What's your occupation: Engineer or Non-Engineer

[Abrayton]

Teacher

 

[Billie]

Hopefully soon retired roofer here, mostly commercial. Keeping engineers and non-engineers dry for 39 years.

 

[imnotcassie]

HVAC here. I design and sell residential heating and air conditioning systems. I started in the industry as a service technician(or mechanic, if you will)
I love to cook, especially with my daughter.
I began brewing, drinking my first batch now, because I enjoy many different beers and wanted to see what I could do. So far so good, second batch will be started this weekend.

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

Learning administrator, no engineering in sight for this guy.

 

[lump42]

Plant pathologist by training, but now an ag extension educator.

 

[David SEMich]

Senior Project Engineer for prototype propulsion systems. I'm one of the last few that don't have a degree. Mentorship with intense desire to learn, I read like a fiend.

 

[aaron_m]

I have been friends with several engineers over the years in my homebrew clubs. From my experience, they mostly got into it to put together elaborately wired brewing systems, lol. They talked more about their wiring diagrams and controllers, then the actual beer they were brewing. Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

/cheers

Lol, this would totally be me. I just finished building my first control panel so I could start brewing indoors and I have to say that I really enjoyed designing and building it. I found myself wondering if building the panel was more fun than using it. I haven't actually used it yet because I am in the process of installing ventilation in my brew area but should have my first brew within a week.

Last night as I was going over what I still need to do to have my vent system completed, I came to the conclusion that I should probably rip the guts out of my fan controller so that I can integrate it with my control panel and have the fan speed knob right on the main panel.

Btw... software engineer designing and building business software.

 

[MplsUgly]

I'm a Mechanical Designer. It's like an engineer but I actually solve problems and get things done rather than talk about all the different ways to solve a problem that we don't have time for.

 

[Abilor]

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Masters and Doctorate in Sociology of Science and Engineering Design. Currently an IT Project Manager for the Governments. I run State Projects like I run my Brew Day: Tight, and in control, yet it never goes totally right... a delightful frustration.

 

[Br3w4u]

Unlimited mechanical inspector. I can see that I will have a few friends in this forum after posting that.....

 

[jmarkkaufman]

Former finish carpenter; current psychotherapist (LICSW), avid DIYer. Helping engineers manage their frustrations and marriages [emoji481]

 

[plano_harry]

Aerospace engineer. Spend more time thinking about the equipment and automation, than I do about brewing!

I didn't even like beer. My boss suggested that I should try brewing BECAUSE I was an engineer Was hooked after my first amber ale.

 

[jducharme]

I've been a senior civil engineering technician for 30 years, the pic says it all:

Somehow my job morphed into this - it sucks...

 

[razzman]

Conflagration Suppression Engineer. In short, a firefighter. [emoji23]

 

[OSULumberjack]

EE here. I've been talking about brewing beer for years, just moved to Utah and the lack of access finally pushed me over the edge. I'm thinking second brew day this weekend.

 

[Kadaverdoktoren]

Pathologist in Norway.

Brewing Clarex-aided gluten reduced beer due to celiac disease.

 

[osprey12]

Non-Engineer, Auditor.

 

[sborz22]

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[RAWnel831]

Mechanical engineering student. I seem to enjoy making anything and everything.

 

[rhys333]

Industrial designer. What an engineer would be if they had imagination.

Just kidding, I like engineers. I mean, not working with them. But they have sensible shoes. They drive me nuts mostly.

 

[Druman07]

I am a mechanical engineer, and I find that home brewing appeals to my tendency to get geeky with technical literature and calculations, while using similar skills used in cooking, something else I enjoy.

 

[Soulshine2]

Well, the list is short and few but the time(and mileage) is long. I have an Associates in Applied Science in Horticulture, specifically Turfgrass management and Landscaping. But that was 30 yrs ago.
Im a Union Millwright (Birmingham ,AL local 1192)coming from 25 yrs of being a Union Carpenter(Joliet ,IL local 174)done everything from residential to industrial including refineries and power plants-from nuclear to coal and natural gas fuels . Auto manufacturing plants...its all UBC ...I make Engineer's paper/CAD written ideas come true...usually with improvements .

 

[Soulshine2]

Non. I work at Toyota building vehicles.

which plant? I just left the TMMAL

 

[hubkapp]

I'm a mechanic. You know, the one who has to fix and correct what engineers design.

I'm also a packrat and extreme DIY'er, which suits me well in this hobby!

 

[RAWnel831]

As a hopefully future engineer. To all the non-engineers that personally work with engineers. What do you want to see in an engineer? I want to get the job done without seeming arrogant and have a strong work relationship with everyone.

 

[chewyheel]

Personal trainer and group fitness instructor. Exercise during the day, drink homebrew at night.

 

[hubkapp]

I have an automotive background but I'm sure it applies to many fields.

Talk to the people who deal with the product in the field.

I see so many things that fail and are hard to deal with or repair that, with a different approach, method or location wouldn't be an issue.

 

[Shawn Murphy]

I was once a Combat Engineer in the Army, but after clearing landmines and IEDs I decided on a safer job, so I became a Paramedic, well 3 years later I am laying on a partner in our station house as drug dealers are shooting it out across the street. It dawned on me that at least in the Army I had a rifle to shoot back with... So now I am a Physician Assistant, solving people's problems.

 

[Maylar]

Educated as an EE. Make a living as a software engineer.

 

[Soulshine2]

As a hopefully future engineer. To all the non-engineers that personally work with engineers. What do you want to see in an engineer? I want to get the job done without seeming arrogant and have a strong work relationship with everyone.

As a Millwright ,Id like to see an engineer that accepts the fact that everything that "works on paper" does not work in real life . I literally had to shorten a NEW conveyor 130mm in the Huntsville ,AL toyota engine plant because the engineer planned it in its place and it didn't physically work. CAD does NOT show everything in reality.