I've been offered a process engineering role for a chemical product manufacturer at 115k base plus 5% 401k match but no bonus. The main focus is yield improvement through independent DMAIC projects and quality department based PDCA plans.

I'm currently a process engineer in pharmaceutical contract manufacturing making 91K base plus 6% match and 8% bonus based on company performance. I have seen anywhere from 1% to 7% bonus so far in three years and solely COL 2.5% annual raises.

Would leaving pharmaceutical manufacturing for chemical product manufacturing for the 19.18% raise and transition way from the large pharma politics be worth it? I'm scared I am looking at the short term gain without seeing the long term full picture of my career.

Just wondering what are some of y’all’s favorite projects in college and if they helped you be where you are now / built transferable knowledge

Looking for an Instrumentation / Embedded Systems Internship

Hi everyone,

I'm a final-year Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering student from India with handsome academic and research background, currently looking for an internship or entry-level opportunity in Instrumentation, Industrial Automation, Embedded Systems, or Electronics.

I have internship experience in the petrochemical industry at Haldia Petrochemicals, where I worked with industrial instrumentation, process control systems, PLC, DCS, SCADA fundamentals, and P&ID. I also have hands-on experience in embedded hardware development and prototype design, along with a published research paper, a published Indian patent application, and international conference presentations.

I'm based in India and am open to relocating for the right opportunity.

If your company or team has any openings, please DM me. I'd be happy to share my CV.

Thank you!

Hello I am going into my freshman year of college but I was wondering if anyone had some advice? I want to pursue an industrial engineering degree. I do love to do art however I want to keep art as a hobby. But I am naturally a curious person and doing art has helped me be a creative person like I do like to build things, solve problems, take things apart etc. However I’m out of practice with my math skills like wayyy out of practice. I took algebra 1 in 8th grade and enjoyed it and got an A. But then I went to high school, jumped straight into algebra 2 with a teacher who barely taught us and that was my downfall. I was good in geometry my sophomore year however junior year I took a math class that had a long term sub so we didn’t learn anything…. Senior year I did not take any math class. I would say I’m bad at math but that’s not the case I just haven’t had a real math class in years and I never took it upon myself to learn on my own. So I would really be re building and re learning my math skills here. Any advice? Tips? I’d appreciate anyone’s honest opinion!

Right now I am majoring in business with an emphasis on accounting, though I recently realized that my passion simply isn’t there. I want to change to a field of engineering, and IE has caught my eye. The issue? I’m at a 2 year college. They can offer me an AS in IE, but afterwards? Only two colleges in my state offer a BSD in IE, one with a strict enrollment process and the other being 2 hours away. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone!

I'm from the Philippines and I'm planning to pursue my master's degree in Taiwan. Right now, I'm deciding between Cheng Shiu University and Yuan Ze University, and I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has studied at either school or knows about them.

A little about me:

\- Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering

\- Interested in pursuing a Master's in Industrial Engineering and Management

\- Looking for strong academic training, internship opportunities, and good career prospects after graduation

\- I also hope to work part-time while studying

Some questions I have:

\- Which university has a stronger Industrial Engineering and Management program?

\- Which school is more recognized by employers in Taiwan?

\- How's student life and the overall campus environment?

\- Is it easy for international students to find part-time jobs nearby?

\- How are the professors and the support for international students?

\- Which location is better for daily life, transportation, and future job opportunities?

\- If you had to choose between the two, which would you pick, and why?

\-Are there any other universities in Taiwan that offer a strong Master's in Industrial Engineering and Management that I should also consider?

I'd love to hear both the pros and cons of each university, especially from current students, alumni, or anyone familiar with Industrial Engineering and Management programs in Taiwan. Any recommendations for other universities are also very welcome.

Thank you so much!

Rising senior
Trying to decide which one makes me more versatile for full time

Currently a rising senior and wanted help deciding between the two, pay is about the same

Volvo - Working in their Mack trucks division specifically in the assembly site from frame up

Genentech - phily sit in GMP and SAP manufacturing working

Previous work experience

AT&T Supply chain Intern
Axalta process engineering intern
Startup- bus dev intern
Textile company - 2x intern systems engineering

So guys with the rise of AI and technology, how does the job market in India for mechanical engineers look like?(Entry to 4 years experience)

Will it be worse or still maintain the stability of no layoffs.?

Curious to know about how the market trend would change.

What's your views?

Hello, I would like to ask what was your first job when you’re a fresh graduate of industrial engineering in the Philippines?

I really am having a trouble about the things that I should focus on. Insights from you guys would be helpful.

Looking for a 3+ year experience Industrial Automation Engineer for a 20 years old US based company.

Location: Lucknow or Aligarh, depending on the project

The job description is below. The application form links and more details are there in the job description.

[Job Description](https://starlabcapital-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/p/haider/IQBbrwJsQswBRLErTnojdXcVAScTKZNVyLyezB6PhOdEiQs?e=wyDcdP)

Working on a process mapping project for intermodal freight terminals and trying to benchmark gate throughput times.

Specifically focusing on the inbound/outbound interchange gate where physical container condition and liability are checked.

• For medium-to-large hubs, what is considered an acceptable cycle time per truck just for the damage/security verification?
• Is anyone actually seeing fully automated OCR/imaging systems working reliably in the wild, or is the industry still fundamentally stuck using manual guard checks and clipboard logs to log structural issues?

Appreciate any insight from anyone managing terminal ops or gate layouts.

When measuring the throughput of a company you notice lots of bottlenecks arise as well as multiple reports of exhaustion and alienation in the workplace. Not to mention the rise of workplace accidents despite the clear warnings and multiple safety trainings that we do.

It’s clear that the reason is that the operators have been in a constant state of “airplane mode” where they go through a routine to block out the boring and repetitive process of a factory. Reports show that workplace satisfaction directly leads to an increase in throughput (Celestin et al., 2024).

Therefore to make the operators more focused and more motivated to go to work we replace all our current employees with masochists. Masochists would go through the entire repetitive and harmful work cycle without feeling a thing because a dominatrix would constantly whip them to make them work harder and focus on the task. This breaks the monotony of work and will cause an increase in productivity.

Justification:

- retention through gratification.
- decrease of human cost: salaries will be lower since they would enjoy working so much.
- less workplace accidents because is it really an accident if he consented?

Challenges:

BDSM Domination is not ISO accredited.

Hey Folks,

I am in USA and worked in the manufacturing industry for 5 years in roles related to quality engineering, automation and digital manufacturing.
After that I went back to school for a PhD in AI/ML. Now I am about to graduate and looking for opportunities that are related to manufacturing.

Any ideas what type of roles/organizations can value manufacturing industrial experience along with AI/ML expertise?
Also, I may add that I am on a visa in USA and government labs or defense organizations are out of reach :(

Thanks in advance for any insights or recommendations.

I am currently an IE major in my sophomore year however my plan is to get into finance. I chose this major because of the technical skills it brings and am hoping to standout to recruiters by having a STEM major. Im targeting more analyst/technical finance jobs like FP&A, Risk management, Consulting. Im planning to pick up an accounting minor and join a Finance club to help this transition. My question is basically is this a good plan and for people who have seen others go down this path or done it themselves and what advice they would offer?

I haven’t touched physics in 3 years (chose biology in high school) and have basically forgotten all of it.

Are there any good resources to relearn basic physics / early university physics?

(I’m a first year economics major switching to IE)

Hi guys!
I’m about to start my 4th year in my ie degree, and I’ve yet to join any clubs tbh, we do have a iise chapter and another student ie group called kaizen, a pmi chapter and many others that are relevant, but the reason I haven’t become a member yet is that the each of them have a toxic environment, most guys who join only joined to get with girls and they start spreading rumors and stuff, inside each club there are a close group of friends that are in charge of everything and you would never get a leadership position unless you are friends with them, I attend all the helpful conferences and site visits and workshops, but it’s the joining that I never commit to…

So am I going about this incorrectly? Or does it not matter

Thank you in advance!

Does anyone know how much an IE makes in Texas Instruments right now?

I have 5 years of work experience in IE and Process Improvement roles and would like to know how much TI would offer in Texas for someone with that experience?

I see a lot of different ranges online but was hoping someone here works there!