm a college student in Mechanical Engineering (20M). Recently, over the course of the past year, I've been through a lot of emotionally traumatic events including but not limited to a psychopathic roommate and the death of a close family member. Since last semester, I've been drowning myself in work and recently this semester, I nearly almost went insane trying to prepare for a conference. I tend to put a lot of stress on myself for getting into grad school because it's super competitive and I genuinely do not believe I'm good enough so any free time I have, I try to spend it trying to work harder, study more, do more research and extracurriculars. But recently after the conference, I have a lot of free time to think and I really want to focus on fixing my sleep schedule and trying stop being so stressed all the time. I was hoping for some advice to get more focused, and adhering to put my health needs first.

Thank you.

EDIT: Should've mentioned this, but I find it difficult to go to sleep as well. I'll just toss and turn in bed for an hour or two, and then have these intermediate wake-ups like every two hours. i just can't feel sleepy at any time accept class lol. It's hard for me to sleep longer than 4 hours on a given day.

People from tech industries,

What advice you have for a student who is a CS engineering 2nd year from tier 3 college with no guaranteed placement. What should be he learning? How will he reach to the goal of achieving a good package?

The college just don't take any efforts to educate us in the sense that we can at least compete with other students in that sense.

In starting of my college i was so excited to learn the code with enthusiasm but as the course of time, I didn't. First i felt anxious but if I don't get through

Now,

I am feeling nothing, just nothing no ambition, no goals, no sorrow, just boredom

The once who are familiar with such situation would understand.

The experienced once, your younger brother needs a little bit help here.

(Funny fact) I wasn't even allowed to bring my laptop to school in first year.

I'm from vietnam and currently studying for my master's degree in electronics engineering in Genova, Italy, I'm attending the courses remotely while waiting for my visa.

My old professor, whom used to supervise my undergrad research project/publication, called me to ask me to go on a short trip and help an acquaintance of his out, I don't mind doing that at all but the schedule for that trip is really tight and I said I can't promise him anything since im still dealing with visa issues.

Then he start asking questions, how much did I spend for a visa consultant agency, flight ticket and everything, start poking at me for I paid more for the visa services than he did (he only got short-term stay visa before, my long-term visa is alot more difficult to obtain and require much more documents/effort).
Then he ask why did I pay the agency to help with applying for the regional scholarship, why do I need it at all since master's student get 1k3 euro monthly (??? - idk where tf did he get this or is he just bs-ing me, beside who wouldn't give a try to get a scholarship?) and why don't I just join the lab of his acquaintance in the university i enrolled into since "the first year is only coding anyway", keeping up that smug attitude of his for entire conversation.

I've always been a go with the flow kinda guy and I study at my own pace, I'm not great student, I don't struggle with the classes (yet) but they do eat up all of my time even on the weekend I'm still doing practice problems and looking at next week materials before going to class. So if I join his acquaintance's lab and do graduate research like he wanted then I would def be overloaded.
But then again, my old prof came from a top college in vietnam, he got msc+phd in korea so he is much better than me obviously, maybe what he said got some truth to it. So at this point idk if the toxicity he brought back from the lab he did his msc+phd in korea is getting to my head or am I just a little btch that need to man up and start pushing the limit

Edit: feel nice to write this thing and get it off me, sorry for the walls of text everyone :P

I've been in statics for half a semester and so far it's posed challenges at times but nothing too crazy really at all for me. I was told to buckle up because it's difficult, however it's more fun than hard for me. I know everyone is different and I KNOW there's going to be a class that hits me like a ton of bricks, probably sooner rather than later, I just want a guage on how everyone else is feeling with statics.

This is something that's been on my mind for a while because, as a student, I know a lot of my classmates are utilizing AI to study. And a lot of them are doing way better on exams than me while spending less time studying. I'm not trying to say that they would do worse than me without the AI, just making observations.
I know that I can use AI to help me understand the concepts better, through safer practices that isn't just producing the output for my actual coursework. From what I've heard of 'safe' use of AI in studying, it's to treat it as a tutor, practicing recall with it, have it understand what you get and don't get and have it give you tailored practice problems that target what you struggle with.

The best argument I've heard is that AI can help you properly allocate your mental effort toward the actual material you're trying to study, so that you aren't stuck searching through textbooks or YouTube and trying to find the best practice problems/explanations before your exams. But isn't there still a little harm there anyway? Like isn't the grunt work meant to be part of the 'problem solving' skill engineering teaches?
I'm genuinely curious if anybody is in a similar boat or thinks they have an answer. I don't want to feel like I'm way behind my classmates but also don't want to feel like I would become dependent on something to learn or solve problems.

Hi everyone!

I have an interview for Northrop Grumman’s Associate Electrical Engineer Pathways Program in Baltimore, MD, and I’m hoping to get some last-minute advice from anyone who’s interviewed for this program or a similar entry-level engineering position at Northrop. Specifically insight into potential technical questions.

Thanks in advance! I’d really appreciate any insight!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering at a top 5 for ChemE US program located in the Delmarva region. I’m trying to figure out if I’m on track or falling behind, and I’d appreciate any advice on how to navigate a few conflicting goals:

• GPA Recovery & PhD Path: My freshman GPA was pretty low, so I’m working hard to bring it up this year. I want to keep the option of pursuing a PhD open, but I'm worried about how much my freshman year will hurt my chances.
• Internship Search: I’ve been applying heavily to internships. I get a few responses here and there, but mostly I get ghosted or rejected. Is this normal for a sophomore?
• Startups & Innovation: I don't know which specific subfield I want to focus on yet (materials, biotech, energy, etc.), but I know I want to explore different areas and eventually work on startup ventures or early-stage innovation.

A few specific questions for those who have been through this:

1. How bad does a weak freshman GPA hurt PhD applications if you show a strong upward trend during sophomore/junior years?
2. Is cold-applying for industry internships as a sophomore worth it, or should I pivot to undergraduate research to build my resume and keep the PhD option alive?
3. What can I do right now to explore different fields and position myself for startups/entrepreneurship down the road?

Also, if anyone here works at a company or startup with open ChemE or general engineering intern spots—especially roles that value strong math and quantitative skills—please let me know! I’ve redacted some specific details here for privacy reasons, but if you're hiring and would like to see my actual CV, please shoot me a DM! I’d love to discuss potential opportunities.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

I'm a third year mech student and have started looking for internships. I'm more interested in a career that does more hands-on work like using tools and machines, compared to office work like project management or even just mech software for example, that's why I want to get internships that have lots of hands-on components to them.

I haven't been able to join any design clubs at my university and I'm worried that the lack of that experience may affect my success so idk if i'm being too picky (I know that I can work on my own projects so I'm thinking of starting something). For now, the engineers w/o borders club at my uni is recruiting for execs and I know it would be good to put on my resume if I get a position, but because they're mostly business type positions (think communications, finance etc), would it help with getting an internship that is more technical based?

Idk if I should apply or if I will be wasting my time as I am not that interested in a "non-technical" type roles, for a lack of better words. On that note, if my internship does end up having a less technical aspect to it, what are some ways I can get my foot in the door to industries or roles where there is a lot more hands-on or physical parts to it?

As the title says, I'm interested in a mechanical engineering major, I'm currently taking construction management and want to swap over to ME. My math is a bit behind the norm with Math 085 for thinking algebraically and next semester in spring of 2027 I will be taking precalc. What can I do between now and then to prepare myself so I can stand a chance.

A few months ago, I made a post about how I was feeling earlier in the year with school and all. I was able to succeed in my spring and summer classes. I'm majoring in Mechanical Engineer.

I'm dealing with classes like Calc 2 and Physics 1 right now in the fall.

Physics 1 I'm retaking and supposedly I'm taking it with one of the best professors in the department. I thought I was understanding stuff better. For example, the first time I took Physics 1, I didn't have a good professor who really told us we shouldn't go to his office hours and should be helping each other. But this time around, I did feel better with Kinematics this time around. However, I didn't do well on the exam. I did worse than what I did the first time around. First time I took it I got a 9/16 which is what the department says to aim for. But this time I got a 6/16. I was disappointed by that. I did speak to the department head about it, she suggested changing my studying methods and focus on what type of questions to expect within each chapter. Next exam is on work and forces.

Though, I know every college does something different, so I'll explain how exams are for me.
For Calc 2, we have common exams which is when everyone in the Calc 2 course takes the exam at the same time. It generally goes from 4:15-5:45PM regardless of your classes. You just have to solve the questions that are given on the exam. It's not multiple choice. I do have accommodations, so it works slightly different for me. Typically, students aren't allowed to use calculators and don't have formula sheets. The past average among the whole course was 60. Though one section averaged a 47. I just don't like the way my school does math exams to be honest or just common exams in general. The department heads (who may not even be teaching some classes) are the ones who make the exams, not the professors. In most of the science and math classes at my school, they do have common exams. Humanities classes usually don't, which I finished all of my requirements in within my degree.

As for Physics 1, the common exams have a formula sheet, calculator, and the exam is multiple choice with scantron. Unlike the Calc 2 exams, there's no room for partial credit.

A past professor who did advise going to the math department and share how I'm struggling in the class. I decided to do that despite my nervousness. When I did, I wasn't really given any helpful advice really. Just the generic, "Office hours and tutors" even though I've been doing that. Well, the office hours, my professor doesn't treat it as learn a concept more, she treats it as resolving a problem you were having trouble with. So, she will only help you after seeing your work and process. But too, while I did ask a person from the math department, they did ask who my professor was and searched me up to see my grades. He just said that you have good grades you've done well in the past before, I don't see what the problem is, as well as adding on, if you were able to pass Calc 1, you should be able to pass Calc 2. The department heads forget that students won't get the concepts as easily as them since them are taking these classes for the first time or haven't been studying the concepts for 10+ years. So, I liked how the conversation with the Physics Department Head went compared the one of the math department staff I spoke to.

My upcoming math exam is going to be on LCT/DCT and Integration. I will be studying over this weekend. Last exam I got a 49, but this exam I'd have to get at least a 69 to be in the right spot for passing Calc 2. I honestly think most likely I'm gonna end up with Cs in these classes. If lucky a B. On top of that I haven't been doing the greatest on the quizzes. I'm trying to see what to do.

I've tried using YouTube sources like Organic Chem Tutor or JKMath. I started off with JKMath for Calc 2 because some people said Organic Chem Tutor stops working after you get into the higher math's. But I'm back to using Organic Chem Tutor for now. Dropping the class isn't an option for me. And too, it's still possible for me to pass the classes since this has been only the first exams. In Calc 2, you need a 66 to pass and in Physics, you need a 55 to pass. The final for Physics is what caused me to fail. I was at a B but then it brought my grade down to a D, four points away from passing. I just don't want to disappoint my parents again and fail two other classes.

I've been studying over this week. Some people at my school said usually the stuff with shell method, disk method, and washer method difficult which is why most people don't do well on the first exam. But the second exam is slightly easier because it's based only on integration. But you'd have to know the integration stuff (basic rules, Trig, numerical, partial fractions, improper, etc.) along with LCT and DCT. This starts to make my first year look easy now. Usually, most people just say to use tutors or professor's office hours as well as studying past common exams for upcoming exams. As for Physics, it's the same thing, but common exams are made by taking homework or textbook problems (sometimes altered while others are kept the same). So sometimes the exams aren't really effective as they may share the same concept but not the same questions as the common exam that year.

If anyone has any recommendations it'd be a big help. Especially for someone who does take more time to learn something compared to others. I did try to look into YouTube videos for time management and good studying methods to help myself out. Any resources, websites, or YouTube channels to use for these classes would help.

I'm just going to be happier after college. Yes, I know life has its struggles but with classes difficult like these are a challenge to deal with.

Graduated from college in Iowa. Background in software/computer engineering. Out of desperation, I took the first job opportunity I was given for an engineering role in aerospace still in Iowa. A few months in, and I regret it tremendously.

The problem is I hate Iowa. I have no family here anymore. I have no friends here anymore. There’s nothing to do here if you’re in your 20s. I hate being here, but per my offer letter, I’m stuck in this current role for a full year otherwise I’d owe $11,000 (relocation + bonus). I’m stuck until June 2027. If I leave after that point, I would only owe $2,000.

My gut tells me I should spend this winter saving money, paying off loans, and then start the job search next spring. Hopefully I could get something sometime in July or August if I’m lucky. I’m just mainly wondering what career prospects are like in states like Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, or even Missouri to be honest. Mainly software, systems, or network engineering roles. In addition, what are some other steps I can do to stand out for roles outside my state? Any other job searching hacks?

And to all those wondering, yes I would consider internally transferring within the same company to another site, however I REALLY am trying to max out my salary while I’m still young. Unfortunately job hopping is the only way to do so in this economy.

Just curious to hear from any other engineers who started their career in a location they absolutely hated but managed to find something better in a better location a year in. Any advice is appreciated.