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Old 10-11-13, 10:19 PM   #31
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Default Re: Engineering career/general life advice...

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Originally Posted by timwilky View Post
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I know we are looking for Mechanical Engineers. But i am afraid in Bristol. Ansys, Pro-E, Tidal Bladed, Fluidity etc.

It is a business that is only a few years old so nobody has decades of experience to compete with. Tidal Turbine Generators, we think it will be growth market and currently have a 1MW research turbine in the water. and need to move from research into industrialisation, development and production.
Definitely good to pick an up and coming industry. Most renewable businesses are up and coming and a good bet. Limited people have experience, and you can progress quickly.

Will just depend on whether you want on the tools in the field, or in the office designing / managing.

I manage a team of 20+ field based people, not one of them earn less than £70k, some of them have bugger all in terms of professional qualifications.

I'd suggest looking at either wind or tidal. Wind has been around for some time and will be tougher to get into, depending on what decisions the government make in December could mean a **** load more work until 2025. The company I work for has just started investing heavily in tidal technology recently, and they have never been wrong in 100+ years of business decisions.
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