@diehardbrownsfan said:

I don't think Woody is a Nuclear Engineer.

I started nuclear because my dad got his degree in it and I wanted to go into energy. But then the disaster in Japan happened and it looked bad for the industry so I switched to MechE because it is so broad.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

no, but he could probably hit the switch for the sub-pump.

hey everything manufacturing wise is going to be centralized wherever the new energy sources are. i.e. wind power (out in tornado alley) or water (on the coasts).

my grandfather (besides once being mayor of sandusky), helped found 'new departure' which manufactured ball bearings and products that needed ball bearings.

here in westchester new york 2 miles south where i live now there was a production company that made steel tension wires that had 2 shifts operating 24 hours a day 7 days a week. well they have since knocked that plant down, knocked the GM plant down in sleepy hollow and new departure is all but departed.

yeah, i would have loved to work 2 blocks from where i lived in sandusky at an ad agency that gave the options to retire at 49. but the ginsu knife factory or callahan motors only had a 5 year plan. just like the browns FO.

get out of ohio for a while and see the world. love ohio (born and bred) but sometimes getting on that jet plane can change your life for the better.

just don't drink the water.

let's go BUCKS!!

I like where I live though. I like Cleveland and I think it would be s good area to start a career.

My focus is more manufacturing based, not design. The common theme from all the companies I've talked to is there is a rising demand for manufacturing engineers, but not so much design. I'm not stuck on manufacturing, but that is where a lot of my work experience is.

Like I said, I'm just looking for names of companies to look into in the area. I figured there are a lot of guys fr Cleveland on the board. I'm not so much looking for career advice, but I'll listen to anything you want to say.

I'm not trying to come off as arrogant or something being beneath me or whatever. I just have a decent idea where I stand and am really only looking for company names, ones I really would never have heard of or ones others on here recommended

do a google search of mechanical engineering markets in the areas you would be willing to travel to within ohio.

then flood the market with your separate cover letters and resume.

seems like you're wasting our time. sometimes you have to go beneath your value to get in the door of a company that you would love to work for and live off of kraft macaroni and cheese and hot dog soup for a year.

your complexion might not be the best but if you prove to your employers you got what it takes and they hire you full-time, then just climb the ladder son.

oh and btw what's got you stuck on ohio (no disrespect, i plan on moving back there within the next decade)? but you have to go to where the jobs are.

@vaportrail said:

Welcome to the shitty job market. My advice: Go back to school if you can't find a job.

Yes, if you can't find a job now the best thing would be to rack up more debt.

he also worked a short time at Parker- Hannifin and Weatherhead.

His first job in Cleveland was at Borg Warner - Pesco products on Aurora Rd - probably now highway I-480?

he helped design some pumps used in the minuteman / polaris missiles when BW had a lucrative military contract in the late 60's

I've already lined up a decent amount of interviews from Michigan's career fair, but I still need to apply to my "Cleveland pool." I'm not at the point where'd I'd need to hop on as an intern somewhere.

that's what i did when i got out of the army in 85 and someone had seen something in my letter (military history and tech illy, and prod art as well as presentation applications that the person took me in and i worked there til i retired).

you might have to give away pay at first to make up for it it later. hope you got family you can live with while the process happens.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

I have never been in it. Maybe they should have the Ghost Chasers or someone go in there.

@the-gipper said:

I know that Gipper. I was suggesting Lockheed Martin company. The Air Dock is utilized now for developing monitoring type equpment by Lockheed. I worked at Lockheed for awhile and am familiar with the Air

dock. That is one scarry ass place at night.

http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/2013/06/1306-david-zwirner-selldorf-architects.asp

click on the slideshow option underneath the pic on the cover to check out more photos and drawings.

here are 2 more articles about the project:

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2013/04/architect-annabelle-selldorf-david-zwirner-gallery

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2013/04/interview-ad100-architect-annabelle-selldorf

this is my friends linkedin account:

http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=115242548&snapshotID=110714326&authType=name&authToken=9aOz&ref=NUS&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1&trk=NUS-body-member-name

i'm sure i could get info from him of the companies that he dealt with on the mechanical engineering end. i don't know exactly what the specific job you are looking for. what do your studies include? what could you offer a company?

ps: if you are not on linkenin you should join. like a facebook for professionals. they also have companies that read your profile (students as well) and put up job opportunities.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Goodyear Aerospace became Lockheed when it decided to essentially get out of the aerospace business.

The Air Dock does not house the blimps. It was really builf for the larger zeppelin style airships (rigid frame).

the Blimps are now housed out at Winfoot Lake.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

I work in Barberton. It is not a ghetto. It is a working class town.

It probably had more churches and bars per capita than any town in America.

But, it lost about 5000 jobs during the Reagan era, and no town of 30K can lose 5K jobs and not feel it.

@mld-woody said:

well like i said it's nyc. where it's expensive as hell to live BUT as frank sinatra said/sang: if you can make it here you can make it anywhere. sorta like being a browns fan. man up.

sometimes getting out of your element might make the biggest change in your life.

there is no life vest though. you gotta do it on your own. your positives are that you are young enough to prob have family left so if things didn't work out you'd always have a place to go back to.

you wanna make the big money and make a big change?

let me show you my friend's son's last build. you might be inspired.

Like I said, I'm just looking for names of companies to research in the Cleveland area

@mld-woody said:

well you tell me.

could you handle being the engineer for a 30 story building? (meaning plumbing=huge steam valve and even torch work, hvac, structural considerations etc.?)

a mechanical engineer for a high rise is a 6 figure job starting out of the gates. as a matter of fact they have competitions every year for which buildings' engineer/superintendant workforce has the best looking and performing system of the year. i'll post a couple of pics i/we used for commercial constuction phtog co. i used to work for in the early 90s.

you'd be surprised.

my best friends son has worked for 3 co's in the past 5 years as project manager handeling all phases of constuctionfrom foundation to top off. he's making over 6 figures straight out of rehab and got his friends in doing something/anything just below what he gets paid. and believe me that kid owes me. so a phone call and a good word means a lot.....anywhere.

the last building they built was featured in arch digest. it's an art gallery 7 stories high with blow-out front garge door type windows.....i'lll have to find the link.

From this thread I was just working for a list of companies to look into, maybe see if they were going to be at Michigan's career fair