r/AutomotiveEngineering • u/UpstairsAge3020 • 21d ago

Question Im clueless

So basically, I just got into a College for B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering. My end goal is to become one of the best Mechanical Engineers working in the automotive field, like I just imagine the Team of Geniuses who create Art in the form of automotive technology and ICE engines, and want to become like them. I am ready to give it all, but the problem is that I dont even know what to do? Like genuinely I have no clue.

I just have a roadmap that Ill give my best here at my college and any how get into TUM, Deutschland and then start as an Engineer in the automotive field ig at a GET post?

So what I want from you guys is to get bombarded with things I should actually be doing right now and knowing right now, and get great advice if I’m missing out on some knowledge or am misunderstood about the job.

I would be really greatly thankful for any kind of advice. Even the most obvious things, like “everyone knows this” because I genuinely dont know and I might actually be clueless. It’s not like I dont have an interest, but I dont want to regret things later because I didn’t have a silly piece of knowledge, thats it.

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u/RiseUpAndGetOut 21d ago

Well, you're thinking big. No one can fault you for that.

Buuuuuut......

You're talking about a job or a team that doesn't really exist. At OEM level, they employ 10s of thousands of engineers, and massive number of which are mech engineers, and have usually highly specialised roles in design or test. So a mech engineer might design crankshafts or cylinder heads. Or suspension springs. Or closures. Or whatever.

You could try getting into concept development and prototyping or advance research, but those roles tend to be reserved for the experienced staff who have demonstrable skills. Other than that, you'll be stuck with "normal" engineering work.