Saturday, 20 July 2013

CAREER PROSPECTS OF A MECHANICAL ENGINEER



After doing B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, students can find large number of opportunities to build in a long term rewarding career.  Ample of jobs are available for Mechanical Engineers both in private and public sector companies.

The student studies the principles of mechanics and physics to apply for design, production and maintenance of various mechanical devices while doing B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering. The domain and type of firm decides the job prospects for the mechanical engineers. In the present scenario the industrial sector is flourishing at a great pace. This provides a lot of job opportunities for the mechanical engineers. The candidates after completing B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering find placement in various manufacturing and production firms.
The various industries in which a candidate after completing B.Tech/B.E. in mechanical engineering can work are listed below.
  • Automobile
  • Aerospace
  • Chemical
  • Communication
  • Computers
  • Steel
  • Power generation industries
  • Paper
  • Petroleum refineries
  • Mining Industries
  • Aluminium 
  • Agriculture farm machineris
  • FMCG
  • Manufacturing of components & MANY MORE
Government Career after B.Tech in Mechanical
The candidates can write various government entrance examinations after completing B.Tech in Mechanical engineering. Some of the governments examinations are that which are conducted by State PSCs, SSC, UPSC, Postal departments, Railway departments, etc. The professionals can even apply for various public sector bank officers’ examination. The aspirants can even write exams of Indian Air Force, defense sector, etc. Another option for the professionals is to take up jobs in various government universities and colleges
The aspirants find a lot of opportunities in various public sector firms. Some of the public sector firms recruiting mechanical engineers are listed below.
  • ONGC
  • DRDO
  • SAIL
  • NTPC
  • VSSC
  • ISRO
  • IOCL
  • HPCL
  • BPCL
  • EIL
  • NMDC
  • MECON
  • HECL
  • NPCIL
  • BHEL
  • BPCL
  • DAE
  •  Many more
As a fresher, the professionals can join as Junior Engineers. Gradually they can go up in positions of Assistant Executive Engineers and so on with experience.

Career in Private Sector after B.Tech in Mechanical

Private sector companies offer large number of opportunities for the mechanical graduates. The candidates can look for teaching jobs in various private engineering colleges. They can work as consultants in automobile, logistics, and transportation firms. Another option for the graduates is to work in IT firms like Infosys, Wipro, IBM, etc. The candidates can find variety of opportunities in power, mining, fertilizer sector as well.

Career Abroad after B.Tech in Mechanical

Mechanical engineers can find a large amount of opportunities overseas. Many industries such as steel plants, oil and refineries, electronics, automobile, etc recruit mechanical engineers in foreign countries. Better remuneration can be attained in many of the developed countries by taking a master’s degree.
The candidates can complete their post graduate degree in mechanical engineering and look for jobs. This is will increase their job prospects as well as remuneration. The candidates can even join for research works in various laboratories.

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