An associates of science in mechanical engineering technology

In My Humble Opinion
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Im thinking of doing this in college, an A.S. in mech. engineering technology. this degree transfers into a B.Sc. in mech engineering.

is there a high risk of mech. engineering tech jobs being transferred to other countries like with other engineering jobs? i’d assume so but i hope i can still find a job with this degree.

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There should be plenty of jobs in this country for degreed MEs. Most research and development and pilot production is and will continue to be done in the US. Large scale high volume production is usually done after transferring the program overseas. Most of my career as an ME has been involved with the development and transfer to overseas of various gizmos and widgets. It’s been a great career.

Email me any time for ME questions.

Haj

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There should be plenty of jobs in this country for degreed MEs. Most research and development and pilot production is and will continue to be done in the US. Large scale high volume production is usually done after transferring the program overseas. Most of my career as an ME has been involved with the development and transfer to overseas of various gizmos and widgets. It’s been a great career.

Email me any time with your ME questions.

Haj

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ok email sent.

While im here can anyone answer this.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=228737

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Wesley, I have an ASMET degree myself.

I agree with hajario’s points, in that there should be a viable job market for ME(t)'s for the forseeable future, and that most engineering and development will continue to be done in the US. Some fields have fared better than others in the recent economy though. An increasing percentage of my work does end up going out of country (primarily Mexico), but I have enjoyed a successful & mostly secure career to date. A lot of non-US companies have an engineering presence here. Myself, I currently work for a Canadian company. My previous employer was British owned, and the company before that, German.

A word of warning: an AS or even a technology degree will essentially freeze you out of some companies that absolutely require a BSME or better. Many Fortune 500 companies (Intel, defense contractors, etc.) tend to be unforgiving when it comes to degree requirements so you may want to keep working towards that BS even after you’ve entered the workforce.

FWIW