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    Any career advice for a young engineer?

    First, thanks for all the suggestions and feedback. I have pursued a couple of new opportunities recently and had no problems explaining my current situation. I just had to practice a little bit before hand on what I truly wanted to say (I went solely on facts, no speculation). I have since...
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    Definition of an Engineer

    Engineers design, build, and test concepts in an effort to create or improve a product. Lots of people have said design and build... But testing is the third leg of the stool in the creation process. (How do you know your design or improvement has worked???) KENAT, From you earlier post, I...
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    Any career advice for a young engineer?

    Ashereng, So far I've raised concern to both my direct boss (the Polymer Scientist) as well as their boss (the company co-founder). In both of these discussions I was not allowed to formally present my argument (i.e. reference FBD's), but was told that they both had vast experiencies in dealing...
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    Any career advice for a young engineer?

    Thanks to all who've responded. You're suggestions and opinions are welcomed. In response to l3city: Because I am a younger engineer I do not have to sign off (and I wouldn't) on the project. My bosses will be the one whos names are on the line. One of them is the co-founder of the company and...
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    Any career advice for a young engineer?

    Hello, I'm in my first full time position out of school, working for a small private company. I've been with this company for about 10 months now. I'm ready to leave because I don't believe the company is making decisions based on the end-users best interests. Instead, the decisions are tailored...

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