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Senior in highschool, though i dont take any highschool classes. i am in my second year of running start so i suppose you could call me a sophomore in college. im doing engineering physics 1 + calc2 at the moment
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I'm have a BS in Electrical Engineering and specializing in analog / high voltage design.
However, now I live out my days working in Engineering Program Management.
Basically this means:
1. Planning projects (cost, schedule, manpower) 2. Reporting program status (cost, schedule) 3. Creating risk / opportunity charts and managing the Risk / Opportunity Database 4. Explaining why we are 6 months late 5. Explaining why we are 1 million dollars over budget 6. Figuring out how finish all these tasks that were supposed to have been completed 6 months ago, in the next month, and still maintain our yearly budget 7. Writing proposals 8. Babysitting other engineers and making sure they finish a task when they are supposed to finished it 9. Hold meetings - The number of meetings you schedule is directly proportional to your performance
Now don't laugh. Because, this is the current trend in the US for engineering. In fact, many of the largest defense contractors in this country are hiring new grads and putting them directly into these types of management positions without ever getting a chance to work on the technical side of things.
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Now don't laugh. Because, this is the current trend in the US for engineering. In fact, many of the largest defense contractors in this country are hiring new grads and putting them directly into these types of management positions without ever getting a chance to work on the technical side of things.
I keep telling myself i wont get into management... In fact, the parts of my job that resemble management are the parts i hate the most. But the extra money is always attractive, no matter how much i make... i can always use more money for parts!
BTW, i still regularly work an 8 hour day as EE, and then come home and spend 3-5 hours a night on various projects, havent lost it yet! Even do consulting on the side to bring in a little extra $$ here and there, to fund more projects of course.
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B.S. Physics, Minor Mathematics, Certified airframe & powerplant mechanic, trained pipe welder, I now work in the Physics division at Argonne National Laboratory
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Are you a, student(grad, undergrad, highschool and below), engineer (what kind), physicist?
