I’m a CMA grad with 3rd A/E unlimited, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and 4 years of shipboard/tugboat experience. I’m interested in going shoreside to be able to be home more often while my husband is deployed and eventually to be able to start a family. Other than becoming a port engineer, which I’m not sure I have enough experience for, what sort of shoreside options do I have?
[QUOTE=girlygreasemonkey;113113]I’m a CMA grad with 3rd A/E unlimited, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and 4 years of shipboard/tugboat experience. I’m interested in going shoreside to be able to be home more often while my husband is deployed and eventually to be able to start a family. Other than becoming a port engineer, which I’m not sure I have enough experience for, what sort of shoreside options do I have?[/QUOTE]
Depending on your location:
Marine Engineering / Naval architecture firm
Shipyards - outside machinery, test/commissioning departments. Some have career development programs to cycle you you through various trades.
Facilities / Plant Engineering - petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, even big colleges and hospitals.
Mechanical contractors - bigger ones that build and / or install industrial machinery.
Environmental remediation firms - they set up and maintain small plants using lots of machinery and components you are familiar with.
Oil Spill Response Organizations - again pumps, compressors, small engines, and lots of logistics considerations.
You are a trained trouble shooter / problem solver which can open many doors - it can also be frustrating when dealing with MBA sandcrab engineers and management by excel spreadsheet types but branching out will add to your range of experience and will be valuable if (when) you return to sea. Good luck.
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Thanks, that helps a lot.
also class societies, companies that sell the stuff as a sales rep/technical person.
If you’re still in corpus you might consider MSRC. They’re hiring engineers. Day job/on call. Home everyday unless there’s a response need.
Also remember, you’re an engineer, there are countless options!
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[QUOTE=boatengineer;113237]Also remember, you’re an engineer, there are countless options![/QUOTE]
That’s the problem too. There’s so many options. I don’t know what I’d enjoy or be good at, and the rest I don’t know what they do.
The ABS Surveyors I’ve worked with in shipyards seem to have a pretty easy life.
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There is also NCB. National Crgop Bureau.
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