What's your day job?

[Steph342]

I have a Civil Engineering degree and design roads for a living.

[JamesCH95]

I have a new day job designing tooling, fixtures, equipment, and processes for FujiFilm Dimatix industrial inkjet print heads.

[bborah7390]

I am an Electronics Engineer at Warner Robins AFB. I do a lot of various things but mostly work with code and hardware most of the day.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Currently unemployed.
Anyone looking for a good Manufacturing/Test Engineer with 15 Years FIRST mentoring experience?

[Jared Russell]

Mine has changed since this thread started too.

I am a software engineer working on robotics projects for X (formerly called Google [x]). This is the part of Alphabet (Google's new parent company) that is best known for the self-driving car, Project Loon, Glass, Project Wing, etc.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by Jared Russell

Mine has changed since this thread started too.

I am a software engineer working on robotics projects for X (formerly called Google [x]). This is the part of Alphabet (Google's new parent company) that is best known for the self-driving car, Project Loon, Glass, Project Wing, etc.

You have a very cool job.

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

I'm an Industrial Engineer for Hatch Stamping Company. I help robots, machines, and people work more efficiently.

[pilum40]

Wow...after reading all the previous posts, I'm a little skittish about posting my day job. I'm just a STEM teacher. I teach 10-11-12th grade Concepts of Engineering, Robotics and Automation, and Engineering Design and Presentation. I've been 30 years working with scholars. Found out about FIRST in 2009, loved it, never looked back.

[scca229]

Originally Posted by pilum40

Wow...after reading all the previous posts, I'm a little skittish about posting my day job. I'm just a STEM teacher. I teach 10-11-12th grade Concepts of Engineering, Robotics and Automation, and Engineering Design and Presentation. I've been 30 years working with scholars. Found out about FIRST in 2009, loved it, never looked back.

Why be skittish? Without people like you, many of the above people probably wouldn't be doing what they are.

THANK YOU!

[pilum40]

Originally Posted by scca229

Why be skittish? Without people like you, many of the above people probably wouldn't be doing what they are.

THANK YOU!

The "coolness factor" just isn't there. LOL Thanks for the compliment. We teachers are the folks that keep the logistics train in order, keep the "suits" happy with our program, and ensure our team does not encroach on the school budget (we're totally non school funded). We'll keep those spaghetti suppers goin' and find new and goofier ways to fund raise.

Again, thanks for the compliments.

[MarcD79]

So with all the day jobs out there listed as having an extensive education, I'll now post mine; On-the-road Service Technician for Sears fixing appliances. High School Diploma.

[Jon K.]

I love the fact that this thread has been resurrected. I am fortunate to have a job that lets me work with FIRST and FIRST teams year round as the manufacturing manager for AndyMark. I love the fact that my passion in high school gave me the opportunities it has, and that I now get to do what I do to support thousands of other students from across the globe achieve their dreams and their own successes. I am often asked why I don't mentor a team, and if I wasn't supporting thousands of build seasons between FIRST® Tech Challenge and FIRST® Robotics Competition, I probably would. But then again, I would have the chance to volunteer as much as I do, and I wouldn't have had the chance to meet as many new friends like I have.

No matter what your dream, or day, job is, keep doing what you love and eventually things will work out in the end.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by Jon K.

No matter what your dream, or day, job is, keep doing what you love and eventually things will work out in the end.

These are the sort of words that keep me going despite my current lack of employment. Sadly, my day job (aside from nominal employment with a Merchandising company) is looking for a job that uses my degree (BS EET, Purdue '15). It's been rough but I'm confident I'll eventually find something, hopefully something that won't totally wreck my current level of volunteering at events.

I guess what I can say is the job market is just like FIRST, hard but rewarding.

[alicen]

I went a little off the beaten path, despite being involved in FIRST long before heading to college! Though I graduated a few years ago and still volunteer now.

My day job currently is doing Industrial Design work, as well as some ME work on a variety of projects, from Google things I'm not allowed to talk about, to working with startups designing their products.

[AustinSchuh]

This is a fun thread to read.

I'm the vehicle software engineering lead and one of the first employees at a trucking software startup. We write software and control systems to let trucks platoon 20 feet apart. I love bridging the gap between software and mechanical engineering. I tell the students that trucks are just big robots.