902 Advizers
Krish
Structural Engineer (Project Engineer)
Small Civil Engineering Company
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego (M.S. in Structural Engineering)
UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Internships
Project Management
Structural Engineering
2:56
"I started with an architecture internship unpaid, and it's important as unpaid, and new I didn't have the experience"
Q2Main responsibilities
Engineering Calculations
Design Drawings
Project Management
1:40
"it's a really fun really collaborative impact. So yeah."
Q3Day in the life
Teamwork
Communication
Project Management
2:08
"It's constantly moving and I'm usually at my desk or running around so that's a day-to-day there clack up clock out around 5:00 5:30, generally."
Q4Most important skills - role
Project Management
Problem-Solving
Communication
1:31
"you need to be able to be a strong communicator and also assertive in that sense."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Mentorship
Decision-Making
Autonomy
1:28
"It allows you to really feel the role and you actually feel like a structural engineer rather than just a person doing calculations."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Teamwork
Communication
Project Management
1:30
"So you're constantly battling this challenge to see how do we make it all work?"
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Communication
1:33
"Every day you come in there's something different that you got to tackle."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Communication
Passion for engineering
Problem-solving
1:47
"Obviously, this is engineering. So you really have to have that love for engineering that problem solving coming up with different solutions really studying."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Industry Realities
Career Development
Workplace Challenges
1:53
"Engineering can be really fun and really rewarding. The work can be really good, really rewarding, and it can be consistent."
Q10Entry-level positions
Consulting
Construction Management
Structural Engineering
1:48
"If this is something that, hey, you got an engineering degree. You really don't want to do engineering, the game's not over."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Presentation Skills
Communication
Confidence
1:29
"Well you go far and that's from talking to writing and to presenting."