y******r
发帖数: 2986 | 1 Hello, everyone,
I will graduate soon from Michigan State University, and I am looking for
new positions. Right now I am a little confused about my career path.
Description below is my brief introduction. I do not know which field is
better to fit me, and please give me any suggestion as you like. Any reply
is highly appreciated.
I obtained my bachelor and master degree in civil engineering, and I will
obtain my Ph.D. degree soon in civil engineering. I had 2 years of
experience as field engineer, mainly for construction monitoring of internal
force and structural displacement in bridge projects and excavation, some
experience in GIS and GPS survey.
Right now I work for half a year at Department of Police & Public Safety as
part-time job with title Engineer I. I mainly work on highway geometric
design, drainage design, traffic data collection and management, and traffic
control. I have work experience for transportation standards like AASHTO
and MUTCD.
As a student at MSU, I had lab one year experience for AMRL (AASHTO Material
Reference Lab), mainly for material properties of soil, aggregate and
asphalt concrete. I did many tests following AASHTO and ASTM standards. I
took many courses in geotechnical engineering and pavement engineering. I
have knowledge in shallow foundation, pile foundation, retaining wall, and
slope stability analysis.
I took many courses in solid mechanics, and I did a lot of research in
finite element method/analysis (FEM). I have 4 years of research experience
in static/dynamic analysis by implicit/explicit method. My PhD dissertation
is related to computer algorithm and programming in MATLAB, which requires a
lot of basic knowledge in mechanical engineering, including wave
propagation and structural dynamics. I programmed about 2000 lines for my
dissertation.
In summary, I have potential directions in structural engineering (bridge
inspection), geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering and
mechanical engineering. I am qualified for any direction as entry-level
engineer, but I am not an expert in any field. If I do not have any
preference in personal interest, and I only concern the possibility of
finding a job, which field I should go?
Thank you very much for your time and effort. Please comment or send me
email as you like. Thanks a lot. | b*******g
发帖数: 1095 | 2 How about stress analysis jobs for the auto or oil companies?
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【在 y******r 的大作中提到】
: Hello, everyone,
: I will graduate soon from Michigan State University, and I am looking for
: new positions. Right now I am a little confused about my career path.
: Description below is my brief introduction. I do not know which field is
: better to fit me, and please give me any suggestion as you like. Any reply
: is highly appreciated.
: I obtained my bachelor and master degree in civil engineering, and I will
: obtain my Ph.D. degree soon in civil engineering. I had 2 years of
: experience as field engineer, mainly for construction monitoring of internal
: force and structural displacement in bridge projects and excavation, some
| F**********s
发帖数: 1231 | 3 每个方向的工作都投吧。
结构设计方向的话，桥梁方向的好些。
国内的机会很多，收入和美国差不多。
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【在 y******r 的大作中提到】
: Hello, everyone,
: I will graduate soon from Michigan State University, and I am looking for
: new positions. Right now I am a little confused about my career path.
: Description below is my brief introduction. I do not know which field is
: better to fit me, and please give me any suggestion as you like. Any reply
: is highly appreciated.
: I obtained my bachelor and master degree in civil engineering, and I will
: obtain my Ph.D. degree soon in civil engineering. I had 2 years of
: experience as field engineer, mainly for construction monitoring of internal
: force and structural displacement in bridge projects and excavation, some
| y******r
发帖数: 2986 | 4 国内桥梁的待遇有这么高？
【在 F**********s 的大作中提到】
: 每个方向的工作都投吧。
: 结构设计方向的话，桥梁方向的好些。
: 国内的机会很多，收入和美国差不多。
:
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| T**9
发帖数: 1528 | 5 看你的描述，应该是力学背景很强的。没必要局限于low paid 土木了, Ph.D 找工作是
没有什么优势。有限元很强手的话，其他领域还是很有些位置的，pay 得也比土木高多
了。
现在这经济，广撒网吧，准备多版简历，找Mechanical,强调自己的力学背景，
research experience, 有限元经验，各种软件。 找到工作先，以后有机会在转到自己
的兴趣来。
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【在 y******r 的大作中提到】
: Hello, everyone,
: I will graduate soon from Michigan State University, and I am looking for
: new positions. Right now I am a little confused about my career path.
: Description below is my brief introduction. I do not know which field is
: better to fit me, and please give me any suggestion as you like. Any reply
: is highly appreciated.
: I obtained my bachelor and master degree in civil engineering, and I will
: obtain my Ph.D. degree soon in civil engineering. I had 2 years of
: experience as field engineer, mainly for construction monitoring of internal
: force and structural displacement in bridge projects and excavation, some
| M******T
发帖数: 80 | 6 国内建筑师的收入和美国差不多，土木工程师不到美国的收入。绝大多数中国土木工程
师不愿海龟，而中国建筑师则是有许多人愿意海龟或派到中国工作。
【在 F**********s 的大作中提到】
: 每个方向的工作都投吧。
: 结构设计方向的话，桥梁方向的好些。
: 国内的机会很多，收入和美国差不多。
:
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| y******r
发帖数: 2986 | 7 是这么说，可是我没有ME的学位，估计也不容易。多一个思路总是好的，谢谢你关注 | B****r
发帖数: 1737 | 8 同意这个。
我的感觉是老美一看到大型计算就头疼。这个方向收入也不会差。
【在 T**9 的大作中提到】
: 看你的描述，应该是力学背景很强的。没必要局限于low paid 土木了, Ph.D 找工作是
: 没有什么优势。有限元很强手的话，其他领域还是很有些位置的，pay 得也比土木高多
: 了。
: 现在这经济，广撒网吧，准备多版简历，找Mechanical,强调自己的力学背景，
: research experience, 有限元经验，各种软件。 找到工作先，以后有机会在转到自己
: 的兴趣来。
:
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| D*****I
发帖数: 987 | 9 try Nuclear engineering, if you are good at FEM, Familiar with ANSIS, ABUQUS
etc.
Nucear enginering is the bets place to earn more for civil guys.
the SHAW GROUP. WESTING HOUSE DUKE ENERGY. etc. |
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