Ok, so I am going into Mechanical Engineering grad school this fall and I need to find an internship around Raleigh. I am looking for something in the automotive industry but of course...I don't plan to be too picky. I think I am going to be focusing on either Vibrations and Dynamics or Materials. I just don't know what corporations are nearby that might be able to give me an internship. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Oh, did I mention that my undergraduate degree was in Physics? Makes finding a job in Mechanical Engineering all the more annoying.

8/2/2006 4:48:26 PM

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8/2/2006 4:49:12 PM

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8/2/2006 4:49:21 PM

^^thanks!

^and no.

8/2/2006 4:50:10 PM

well, gargs couldnt keep this thread chit chat free

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8/2/2006 4:56:19 PM

do you know who your adviser will be in the mech dept? if so, they would probably be of far more help than most on tww

8/2/2006 5:13:14 PM

well, they dont assign an advisor. i have gone to several professors thus far and they say that i have to simply pick one to help me along the way.

8/2/2006 6:20:03 PM

As a physics major you're probably better at vibrations than 99% of mechanical engineers

8/2/2006 6:26:12 PM

there are caterpillar facilities in cary, clayton & sanford

cat tends to hire a lot of engineers and always has internship programs going on

maybe try the career center

plus cat really likes to hire interns so if you're interested in a job after you're done with your masters you have contacts in the company

8/2/2006 6:40:25 PM

Lord Corp.

8/2/2006 6:43:35 PM

I would talk to the co-op office, Susan Matney may know of something.

8/2/2006 6:55:21 PM

^hahahaha . . . your a funny guy. the co-op office knowing something, hahaha.

I'd check with the career center for an internship.


oh, do you have experience with AutoCAD? cause a lot of companies that give ME internships want that.

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8/2/2006 7:00:44 PM

i know sony ericsson hires interns from ncsu by the truck load

8/2/2006 7:06:16 PM

Talk to Mrs. Medlin in the MAE undergraduate office. She's the one who companies usually contact with internship and job opportunities, and she passes the info on to students.

8/2/2006 7:06:59 PM

i should know you.... i just graduated

8/2/2006 7:08:56 PM

Unfortunately with my undergrad in Physics I don't know any AutoCAD. How hard is it to pick up?

8/2/2006 8:12:09 PM

I need to learn it too and I suck at stuff like that

8/2/2006 8:17:41 PM

not very hard. do you have any drafting knowledge? if not try and audit GC120 (solidworks mainly, with a little drafting) which will help with the visualizing n shit. i know there's an autocad course but i don't know the number or if its an intro course.

8/2/2006 8:20:15 PM

On a serious note, if you're starting graduate school, and looking for a summer position, I would suggest looking at research labs within the school. That would be a good way to get money as well as establish a future research advisor. The best thing about doing this would be that a lot of faculty members could pay you as much as $20 an hour depending on the funding status.

The real world is too filthy!

8/2/2006 8:38:11 PM

when are you looking for an internship for?


just curious, but what drew you to go from physics to an engineering discipline?

8/2/2006 10:01:06 PM

why did I click on this thread?

8/2/2006 10:37:10 PM

Well, I took Physics for the absurd challenge that obviously comes with the subject, but I mechanics is the part I loved the most about it. I got sick of theory. The ME department let me in on a 'provisional' acceptance meaning that I can't get tuition funding from the school until spring if I do well. I suppose that I can still get a lab job though, but I'm not sure.

I would be looking for a fall internship around school.

8/2/2006 11:54:57 PM