That was such a beautiful definition that "professors aren't hired because they are good teachers, they are hired because they are good researchers. A lot of Engineering students do not know this simple fact.

BSME about 35 years ago. Planning to retire at the end of the year. Good luck to you young folks who are pursuing this. Rule number 1: Don’t cut corners that risk people’s lives. Ever. If your boss is pushing you to do so, don’t. If you get fired, so be it. Everything else is negotiable. In 40 years, remember to leave a similar comment to the young people pursuing engineering. Social media will probably be, literally, in a cloud that you just think at. Good luck.

I’m a third year studying Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, and I can vouch for everything he’s saying. Having had an internship already and interning at Dell this summer, the career life is actually worth the stress during university. Stay strong folks and you’ll get there!

It took me 5.5 years to get my mechanical engineering job and I graduated with a low GPA. I went straight into the oilfield service industry and quickly realized I loved it way more then working in the office 9-5 setting. Working in the oilfield service industry allowed me to only work 10 years and now I’m financially independent.

I just graduated high school and am going for a mechanical engineering degree at my dream university.. I will say though, I’ve heard countless doubts from others that because I’m a woman, engineering is very masculine and I might not like it, that if you’re not the best at math it’ll be a horrible experience, etc etc. I’ve heard it all! But my passion has always been to design high performance vehicles for motion rides and rollercoasters for Disney, universal, seaworld, etc.. so even though to some, that sounded silly, it’s my passion. And even though I sucked at math my freshman year of high school I graduated taking calc honors and passing with an A in that class. So if anyone is wondering if it’s worth it.. atleast I think it is if you have a passion for it! It’s not about being the best at math or physics.. it’s about how hard you work and how passionate you are!

Your first engineering job won't be your last, that's for sure... Honestly, I believe when landing your first engineering job, it should be whatever you can acquire, but you don't wanna be stuck forever as a (example) electrical engineer reviewing circuit design, you eventually wanna be the one designing circuits. The more experience in your field, the better. You might not need to apply all of the knowledge learned in college, but the closer you are to using that knowledge the more enjoyable it becomes. I would rather apply the mathematical and science tools than be a technician.

Just graduated with a BS in Aerospace. It was tough, but the biggest things I’d advise are: Make good friends, an engineering degree is hard to do alone. Collaboration is a big boost Find other outlets like exercise or something not engineering related Network like crazy. Every interview I’ve gotten has been because I’ve known someone at that company Make your professors know your name and face, this can help with leniency, grading, office hours, etc. I’ve even gone to breweries with my professors while I was still a student

I’m a 2nd year mechanical engineering technologies student and reading the material before lecture is so incredibly useful! Instead of hearing everything for the first time in lecture, you use what you already recollected and hear how the professor adds on to it. Always read material before and after class, even if you don’t understand it. And i very much push the idea of making friends and going to tutors especially. I struggle so much with physics but having those resources will save you the pain ❤ I saw someone’s else’s comment about being a women in engineering. I’m in the same boat. I’m 19 and I dress really girly so being in a class as the only girl can be intimidating, but don’t give up on your passion because in the end, it’s your passion and everyone else is there for the same reason (and you’re paying for it). good luck ❤

i have a little bit of advice. go for the more trade based engineering jobs: i.e. get a job in a machine shop or fabrication shop and do the gd&t on those parts, etc. that way, you’ll stay busy and work with your hands, work with a smaller company, and genuinely have an impact!

I don't have a problem when it comes to learning, I'm worried about my memory. I just have to remember everything I learn in the future, if I can do that, there will be no limit on what I can do.

Amazing content. As a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, when I look back, I can say that I am 100% satisfied with my choice. If anyone is struggling, keep strong and you will thrive.

I thought engineering would be like the first case you described: cubicals and excel sheets. I was in the third student group, but the first two years in my curriculum did not relate the maths to the real world. I thought I would hate it, but I go into work in Dickies and a T shirt and play with robots while listening to forklifts running around outside. It's great! Aerospace degree working in Automations engineering, btw.

dude, this video and your other videos are really relevant and accurate. I wish I saw this video when I started my engineering program in university, because now when I've just graduated and done an internship, I find everything you say in this video accurate and I didn't know about them just a year ago.

Incredible video! Love the encouragement and advice!

I graduated with a civil engineering degree a year ago. Definitely engineering jobs are different. Some jobs after college can be very stressful and could require travel to sites, while others are much more low key, peaceful, and calming (with no overtime). As for the latter I recommend a government job position or large company, but if you are interesting in “grinding” if that’s for you, go to a small private company

Love this guy. Always makes very informative at helpful videos

Thank you so much for that video. I am a third year engeneer at the Rwth myself. I’m sharing a lot of the same doubts mentioned in this video and this really helped me putting them in perspective. Feeling really good after this video. Great content

Incredibly helpful video! Dude, this really was well-organized and having that info about the internships there at the end was really great to as that is the clear next step and you actionable advice on how to go about getting an internship. Thanks so much for this video!

I am almost done with mechanical engineering. And I keep coming back to your videos, your story telling and explanations are super amazing. It's good to see your perspective on different things.

Love your content man, keep inspiring us all

The greatest satisfaction is that what engineering builds improves human life

Thanks, Tamer, for going into more depth on how engineering can be, I am a senior this year majoring in Electrical Engineering, and I know how stressful it can be to pursue engineering.

From someone who is about to graduate: Find your niche. I thought I wanted to go to automotive for a while, but I ended up taking noise control. I loved every second of it, the math, the design, the impact. I love it. I just had my first presentation at a conference. I'm even looking at Grad school, even though I wanted to change to communications my sophomore year. Just look around and be open.

thank you so much man, im taking engineering design and development mext year, along side its course capstone for my senior year, the capstone is an internship so im very excited to go into it

You the goat bro, appreciate all these tips

Tamer, you’re excellent. Concise and consistent content

this is super helpful. i want to go into mechanical engineering in conjunction with mechanical work so i can start manufacturing and testing/R&D'ing my own parts for cars. good to see a first hand account of what to expect from the industry and how to go about the right approach. thanks Tamer!

Tamer, thanks for emphasizing the "doubt" element. I have been feeling the same.

Just wanna say you are literally so awesome for the content and knowledge you bring.

Tamer, I just want to thank you so much for your engineering content. I am currently a senior in high school going into mechanical engineering this fall, and content like this helps me prepare for this undertaking. I know it is going to be a hard, but hopefully rewarding next four years, so stuff like this makes the mind ease a bit with knowing how to be prepared. Thanks you!!!

thank you for bringing me value with this video

Very informative - love the energy bro

The insight you share in these videos is seriously valuable and unique. Thank you!

Having spent the last 4 years turning wrenches on my family’s cars and trucks, I quickly found that I hated scraping up my knuckles and that if I was a mechanic, I would be turning wrenches my whole life. I went to college as a Mech E and I fell in love joining my school’s FSAE team! I’m on year two, and if I can make it this far, you can too!! Mechanical engineering can be a blast in the right mindset, and once you get in the mindset of “I’m solving problems and it’s fun,” calculus becomes pretty tolerable too!

Thanks for the video, I am about to go to Uni and it's good to be reassured about what I can expect and what I should be working towards.

I just walked the stage in may and I'm loving where I'm working more than I would have ever expected. Find a place with a great work culture. Fun places. Tech startups are sometimes good for that. My company is medium sized but still has that startup energy.

Thank you so much this was helpful

Thank you so much Tamer for all of your engineering content, you make all your videos truly enjoyable and the thoroughness of your videos helps a lot! Im currently a high school student doing concurrent enrollment in college so i can hopefully get my degree sooner. I was wondering if you could make a video specifically on the steps to take after high school graduation, what classes/programs to take, whether to go to a community college and transfer to a university or really any advice for coming straight of high school to pursue mechanical engineering. Thank you again!

I'm an aspiring mechanical engineer and this video really seemed to help wrap my mind around some of the things that I didn't quite grasp so thanks!

The best engineering straightforward content on UKposts 💪🔥

lets get this guy to 100 000 subscribers he deserves it he always finds a way to make a video entertaining

Thank you sooooo much for this video

Your so wise about engineering and interacting with others about different concepts of occupations

thanks alot i really needed this video

Really well done explaining engineering concept in-details

Great video, and helped me with my doubts

This is what i wanted to know ; thank you

Thank you so much for your video is absolutely awesome I have decided to change careers from healthcare to engineering and I’m so excited

I'm looking at going back to school and doing engineering, this was very helpful!

Thank you very much! I’m a engineering undergrad, it helped me alot

Wonderful points Tamer. Thank you so much, as I am also planning to get into engineering!

So true, good advice.

BSEE, worked 44 years as an engineer in all types of lasers, the last 35 years medical. This is what I have to offer from my experience. You don't need to go to MIT or CalTech or any prestigious college. I went to a big state university not known for engineering. I was never a "natural" techy type or even very smart, but you can do it. Use tutors and study groups. Much of engineering school is a teaching a thinking process, much of what you learn you will never use again. Just get through those 4 years (it took me 6 btw). You will always have a job. I never went without one in 44 years unless I wanted to take time off. It's a respectable career and can be very well paid. I've traveled the globe for 20 of those years, great experiences! All in all I say even though it's a pain in butt studying all the time, it's well worth it.

Great tips bro

thank you for the info

Continue to vlog :) im happy to learn about the mechanical engineer.

I'm considering a bachelor's in EE as a fast-track way of getting a Master Electrician certification in my state and your videos are really helpful in understanding what I might be getting myself into

Man I wish you made this video when I started college. Such a good video.

I’m just starting out college and majoring in entertainment engineering, I’m really excited as I see this as an opportunity to grow from that program and do something I love using graphic design, modeling and engineering and I hope this can calm my qualms about this industry

For those in high school looking at engineering degrees: I graduated with a BA in Aerospace Engineering. Figured it was something I was really into coming from High School and I wanted to challenge myself. My concept of engineering at the time was being presented with a problem and then being tasked with solving said problem from the ground up. That is not necessarily what engineering is. 95% of what I was taught in college centered around someone else having a solution and me validating or changing small parameters for their solution to work. Most of that involved understanding when materials would break, how to calculate stresses and strains through complex models, and then change them to meet safety regulations. By the time I graduated college, I despised engineering and only stuck with it because AE was difficult and I could say I did not quit. I work at a job where I fly planes now instead of design parts for them. I do not want to work in engineering and hate the concept of going back to any sort of college. Not everything is perfect when you graduate and just because you have a degree does not guarantee you a job or happiness. Its rough and I wish you luck. As a solution, I highly recommend you take a few days to find the job that lines up with your aspirations and BE flexible during your first year of college if you go that route. Do not be afraid to change your degree or dropout if it is not working. If you don't want to be behind a desk for the next thirty years of your life, find something that can take you elsewhere for a while and then circle back if it lines up again. (Edit: Wanted to share this to show that some people don't find happiness and regret their choice of college/degree. Take the time to look at both sides of the coin. While I am unhappy with my degree and education, there are probably twice as many people who enjoy these fields and would recommend it.)

I needed this

Great advice

This video actually gave me more reason to preserve as a civil engineering student

I've been wanted to go into engineering since I was 5 years old. Ive recently had a few daubts as I had to make the decision of which kind of engineer I want to be and was a little discoureged because I'm a girl. videos like yours remind me not everything is black and white and how much I truly love creating, designing and problem solving as I get exited from just the thaught. Im going to try to get into mechanical engineering cource in collage. thank you

Oh Thank you Tamer. U will get all the subscribers that u deserve.

Congratulations great video

I am currently a Senior in high school, and I was interested in learning what mechnacial engineering is all about. As a young boy, I loved to build legos and disassemble house hold items just to put them back together. I came across this video at a great moment since I am currently trying to figure out if mehcnaical engineering is for me. I love working with mathematics and everything seems to tell me that this career is for me. However, I am a little scared or nervous. I hope everything goes well.

I am an architecture student but still found this vid sooo well made and helpful

Deam. This is 100% fact. Wish Ive watched it 13 year ago. I struggled with myself for too long because I didn't knew any of this. My parents didn't incentivized and trought I would learn by my own. Yes I did but with a lot of cost

great video!

I have introduction to engineering as my first elective and it definitely is a lot especially with no knowledge of it prior.

I'm currently enrolling in Software Engineering in Swinburne University. I don't have strong foundation in physics. But as I work hard enough because physics and math are my favourite unit I'm able to achieve a great score. Seriously y'all I never take physic nor calculus during my highschool. But believe me if you put some effort in you'll be able to achieve it

Hi Tamer. I am a grade 12 student right now about to finish high school. I applied to university programs in the medical and engineering field. In high school I really enjoyed my biology and chemistry classes and found that the work my brother does in medschool is doing quite interesting. On the other hand, I loved creating projects and working hands on in the tech sense in my computer engineering class and understanding how things function. However, I was a low 80 student when it came to my math courses throughout high school and thought of math as a chore because I somewhat struggled in it. When it comes to choosing which career path I should take, I really cannot choose between these two. I am kind of leaning towards engineering because I like creating and designing things hands-on and the idea that I can do a lot of engineering side projects as a hobby. However, the idea that I won't make as much money as a doctor is kind of a turn off. Are there many jobs/internships in the computer engineering/robotics field that have a lot of futuristic hands-on work that is also impactful? Should not making as much as a doctor really turn me away from engineering? Sorry for the long message and thanks for reading!

Some great tips for starting a career in engineering!

You did a great job with this! I did a job shadowing with a guy I know who made biomedical parts, and his whole job seemed like paper pushing as by how you described it. Ngl, that kinda threw me off and I was scared that I would be making CAD all day while struggling with my flighty attention span joy😂 Gotta say tho, at 6:37, thats me. Hearing you say that is really encouraging, cuz I was thinking that I might need to try other majors in fields like digital design so I can still be creative but not stress over boring shit.

There's the three types you mentioned, and then there's me... Never even considered engineering in grade school. I landed a drafting job a few years ago while I was in community college, just to make a living. The firm managers then convinced me to pursue my BSME and a PE license. Fast forward to today... I take my PE exam next month 🙃

I wanted to major in mechanical engineering but decided on psychology. This video has me reconsidering

It’s a great video with good tutorials, but I had this guy at my office talk about Stray Administration and how they made degrees, was a decision I will never regret. ❤️

Your content is comforting, I am 1st college BSME

You have such wonderful charisma. I'm a red seal carpenter that loves to drive equipment like the time I drove the largest Ariel Work Platform I've seen ever over an active scale. I've always loved how to make things with wood and I'm trying to get into adding my love for engineering into my 20 years of being a carpenter. You seem like you do so much research and present it in such a wonderful way. My daughter is 2 and I started watching Mark Rober videos so I can learn the basics. I've always loved soldering and such where would you go to take classes? Sorry for the long comment.

Hi, you have some great videos, thank you! May I ask the best way to prepare for a technical and competency-based mechanical engineering interview in two days? I've been away from the industry so need to brush up on my eng skills.

im a mix of the actual engineer and the science student, i start in January and pretty excited

off topic, but that watch is beautiful brother! drippy

The clip you added of the jet engine is from my local air guard base. I work on the civilian side! So cool to see!! Jersey Devil fighters!!!

I switched major from Electrical Engineering to Software & Data Engineering and I’m glad I did so. I will graduate next year and I will pursue a MS in Finance because the job prospects are much higher.

Useful video...

thanks for the video bro, I really needed to hear this

I’ve been an electrical engineer for 3 months and I had to go to therapy. I worked my ass off to get this degree and I just sit here at a desk all day. My life went from chaos to dull in a matter of weeks.

Great video,

I've been studying engineering for 3 years now (aeronautical engineering). I was afraid this video was going to discourage me from the study so late down the road, luckily it didn't.

Great, you fixed your mic. 10/10 content

I'm currently in grade 12 hoping to study civil engineering next year & ur vids motivate me very much

GREAT VIDEO dude! Can you do a video on STARTUPS??

This video is an informative tool for young and upcoming engineers / scientists. Thanks for sharing, my Bro. Keep well.

My dad is trying to convince me to do engineering because of the good money. Although the money is better than most jobs, its interesting to see how structures are made. However, I feel like I’d fall into that 30% of money students. I was never good st math but making structures or creating roadways sounds cool because thats my everyday life. I feel lost but also this looks like a great opportunity to learn.

5:04 as an aerospace engineer working in the field I would add: Talking with other departments to coordinate activities. Check what is already flying. Check if this part has no production issues. To be in contact with suppliers and evaluate design feasibility and improvement areas. I used to think in college that design engineering was just to be modeling in Catia/Solid/Nx all day and drafting dwgs, but this is just a small part of it.

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Interesting. I got tech job and dropped out during covid. Only aspect of school i miss is the people. Feel like engineering can be learned online but is harder to be disciplined

Hi Tamar, Can you also do videos about manufacturing engineering? What do they do?

Great work brother !