What is life like after attaining a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering?

Hey Dylan,

One of the first things I learned was that the world is huge, that I knew very little about it, and that the opportunities and challenges are unending.

I wouldn’t say finding a job will be easy, but if you have good grades, some related experience (internship or senior project coordinated with industry and your professors), an eye-catching resume, and apply around the country for types of jobs in industries that you really like, you’ll get offers.

Key adjustments I made were to (1) find and maintain good mentors, (2) learn how to write, (3) learn large group speaking, (4) learn team dynamics and how to work in teams.

Good luck.

There are many jobs that require or prefer a mechanical engineering degree. Your experience will depend on what job or field of work you choose as a career. There are start up jobs where your work environment will feel a lot like college with flexible hours and casual offices with specific assignments for you to complete. You could be designing or developing prototypes or even testing and evaluating performance. If you choose a larger more established company you would find a more established and defined work environment that will be more formal than your college experience. The nice thing is that there are many options for the career environment of you choosing and choices expand with your willingness to relocate.