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What or who pushed you to pursue engineering.
All of my cousins have become successful in all different types of engineering so I was interested in what sparked your interest and what has made you stay with this profession for so long. #engineering#science #professional
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Brayden’s Answer
Hello Luke! This is a great question and one that I dont think is asked often. For me one of the driving forces for me wanting to go into engineering is my passion for problem solving. I find it so cool to have a problem and then through brainstorming, design, fabricating and assembling you can build something that hopefully solves your problem. Another thing that steered me towards engineering was my interest into understand how complex systems such as cars, airplanes, electronics etc. are built and all the design and innovation that goes into making these super complicated systems. I think its easy to loose site that many of the things that we use on a day to day didn't exist 40 years ago and it took people like engineers to dream up these things.
While im still very young in engineering one thing that has always kept me driven was my desire to learn. As an engineer you come across things everyday that are brand new to you. I think being able to potentially learn something new everyday is a huge part to why people work in engineering so long because no day is like the other. Finally one of my reasons for continuing is because I know that the work I am doing now has a direct impact on making the lives of others better. I think we all want to be able to make a change in the world and for me its being able to build and design super complex systems that hopefully have a positive impact on the people that are alive today and for future generations as well.
While im still very young in engineering one thing that has always kept me driven was my desire to learn. As an engineer you come across things everyday that are brand new to you. I think being able to potentially learn something new everyday is a huge part to why people work in engineering so long because no day is like the other. Finally one of my reasons for continuing is because I know that the work I am doing now has a direct impact on making the lives of others better. I think we all want to be able to make a change in the world and for me its being able to build and design super complex systems that hopefully have a positive impact on the people that are alive today and for future generations as well.
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Andrés’s Answer
Hey Luke!
Pursuing engineering for me wasn't an obvious decision back when I was in high school. I was a first generation student here in the US so I was unfamiliar with the entire process of applying to college, picking a program, etc. My parents were supportive in any decision I took so it was up to me to pick which degree would be the one I'd pursue.
I first took into account what I liked to do or at least what intrigued me. For me that was tinkering with stuff like laptops, smartphones, etc. So I knew technology was something I had a passion for and after doing some digging online I stumbled upon Computer Engineering. I liked the idea of learning how electronics work at their core. I also learned that the engineering field is an area where I could always be learning so with all that taken into account I decided to pursue a degree in Computer Engineering. It was not one say degree to obtain but reflecting back on those 4 years of college I would do it again no questions asked.
Now, I work as a Sr. Software Engineer at Visible and love programming. I'm relatively new to being a professional as I only have about 4.5yrs of experience but I don't think I'll be moving into another non-engineering role anytime soon. I like having complex problems to solve week after week. I like being able to create new features to improve our product that'll impact both our company's bottom-line & how customers use it. It's a rewarding feeling reading customer's reviews on our app after we publish a new feature. Software engineering is probably one of the most flexible careers and it'll always be evolving so you'll never be bored.
Pursuing engineering for me wasn't an obvious decision back when I was in high school. I was a first generation student here in the US so I was unfamiliar with the entire process of applying to college, picking a program, etc. My parents were supportive in any decision I took so it was up to me to pick which degree would be the one I'd pursue.
I first took into account what I liked to do or at least what intrigued me. For me that was tinkering with stuff like laptops, smartphones, etc. So I knew technology was something I had a passion for and after doing some digging online I stumbled upon Computer Engineering. I liked the idea of learning how electronics work at their core. I also learned that the engineering field is an area where I could always be learning so with all that taken into account I decided to pursue a degree in Computer Engineering. It was not one say degree to obtain but reflecting back on those 4 years of college I would do it again no questions asked.
Now, I work as a Sr. Software Engineer at Visible and love programming. I'm relatively new to being a professional as I only have about 4.5yrs of experience but I don't think I'll be moving into another non-engineering role anytime soon. I like having complex problems to solve week after week. I like being able to create new features to improve our product that'll impact both our company's bottom-line & how customers use it. It's a rewarding feeling reading customer's reviews on our app after we publish a new feature. Software engineering is probably one of the most flexible careers and it'll always be evolving so you'll never be bored.