Hi I am going into my senior year of high school and I really wanna take ind eng but I dont know if it will be a good fit. I am a Canadian which means it might differ a little, but I am assuming the experience will be quite similar.

What will the experience at UNI be like?

What pathways can I choose? (I work better talking to people, being social)

What do you do at work? (day in a life for example)

What should I look out for?

Would you change anything about how you went about UNI?

Favourite and least favourite part of your job or ind eng in general?

What are my chances to get into a good uni, u of t, ubc, Waterloo, mc master.

94 in physics

93 in math

89 in english

83 in chem (work in progress)

90 in french

92 in history

My school's media club co-president (200 student club)

In 3 bands, playing the drums.

Thank you for reading

TLDR;

High school senior looking for people's experience in industrial engineering to make sure he makes the right choice.

How do I work my way south?

I'm an engineer semi fluent in Spanish. I'd live and work in Mexico or other Spanish speaking countries. I keep hearing that I need to find a big corporation and work my way through to a role that straddles the border. I'd love to work on logistics and manufacturing projects full time in LATAM but I'd be happy working out of an American office connected to a Mexican factory.

How do I do this?

Starting industrial engineering next month and I want to ask is industrial engineering ai proof because I have hearing different types of options from different types of people

I have been tasked with mounting an auxiliary control panel for a portion of an automated conveyor system so that maintenance can move the line manually for a variety of reasons. I've figured out the hardware side of things and am waiting on ice cube relays to arrive before actually wiring in the Gigglebox (yes that is the official name, I'm slightly proud of the fact that that will be reflected in official documentation). I am a Maintenance tech, and I can read a schematic just fine but I'm told that I'll need to draw a schematic to be put in the binder with the rest of the prints for this equipment. I've managed to simplify the hardware side of things because we don't have more available PLC inputs, but I fear I've made it so the schematic for this is beyond what I can compile neatly and I'm not sure if there's even a way to draw some of it.

The manual directional control is a set of selector switches wired to the motor contactor coils through an interposing relay (gonna run it backwards through a set of ice cube relays) to prevent feeding back to the PLC when the gigglebox is enabled. It's entirely possible in overthinking this, but I'm trying to keep this minor monstrosity on a single page. Included is the top of the schematic for the gigglebox and one version of a control circuit for one segment of the conveyor. I'm not sure if there is a specific way to reflect that the ice cube relay is put in backwards or what that might be.

I know ie is extremely versatile but i want to go into an industry that allows me the flexibility to work hybrid or online like 5 years into my career. i was thinking of a minor in supply chain management but idk if that will allow flexibility i’m looking for.

I’m finishing up at community college soon and looking for where to transfer. I can’t decide if ucf or going to tally would be better cause fsu-famu is more renowned but ucf is in orlando and i’ve heard it’s easier to get internships.

Hello! To all the pips here in the Philippines, I’m an IE student, and we’ll be having our internship this semester. I just wanted to ask if you guys know of any companies in the Philippines that are currently accepting interns, especially IE students.

I would really appreciate any recommendations, thankss! 🫶🏻

Hi im a junior IE major looking into reading this book. I was wondering others thoughts on it as well as how I should read the book (casually or study material)?

What is yall experience with the IISE lean six sigma green belt in person course? What's the course like? What's the exam like? etc

Hello, fellow colleagues! I would like to ask you all for advice and suggestions on what courses to take to build an attractive resumé as an IE when you haven’t decided on a specific specialization, like HSE, continuous improvement, quality auditing, operations, project management…? What would you say is best to become a versatile engineer?

Thank you!

Howdy! I recently graduated from a top 10 public engineering institution with a degree in Industrial Engineering. I’m currently working on the Production Coordination and Procurement side of things, but have a super strong desire to become more technical and shift into more of a manufacturing engineer/ DFM/ design role.

How should I learn machine design and mechanical design? Should I get an MS? Is it too late?

TIA!

hey! so I'm currently a freshman in industrial engineering, I've done my fair share of research about Industrial Engineering and there isn't a board exam for it in my country I really want to become a successful IE and if it's not a burden to ask what should I do to become one? I've read some posts here that said that I should get a Lean Six Sigma Belt certificate but idk how, can you guys give me tips on what I should do before and after graduating to achieve my dream? thank you so much guys!

I'm a senior student at my last year in industrial Engineering and I found my self interested and leaned towards continuous improvement and process Engineering roles currently enrolling in a lean six sigma green belt course, but i always wonder why do many industrial Engineers change fields after 2 to 3 yoe to a role regarding control or automation Engineering and they end up with a massive increase in income than they were getting from industrial Engineering roles ?

And my second question if I wanted to get into control and automation what courses should i take or things that i need to be aware of, would i need to learn it in college or during my practical experience in the workfield afterwards

need suggestions for how to study and pass physics 2 my exams are worth 70 percent of my grade how to ace exams thats not similar to review?

What is everyone’s industry, role, years of experience, and salary progression?

I'm interested in how engineers approach early partial-discharge detection in operating substations.

If a transformer or switchgear component has an insulation problem but hasn't developed a significant thermal anomaly yet, what inspection method would you normally use?

I've seen approaches based on dedicated PD instruments, acoustic imaging, thermal imaging, and combinations of these.

For example, the P7mix combines acoustic and thermal imaging so the inspector can look at both types of information during the same inspection.

Would you consider a combined acoustic/thermal device a useful alternative for routine field inspections, or is there a reason you would still choose separate dedicated PD equipment?

I'm particularly interested in what people actually use in the field rather than what looks good on a product specification sheet.

Hey everyone, scared high schooler here any help would be appreciated

I’m looking into applying to UIUC for Industrial Engineering and had a few questions for current students or alumni:

How good is the program compared to other universities? I know Grainger has a great reputation overall, but how do you feel about the IE department specifically?

How easy is it to get internships? What is the recruitment culture like, and do major companies actively recruit IE majors at the career fairs?

How does the acceptance rate work? When looking at admissions data, should I be looking at the overall Grainger College of Engineering acceptance rate, or do they look at the specific Industrial Engineering major acceptance rate?

I would appreciate any info or help you have about this major and or how to get in! Or if there is a different sub I should post this in!

Hello, I have a few questions regarding industrial engineering. I'm in my 4th year of industrial engineering (with one year left after this one) and since I'll be finishing my degree soon , I wanted to leverage the time I have left to learn new skills before I enter the workforce. I was thinking about learning how to use excel (I know how to use it but in a very general manner) , PowerBI and SQL, as I've heard they're important in the field but wanted to double check before fully committing to learning how to use them from people in the field.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to answer and apologies for any grammatical mistakes as english is not my native language :)

I’ve spent over 10 years as a CNC machinist.

Decided to pivot and now I am about to graduate with a tech diploma; desktop support specialist. The degree itself is laddered with an associates degree; cloud DevOps..
If I decide to finish the associates degree, I would have another 20 some credits until completion.

However, I was thinking about pivoting and leveraging my machining background, either completing the cloud Devo associates degree or finishing after the tech diploma and pursuing some type of smart manufacturing industry 4.0 to complement my CNC career

I realize I should cross post this in career advice, but any feedback would be appreciated.

Hello everyone, I just graduated from my masters degree in IE, and I'm looking for a job in the operations/continuous improvement field. In the meantime, I'd like to work on some personal project. What project do you think I can take?

so I am a new college student and need a proper device to run flexsim. I have a Lenovo Desktop with only 12gb of RAM and the basic requirements show a need for 16. I don’t want to break the bank and the instructor says we will run simple to moderate simulations so meeting only the minimum requirements is necessary. all help is appreciated !!