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stevekly6pc :
Honestly, I’m glad I didn’t become a design engineer. At my first company, I started in a rotational program. I told them my goal is to be a design engineer. My company was like, “be careful with that. A lot of people say that because they like CAD but don’t actually want to.” I’m now more in the product development/application engineer role. I still know many of the design necessities and requirements but I’m not actually doing the design. If your reasoning for wanting to be a design engineer is “I liked CAD in school,” you might not actually like being a design engineer.
2026-08-26 13:45:41
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shoe112 :
emphasis on getting manufacturing experience
2026-10-11 22:45:26
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jogofosho76 :
30 yrs experience here.....no doubt took and diemskers make the best design engineers...
2026-08-22 15:06:20
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Justin :
@Justin: I have 15 years in machine shops. I started from the bottom and worked my way up to foreman. I’m thinking about switching careers to a mechanical design engineering role. Do you think designing is a fading out or would that be a great stepping stone? Would love to hear you input
2026-10-11 18:37:05
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gdgllt1kt0k :
A mechanical engineer myself, design is just not parts and machining, that's just one small part of the profession. Don't forget hydraulics, pneumatic, complete systems with pumps and electrical and electronics control, he'll even control needs design. if you think a mechanical design engineering is just parts and cnc, you're missing the point of thw whole career
2026-10-11 19:03:43
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Diesel_Doug_21 :
Yupppppp 8 years as a design engineer I started in a machine shop doing cnc programming and designing and that experience was worth more to me than any degree. Now work for a Fortune 500 tier 1 automotive supplier and it blows my mind working with engineers who don’t know how to use a screwdriver but have a masters degree.
2026-08-25 00:55:59
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Elick Cooper :
Ive been in the shop for my 10+ years of work. is it worth my time to get a degree now at the age of 40? ive built many successful projects with my peers and am looking for the next step.. what do you think?
2026-10-08 01:15:43
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CodiakDraws :
I'm not an engineer, I don't have a college degree. When I was growing up I wanted to be an inventor. If there was an engineering equivalent, it sounds like it would be design engineering. Closest I have managed was working as an electronics technician manufacturing metal detectors. I can't post my work from that job but I got to integrate a new sensor into a remote field triage kit that gave the team big insights into environmental conditions that we couldn't gauge prior. I moved across country and couldn't go remote due to the manufacturing portion of the role. I would love to find a career job where I can consistently solve problems and use my full creativity. A fun personal project I took on last year was a health tracker for a mtg commander game. I built it from an upcycled 3D printer carcass and an arduino. I designed the case and produced the firmware for the application using open source graphic libraries. It handles variable player counts up to 6 player pods and includes an undo function. I got to use a nice compliance mechanism on the undo button.
2026-09-04 20:54:14
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w0nderputz :
I don't know if these people are engineers, but the people who design cars specifically need to start collaborating across teams. For example, the guy who designed the suspension in the second last Town Car/Crown Victoria never even saw the engine that would sit on it.
2026-08-24 00:53:17
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Peng :
Automation made me into a Design Engr. I'd say automation is a great stepping stone to brush up on Designing. i agree that this is a skillset completely built outside the classroom. GD&T is partucularly important
2026-09-08 03:32:40
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markwood126 :
work on the tools first and figure out the practical side! 100%
2026-08-22 16:42:14
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Roberto Mendez :
Started off in structural design for aircraft, learned a lot about CAD in large assys , GD&T, design for machining mostly, some basic design quick analysis, did a manufacturing job for a few years, figured out how parts get made, now do a lot mechanical design for semiconductor. I use all my experiences combined today to design parts that perform and can actually be made so def agree with this
2026-08-27 22:39:44
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joe :
The best engineers I've worked with, know their way around a machine shop. 👍👍👍
2026-08-23 23:08:40
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Tiffany🐦⬛🍂 :
As a design engineer I didn’t realize that people are itching to get it haha
2026-08-27 22:54:36
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Strider 🩵🙏🏾🦅 :
She’s right guys! I recently became a design engineer and not with my engineering degree alone. I have an Associate degree in Engineering design while also working as a BIM specialist for my uncle contracting company, I’ve also worked as a CAD Technician for a private company called Madison Industries.
2026-08-31 22:21:08
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Wade :
Oh god this is so important
2026-09-11 01:02:27
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Gaz :
Every good design engineer knows that there are rules of thumb that don’t need the massive amount of calculations that newly qualified engineers think are essential. Hands on is the only way to get realistic education in design.
2026-08-23 19:24:45
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KOREY :
So I’m basically working backwards. I started, and I am currently working as a sheet metal designer engineer (no degree, just self taught). As I progress, I’m try to figure out my next steps. I’ve been thinking about getting an engineering degree just not to sure if that’s the best next step or if there is something else I should be focusing on?
2026-08-27 01:56:35
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user2140810343404 :
Right on ! I have over 80 patents combining creativity manufacturing and customer needs for success leads exceptional outputs. Degree will just get you on the field of play
2026-08-24 14:31:24
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al_hussainibrahim :
Absolutely said
2026-09-10 07:19:47
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Lucasia :
Are there courses where I cand study it
2026-10-10 19:07:02
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Kitty :
I have been working in product assembly since I was 16 years old (now 24) with plastic injection molding manifold in automanufacturing (secondary tier 1&2 producers). I’m going back to get my AS in mechanical engineering and then continuing at tx a&m. I’m nervous about petitioning my employers for a separate job description than the one I do now (quality technician).
2026-08-24 18:39:33
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. :
Hi! I have a question. I’m currently studying Manufacturing Engineering, but I originally wanted to study Industrial Design. I found out that after studying Manufacturing Engineering, I could potentially specialize in Product Design, which is actually what I really want to do. Do you think it’s possible to take this path and eventually work in Product Design? I’m also thinking about taking some Product Design courses on the side so I can start learning more about the field and gaining experience while I’m studying engineering. Do you think this would be a good path to follow, or would you recommend doing something differently?
2026-09-05 18:44:26
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originalspinner :
On the money here
2026-08-23 01:21:32
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