Mechanical Engineer Job Search

[lwelch70]

Alright everyone, I'm finally graduating in December with my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M. Have worked two internships in oil and gas. One in manufacturing and one in subsea consulting. I'm in the process of looking for a full time job in January and want to see if anyone on here has any recommendations or references that I can contact.

Open to any and all recommendations.

Lincoln

[Texastaxi]

What area?

[Pedernal]

No help on recommendations but congrats on the graduation.

[hogslayer78]

Ge oil and gas. I have worked here for 8 years and always need good engineering. Benefits great too.

[skooter]

Go with Oil & Gas. I spent 6 years in the engineering design end and then switched over to operations. You could also check with a service company and start out in the field as an MWD or DD, and then go into the office.

[deano70]

I would stick with what I know / want to do. I can tell you that there are alot of openings for ME's in the O&G industry right now. I work for a service company here in Houston (around the Greenspoint mall area) and we have an awesome training / rotation program for our new hire engineers that will expose you to most every aspect of the company (from an engineering perspective) and then place you where you fit best. (FMC Technologies)

Regardless of the company, you need to ensure you are ready to start at the bottom, learn all you can and let your work ethic and knowledge take you from there.

Shoot me a PM if you are interested.

[lwelch70]

What area?

Really anywhere. Fiance is in medical field so I'm hopeful that she'll be able to find work wherever we end up. Staying in Texas is a plus though. Came really close to hitting apply button for a Chevron Canada position. Couldn't do it though.

[lwelch70]

I would stick with what I know / want to do. I can tell you that there are alot of openings for ME's in the O&G industry right now. I work for a service company here in Houston (around the Greenspoint mall area) and we have an awesome training / rotation program for our new hire engineers that will expose you to most every aspect of the company (from an engineering perspective) and then place you where you fit best. (FMC Technologies)

Regardless of the company, you need to ensure you are ready to start at the bottom, learn all you can and let your work ethic and knowledge take you from there.

Shoot me a PM if you are interested.

Rotational programs are what have really interested me since my experience is limited to the internships I've done. Whenever any company asks what area I want to get into I always say the one that will let me learn as much as possible as fast as possible and let me get my hands dirty. I'm not much of a desk engineer, I like to get out to the field and really work with the stuff. I think you learn much faster this way and for me, it's a more enjoyable experience.

PM on the way

[jebsvitals]

The company I work for doesnt look like we are hiring a mechanical engineering at the moment but by december we could be. We design and build flares for the oil and chemical companies. We have several mechanical engineers that work for us. And we are located in North Austin almost Round Rock.

http://www.aereon.com/flare-systems

[tmurray]

PM Sent

[jp77]

Send me a resume, we are looking to fill this position. We are located in Houston, working in Subsea intervention work.

[Bowfish]

Glad to see another Aggie in the market. The best advice I can give it to keep everything on the table and apply everywhere. You are more desirable because of the intern jobs but get interviews with as many companies as you can because they are great practice. I hate being interviewed but you will get better and it becomes easier. If you suck at interviews you wont get the job because people think you cannot communicate. Get that first job doing whatever you can be it desk or outside work...the point is you are learning. Treat EVERYONE with respect because it will be returned and ALWAYS have a great attitude. No one likes to work with a debbie downer. And in a couple years re-evaluate your job and salary. Do this every 2-3 years. I worked at my last job for 18 years and I should have left there about 4-5 year prior. People change, you change, jobs change so always re-evaluate and see if you still like the job, the pay, the people.
Good luck and Gig Em!
RobertP - Class of '93

[lwelch70]

Glad to see another Aggie in the market. The best advice I can give it to keep everything on the table and apply everywhere. You are more desirable because of the intern jobs but get interviews with as many companies as you can because they are great practice. I hate being interviewed but you will get better and it becomes easier. If you suck at interviews you wont get the job because people think you cannot communicate. Get that first job doing whatever you can be it desk or outside work...the point is you are learning. Treat EVERYONE with respect because it will be returned and ALWAYS have a great attitude. No one likes to work with a debbie downer. And in a couple years re-evaluate your job and salary. Do this every 2-3 years. I worked at my last job for 18 years and I should have left there about 4-5 year prior. People change, you change, jobs change so always re-evaluate and see if you still like the job, the pay, the people.
Good luck and Gig Em!
RobertP - Class of '93

Thanks for the advice Bowfish. Great words of wisdom regarding the interview process. Honestly, I'm a great interviewer. By being in management throughout school (have worked every semester I've been here) I know what I looked for when interviewing people and it's just to be yourself and be personable. It's proved well for me as every interview I've done has either landed me an offer for a position as an intern or has gotten me an endorsement for a position from the person I interviewed with. My problem is getting the interview. I have a GPA that's just above average and not a lot of school activities because I work so I fall in the middle of the stack and normally get passed over for interviews (this is my guess). Just need the opportunity to get in front of people and sell myself.

[ItsLeo]

At least get EIT certification now and concentrate on getting a PE certification as soon as possible.

A good future employer will usually help you get you PE certification. (those that won't usually aren't that good) A PE certification will open many doors (and wallets) for you and eliminate the stigma of just average grades.

[sir shovelhands]

At least get EIT certification now and concentrate on getting a PE certification as soon as possible.

A good future employer will usually help you get you PE certification. (those that won't usually aren't that good) A PE certification will open many doors (and wallets) for you and eliminate the stigma of just average grades.

There's no way to get a PE "as soon as possible". It takes 4 years of work after graduating. I'd also mention that in drilling there's not many PEs floating around (I say this as someone who has their EIT cert and is a year from getting their PE).

OP, if you want a job doing drilling controls at Cameron, send me your resume. My boss is an Aggie and we have positions open for ME's.