Hello all, I understand this topic has been asked here before but please bear with me. I am a mechanical engineer with about 1.5 years of experience as mechanical design engineer. I live in the Bay Area ca and I make around 73k a year. Based on what I read here, this income is not even an intern pay let alone a full time mechanical engineering position. Any advice?
Either switch to software or find a position in big tech for mechE
“Lol just change ur career”
I went from hardware quality engineer to rtl design after a year of working. The fields have barely anything to do with one another and it's actually not super hard to make a switch in the first 2 years. Also I mentioned getting into tech companies for mechE that will pay more if OP is not interested in a switch. But yeah I think your super helpful suggestion for OP was really good and actually much more useful
Thats kinda shite
Source was a meche
Can you refer me to spacex for mech?
Might get 130k as senior / staff after a few years but Mech E salaries are much lower then software. Best bet is to try and join a big tech company with a hardware division like Facebook or Google or Microsoft
Hey workday can you refer me to a position?
Sure DM. What location? Remote is rare
Hey, I am a fellow Mech Eng graduate working in Automotive domain. I have seen design engineers getting paid less compared to other fields of work within Mechanical Eng but 73k is definitely not what you should be getting paid within bay area. Did you try finding new opportunities? or tried talking to other design engineers within your area If you don’t mind switching to another domain there is a whole new avenue within Automotive Industry with Mech/Elec Eng skills. I know this answer might not help much but DM me for any questions. Happy to help 😃
Someone with 2 years of experience in the bay should be making between $100-120k as an ME. That being said; don’t get cocky. At 1.5 years out of school you don’t know how to do anything yet. Get some experience under your belt and then move to a higher paying company. Nobody has the resources right now to mentor junior engineers unless the company is massive. Startups need people who can come in and execute without any babysitting. Learn, grow, then move on.
Mech is dead in bay area.. move to software or move from bay area
Move to semiconductor field.. design, simulation
Bachelors or Master's..Either way pay is low..I'm a MechE too.Dm if you need help
I have 15+ yoe and I still make less than you, but I live in a LCOL city. Yes, it is pretty depressing.... and I am too late to change to CS. Just keep applying for big tech companies that pay RSU.
Prepare for interviews, apply, interview and move to a place that pays you what you're worth.