Any engineers here?

Apply for a job at the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Center: www.NAMRC.co.uk It is a brand new world leading for engineering and Rolls Royce will be using the expertise in their new foundries which are being built next door.
 
SillyHeatsink said:
I've an MEng (aero) and am CEng (RAeS). I've been working for a gas turbine manufacturer for the last few years, recently moved to Norway to work in marine. An aero degree can get you lots of places, not just aircraft.

Straight out of university, if you want to stay in engineering I recommend getting a job with one of the big multinationals (EADS, GE, Pratts, RR, BAE...). Try as many different jobs in the training period, travel as much as you can - if you're like me, you won't really have a clue what engineering work day-to-day is like after your degree.
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You have a good chance of getting a job with gas turbine manufacturers with aero engineering. Several big companies are actively recruiting at the moment for mechanical engineers. Plus GT engineering is (from an engineering point of view) really really enjoyable and rewarding. I worked for Alstom in their main assembly plant in Switzerland; definitely one of the best places I have worked.
 
High end engineering grad starting salary is around 40k (oil / consulting), most of the big multinationals offer around 30.

I hope you got/get a 2.1. Life gets significantly harder on a 2.2.

In big British aerospace, BAE make mechanical systems and RR propulsion systems. Roughly. Either offer decent graduate training and strongly merit based promotions. Straight technical guys get screwed over a bit, management schemes pay better and look (from the perspective of a technical guy) easier.

edit: 50k in oil is rather better than I thought. What's the progression like from there? The firms I've looked at start out fairly competitive relative to the city, but then offer roughly that salary for the next decade or so.
 
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JonJ678 said:
edit: 50k in oil is rather better than I thought. What's the progression like from there? The firms I've looked at start out fairly competitive relative to the city, but then offer roughly that salary for the next decade or so.
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This is in Aberdeen not London, progression up here is very quick into 6 figures as a few on here will point out. Depends on the induvidual as well.

KaHn
 
alx said:
In which discipline? Are you talking about grads straight out of uni? Seems a tad high in my experience for grad chemical/process engineers.
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A friend of mine went to Talisman on their grad scheme at 45k (ended up a lot more with offshore rotations).

Pretty sure he was just classed as a petroleum engineering graduate.

KaHn
 
Talisman seem to pay pretty well, the oil majors don't tend to pay quite as well initially but I imagine that changes as you become more specialised and leave the grad scheme.
 
As others have stated, the money is offshore is superb - if you're interested in that kind of lifestyle. You spend 4ish weeks offshore on a boat or rig, and 4ish weeks onshore on holiday. I have a lot of friends who have two jobs - one offshore, the other as a guide/ski instructor/sculptor. Be warned, offshore work is knackering - you may spend your four weeks off recovering from your four on.

Companies like Statoil, BP, and Conoco Philips have good grad schemes to apply for. People like Farstad and Subsea 7 also offer great working conditions and pay, slightly different work though. May advice is the same as someone said earlier: apply to as many company grad schemes as you can, then pick and choose.
 
Depends how much money is the motivating factor. I work in OR myself but work with a lot of aero engineers. BAE has already been suggested as well as Rolls Royce. Other alternatives may be Selex or MBDA and perhaps augusta westland. If civil service is your bag then try Dstl or DESG. I am on the latter scheme.
 
The Halk said:
Of course none of the above is true, but I had tremendous fun trolling at the elitist engineers last time this subject came up :)
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Edited for the truth ;)


KaHn has already explianed plenty, there's soo much to the Oil Industry, a random salary for a random role at one company is in no way represetative of the what's available up here.

Even offshore rates vary massively between companies, then you have to take into account the holidays, other benefits and naturally your base salary on top of that.

I for one am underpayed for what I do, but the ball's in my court to find a suitable job to remedy this :D

SillyHeatsink said:
As others have stated, the money is offshore is superb - if you're interested in that kind of lifestyle. You spend 4ish weeks offshore on a boat or rig, and 4ish weeks onshore on holiday.
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Damn Norwegians and their easy offshore lifestyle! :p

I thought it was more 2 on 3/4 off? Plus you're rigs are in general better than most hotels, in comparison to the fairly average N. Sea rigs.
 
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-Ad- said:
Damn Norwegians and their easy offshore lifestyle! :p

I thought it was more 2 on 3/4 off? Plus you're rigs are in general better than most hotels, in comparison to the fairly average N. Sea rigs.
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It all depends on who you work for, I suppose! Some are better then others. I deliberately haven't recommended the OP any Chinese or Brazilian offshore firms. Conditions there can be quite dicey, I hear (bear in mind this is based on nothing but rumour and hearsay).

Regarding the engineering question, I encourage people to sign this:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/6271
 
KaHn said:
Most operators are offering around 45-50k

KaHn
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For grads?

Should have stuck with my Engineering rather than move to geology... Although I am "underpaid" at the moment so...:p

EDIT: Ok, so just looked it up and Exxon actually say between £35 and 40k which is what I was expecting. Who offers £50k? They probably pay their Geologists more too.. ;)
 
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Amp34 said:
For grads?

Should have stuck with my Engineering rather than move to geology... Although I am "underpaid" at the moment so...:p

EDIT: Ok, so just looked it up and Exxon actually say between £35 and 40k which is what I was expecting. Who offers £50k? They probably pay their Geologists more too.. ;)
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Even though engineers are in demand, geologists are more so in the O&G industry from my experience. Heard some silly figures mentioned for senior geologist contractors.

You've also got to look at the whole benefits package when looking at salaries, the big oil majors will nearly always offer share schemes, very good pensions, gym memberships etc etc. I for one get free lunches, it may not seem like a massive deal but it all adds up.
 
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BrotherMuzone said:
I have always wanted to be a Pilot, but ultimately, it just didn't suit me. I love my degree, despite how hard it can be, and I would like a job focused in Aerospace, but that doesn't seem too likely. I will start sending off CV's in September. Would love to work for Exxon Mobil, their starting salary is incredible.
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May I ask why it didn't suit you? I'm doing a Aero eng at the moment and I want to do flight training after :)
 
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