Help. Electrical or Mechanical Engineering?

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by EricH

EEs just have to know more how electricity flows through a given circuit, while the MEs focus on how this swinging beam is going to deal with that loading.

If we expect that you'll use your degree to build robots, then MEs have more to do than EEs, since OUR robots come with a control system. I seriously doubt that's all you'll be doing in your career though.

It then becomes a matter of personal preference and aptitude:

An EE can deal with not being able to see and touch the workings of their systems. They need to model reality since the real reality (electricity) doesn't lend itself to being seen.

An ME is more comfortable being able to see and feel their reality.

(I wrote those a few times, and they are still inadequate to convey what I mean)

I an an EE, but I took several ME courses because they were interesting to me. Not quite a double major, but there's little ME work I don't understand. As it turns out, I'm more interested in ME than EE, but knowing both helps. Many engineers never go into the design world, instead taking on support roles that are more satisfying.