My day job keeps getting cooler. My advice to all young engineers to be out there is if you are unsure of what you want go for, get a standard mechcanical engineering degree. It can get you anywhere.
I graduated from WPI in 2001, spent a few years working at intelitek (team 40) designing CNC machines. Then I went to work for Stanley Black and Decker. I spent a few years designing woodworking equipment under the Delta brand ( Delta 18-900l drill press) and then moved over to Dewalt accessories ( both brands are owned by sbd). At Dewalt I was the Accessory Innovations engineer, which meant it was my job to come up with either accessories that dont currently exist or discover ways of manufacturing product that currently don't exist. I was mainly focused in the area of recip blades and oscillating tool blades.
Now I work a Apple as a manufacturing process design engineer. And that's all I'm allowed to say about that
It's been a fun ride so far and what I love the most is the daily challenges that have continues to push me to keep learning new things.