| Comment | I graduated in mech eng 5 years ago, started in road construction as a graduate but now in power transmission (i.e. adjacent to renewables) which I enjoy infinitely more, and nobody has ever given half of a rats arse about my degree beyond the initial "have you got one?" When I applied for the graduate programme. I don't even think I ever had to prove my degree by submitting any documentation to the company.
Don't make a specific company your goal; I know a lot of ex-Scottish power people and apparently they're one of the worse employers in the industry - good pay but they treat you like shite. Plenty of other companies involved in renewables design & construction so keep your options open.
Also which type of engineer do you want to be? There's design engineers who sit in an office doing calculations and making drawings, or site engineers who are out there supervising the construction and taking measurements/etc, and there's little crossover between the 2 types |
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