What are the prospects for mechanical engineering? If I study in the United States, will I find a job there?

The prospects of mechanical engineering in the United States:

In addition to the traditional machinery industry, the emerging semiconductor and electronics industries, such as the research and development and design of hardware by companies such as Apple, Google, and Amazon, are still Mechanical engineers from the United States are required to participate. In addition, many large energy companies (such as mining and petroleum) also provide employment opportunities related to mechanical engineering. In addition, the employment prospects of mechanical engineering majors in the United States are also closely related to geographical location and professional direction.

1. Geographic location

The most popular areas for ME majors are mainly in the Great Lakes region, Texas, California and other places. With the improvement of the U.S. economic situation in recent years, the area around Detroit The automobile industry has begun to recover. The three major American automobile manufacturers (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler) as well as Japanese automobile companies such as Toyota and Nissan have successively released some quotas, and the salary packages are not bad.

Although the oil market in Texas continues to be sluggish, because Texas has in-state protection policies and oil is its monopoly industry, the employment situation is not as tragic as imagined. In addition to continuing to study for PhDs and starting businesses in California, many graduates who are familiar with C/java, various web programming, databases, and advanced Excel skills also have the opportunity to enter banks and investment banks, BOA, CITI, HSBC, and UBS. ,

Goldman Sachs and other companies do programming work.

2. Major direction

There are many directions in the mechanical engineering major, including FEA, thermal energy, field work, and mechanical design. There are many in each direction. Employment Opportunities. In addition to unclear employment prospects in some emerging industries, the best prospects in the ME industry currently are CFD and finite element analysis (FEA). Especially FEA, because FEA may be used in different industries, such as construction, machinery, petrochemicals, meteorology, electromagnetics, etc., the employment scope is very wide (in addition, the situation of FEA in China is also very good). But objectively speaking, the prospects of FEA also depend on the industry you choose. If you are in the energy machinery industry, FEA may not be important, but for aerospace, FEA is more important.

Although the employment situation of ME in the United States is recovering, the biggest limitation for the employment of international students is not the industry itself, but status. The most difficult thing for international graduates of mechanical engineering to find employment in the United States is that the better positions in this major are not open to non-citizens (such as aviation-related), so it is difficult for international students to find a suitable position and obtain status ( Green card or H1b), Boeing

, Exxon mobile, General Dynamics, Northan

Grumman and other companies are mostly unwilling to provide H1b visas for international students, while companies like GE are only willing to PhDs are accepted, so if you want to stay and work in the United States with an ME master's degree, you must find an internship in advance or go to a small company to do a volunteer internship, and try to get a return

Offer or internal recommendation, but it is best to At the same time, be prepared to return home.

The prospects of mechanical engineering in China:

In addition to staying in the United States for employment, students who choose to return to China also have ample employment opportunities. Many multinational companies such as Shell, BP, and Automotive in the energy sector , industry (Mitsubishi Samsung), as well as some famous state-owned enterprises (China Resources) and some research institutes will conduct international recruitment (interview in the United States, return to work in the country).

In addition, the current large-scale infrastructure construction in China has increased the output value of mechanical engineering in the construction industry, and the current Internet of Things technology can combine related fields of mechanical engineering with the Internet, so in the long run Judging from the above, the employment prospects of American ME majors in China are quite promising.

In fact, mechanical engineering can be regarded as a "technical" major that will never go out of style no matter what age. Despite the continuous rise of various emerging industries, the reach of mechanical engineering still extends to various industries