Hey there.
I'm glad to see this place still running, albeit a lot more slowly.
I have a little update for you guys. I finished my bachelors in mechanical engineering. I got really addicted to League of Legends for my first couple of years of uni (and didn't do well at all). I got to do a long internship with a company that makes bearings for the automotive and aerospace industries. I met the love of my life. For my last year back at school I did a neat project with Honda to make them a vibration machine for one of their plants in Ontario... under budget and ahead of schedule. Today I started my job as a product designer. I finally feel like a big kid.
that's great man. that's the kind of work I do. I get to design prototypes and fixtures and use a 3D printer all the time. You're going to love being an engineer. It's very rewarding. I'm starting a new position as well next week. I hope you have as much fun as I do.
What design software do you use? I was on pro/e / creo for over a decade. I'm using solid edge now.
The company I work for uses Creo 2.0... I've started watching tutorials for it today. All my CAD experience was either done in Solidworks or Inventor up until now.
Congrats on the new position. Hopefully you get to have a lot more fun with it.