depends on why you want to do this. if you're an engineer in a good job market, you could probably get more money out of your primary job than a side project (o

depends on why you want to do this. if you're an engineer in a good job market, you could probably get more money out of your primary job than a side project (obviously there are exceptions). You could, for example, switch jobs, work harder, ask for a raise (even without working harder). A side project might make more sense if you did it for fun.