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What type of engineering is best for me?

I'm interested in cars, and other automotives. I love taking things apart and putting them back together, as well as building things. I never really joined a robotics team, but I have experience with drones.

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Fahad Elahi’s Answer

With your passion for cars, taking things apart, building things, and your experience with drones, mechanical engineering could be a great match for you. This field lets you dive into designing and building machines, including vehicles. You can even focus on automotive or aerospace engineering to connect with your interest in drones. If you're keen on vehicles, consider automotive engineering programs. They cover electric vehicles, autonomous technology, and mechanics, which are really growing, especially as we approach 2025. Mechatronics is another option if you love the electronics in drones and cars. Try exploring courses or projects in these areas to see what excites you, and chat with advisors about how your drone skills can be useful.
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Wong’s Answer

Hi Mucteba. If you are interested in cars, building things, and working with machines, mechanical engineering could be the best type of engineering for you.

Mechanical engineering is a broad field that focuses on designing, building, and improving machines and systems. It includes everything from engines and vehicles to robotics and tools. Since you enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together, this field would give you many chances to use those skills.

Because you also like cars and other vehicles, you might want to look into automotive engineering. This is a special area within mechanical engineering that focuses on designing and improving cars, trucks, and other vehicles.

Even though you haven't joined a robotics team, your experience with drones is still useful. It shows that you have hands-on experience and enjoy working with technology. If you ever decide to explore robotics or automation, mechanical engineering can also lead you in that direction, or even into mechatronics, which combines mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering.

To help you decide, you could try small projects at home or online courses about mechanics, car engines, or engineering basics. This can help you see what you enjoy most. You might also talk to engineers or watch videos about their daily work.

The best type of engineering for you is the one that matches your interests and makes you excited to learn more.
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Cory’s Answer

Agree with all of the previous answers but being honest you sound like a person who wants to work with their hands. Hands on engineering is a very old tradition and iMO not many places still practice this because engineers are classically trained problem solvers first and foremost so they don’t always stay at the design level let alone do field work all day long.

Sooooo if you really want to be hands on (not just metaphorical) then consider being a mechanic or machinist with an emphasis in robotics. Otherwise I would say that the best Hands on engineering positions will be those working on virtual test bed simulations through electronic engineering or computer engineering.

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Nefeli’s Answer

Hello! If you're interested in cars and automotives Mechanical Engineering seems like a very good option for you. But there is also activity regarding Electrical and Computer Engineering. You can search the different areas in automotives and robotics to see what sparks your interest more. Are you interested in the mechanical parts that make a car move? Are you interested in engines and combustion? In the materials and construction methods for parts? All these are areas that fall under Mechanical Engineering. Are you interested mostly in the hardware and software that power the car's "brain"? For example, would you like programming an embedded system (which in this case is the small computer that controls a car's functions)? Would you like connecting hardware and debugging hardware faults, such as short-circuits or other problems that may arise? Then software or hardware engineering could be a good choice. Some engineering degrees offer a lot of different focus areas from which you can choose. For example, a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering can offer courses in electrical energy, energy generation and distribution, software, programming, embedded software, hardware design, Internet of Things, data science, machine learning, telecommunications etc. A Mechanical Engineering degree would focus more on machinery, machine parts, materials, combustion engines, aerodynamic design and construction methods. Thinking about which part of cars / drones etc would interest you will help you find what is the best area for you. I would also advise you to take a look at the programs of each degree that interests you, which explains what courses are offered in detail.
Doing DIY projects is a great first step and will help you a lot in discovering your interests!
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Nathan’s Answer

Mechatronics engineering could be a great choice for you! Let me share my experience from an embedded systems background, where I write software to control real-world components. In the last 10-20 years, automotive design has moved from mainly mechanical to more software-focused. This shift means there are many more software opportunities available now. Even in product development, much work is done using software tools like OpenSCAD. However, having a background in mechanical engineering can be a big advantage.
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Teklemuz Ayenew’s Answer

Automotive, mechanical, and mechatronics engineering are all fantastic choices for you. If you love cars and want to design and improve them, automotive engineering could be perfect. Mechanical engineering offers a wide variety of opportunities, letting you work with many kinds of machines and systems. If you like working with drones and enjoy mixing mechanics with electronics and programming, mechatronics engineering might be thrilling. Each field focuses on designing, building, and improving mechanical systems. They involve problem-solving, hands-on work, and understanding how things move and work. Whether you're working on a car engine, a robotic arm, or a drone, you'll use essential skills like physics, math, creativity, and engineering design.
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William’s Answer

Hi Mucteba,
Your interest and potential are suitable for a career in the field of automotive, aeronautical & mechanical engineering. Robotics can be pursued within the above named fields of engineering as well as on its own right. Besides interest, loving what you do is important when choosing a career. More importantly, one's choice of an engineering field can be motivated by the desire to provide solutions to the needs of society. This has always been the enduring mission of the engineering profession
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