What Engineering field should I get into?

Posted: April 7th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Camping Gear | Tags: , | 3 Comments »

I am currently going for my applied associates in Mechanical Engineering Technology and will be completed this year. I ultimately want to get into the design and testing of outdoor equipment like camping gear. I have tried to write several companies and only got one response back saying that they look at prior work not really the degree. If any one has any advice on what path I should take it would be much appreciated.

3 Comments on “What Engineering field should I get into?”

  1. 1 honkie said at 7:43 pm on April 7th, 2011:

    Ask your self ? How do I apply Mechanical Engineering Technology to camping equipment.
    The only answer to that is what? New type tent poles? New type lights? new un thought of equipment or redesign of old. Fresh Ideas are hard to come by in this and a lot of other
    fields. What do you know about the field of Outdoor camping equipment? If a lot try and think
    of something to improve or redesign or a invention of something to improve camping equipment.
    Then when you apply for a job in the field you can speak of things you could improve or
    invent in the field.And your love of the field. And never get discouraged in trying to do what
    you want to do. One answer from any one is nothing. Get use to it. It will happen more than once
    in your life time. We all get rejections in life. Keep on trucking. Besides I need a good tent
    that won’t leak when you touch The underside during a rain storm. Any Ideas?
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  2. 2 Michael said at 7:43 pm on April 7th, 2011:

    If the companies you wish to work for tell you that they look at work experience rather than degree, why are you asking what degree to pursue so you can work for them? That makes absolutely no sense.
    Why not send out a cover letter and resume to these companies and ask for an internship? I suspect the kinds of skills they’ll be interested in are drafting, FEM/FEA, textile manufacture, and polymer processing.
    If you can’t secure an internship with an outdoor equipment company, try applying for a job in QA testing.

  3. 3 focaris said at 7:43 pm on April 7th, 2011:

    I’d suggest Biomechanical Engineering. See links below for a couple of Biomechanical programs.

    If you just mean simple testing whether a tent stops the rain, or whether a rope can support a 200-lb man, does not require an engineering degree.

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