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Can you get a job as a mechanical engineer somewhere that would allow you to move into programming at the same company? I ask because it's probably easier for
by svec 12y ago
Can you get a job as a mechanical engineer somewhere that would allow you to move into programming at the same company?
I ask because it's probably easier for you to get a job as an ME (mechanical engineer) than a software engineer, given your background.
Silicon Valley has plenty of robotics companies and other companies that make "real stuff" who need mechanical engineers. And once you're in a company as a productive ME, you can reach out to your software colleagues and see if you can help & learn. And don't just think of northern California - Seattle and southern California have companies that might fit the ME + software profile as well.
And if you're thinking of the East Coast at all, please reach out - I work at iRobot in Boston, MA, and we have plenty of ME's who dabble in software. The Boston area has TONS of other companies who do hardware + software too.
- drcross 12y ago>And if you're thinking of the East Coast at all, please reach out. I have an MSc in Robotics and even though I would like to work for iRobot and other Robotics startups in the US, there is a very slim chance because the visa restrictions make shopping for a job debilitating.
- bartuc 12y agoHaving worked in Boston for a few years before moving to the bay area, I can confirm that Boston has numerous software+hardware/robotics startups. However I've found that in the bay area hardly anyone is interested in robotics, and the ones that are only seem to only be working with drones (mostly quadcopters and the like, which don't seem practical for many of the proposed use cases).
- replicant 12y agoThanks :) After reading the comments, indeed, I will be considering this possibility.