High school dropout working as an engineer at one of the large SV tech firms here, AMA rebbit
Some questions I suppose will be asked
>how did you get the job
I worked as an eng technician for years, became adept at solving issues before the actual engineers could figure them out
>should I become an engineer
If you like creating things and solving problems, yes. If you think it's a good path for money or want to do it because you are doing well in math/science in school, no.
>what type of degree should I get
Doesn't really matter unless you are dead set on board design and whatnot in which case you will need an EE degree, or want to design some safety critical mechanical component, in which case you probably need to go ME, but I can see ways around that. Aside from that at least 1/3 the people I work with are working in a field almost completely unrelated to their undergrad degree.
>do I need a masters/doctorate
Unless it's a really obscure field like antenna design that hardly anyone works in, no. At a big company there are going to be hundreds of experts already in the large fields and endless resources, it's not like they NEED someone with that extensive knowledge at a huge company as a new hire. Small companies may be different.
>how do I become an engineer with no degree
I wouldn't recommend trying, but starting as a technician is probably the only way.
>what IQ do I need to become a degreeless engineer
131
Some questions I suppose will be asked
>how did you get the job
I worked as an eng technician for years, became adept at solving issues before the actual engineers could figure them out
>should I become an engineer
If you like creating things and solving problems, yes. If you think it's a good path for money or want to do it because you are doing well in math/science in school, no.
>what type of degree should I get
Doesn't really matter unless you are dead set on board design and whatnot in which case you will need an EE degree, or want to design some safety critical mechanical component, in which case you probably need to go ME, but I can see ways around that. Aside from that at least 1/3 the people I work with are working in a field almost completely unrelated to their undergrad degree.
>do I need a masters/doctorate
Unless it's a really obscure field like antenna design that hardly anyone works in, no. At a big company there are going to be hundreds of experts already in the large fields and endless resources, it's not like they NEED someone with that extensive knowledge at a huge company as a new hire. Small companies may be different.
>how do I become an engineer with no degree
I wouldn't recommend trying, but starting as a technician is probably the only way.
>what IQ do I need to become a degreeless engineer
131
