Most people i know of doing mech engine and programing work with some kind of control software or in mathematical/engineering modelling. The former tends to use

Most people i know of doing mech engine and programing work with some kind of control software or in mathematical/engineering modelling. The former tends to use c/c++ or done pretty proprietary languages. The latter sometimes uses fortran, Matlab or maybe python. Getting a job with an engineering company rather than a software house would probably be a good idea. Eg in my part of the UK you'd look at utilities gas/electric supply, and manufacturing.