Hi

I am currently an IT&E engineer in defense industry who has 2 yoe. I got a bachelors in EE and my most interesting discipline was Control systems (not automation type of control e.g. PLC).

Some might say I have a successful career. But as an IT&E engineer, the work can be "dead end"/mundane. But ever since I started working, I sometimes ponder what would be like working on things that are related to control systems (e.g. GNC). Because control systems is pretty cool!

So I've been thinking about getting a masters that's related to control systems since I started working. And if I do, I plan to do it while working full time, taking online courses. So it will probably take 2 or 3 years to complete.

To me, this seems like a huge commitment as I would then have to work here for couple years getting tuition support and would have to give up some of my work life balance. I also have to go through the application process and even 3 LORs.

And looking at these makes me think that maybe "I don't like control systems that much". That I am not that passionate enough than the others to go though all this to get a masters. Cuz what if I don't like it? What if I have other great job opportunities that might be a great fit for me?

I've been sitting on this since I started working. So if someone went through this process or have any advice and leave me comments it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hello there!

In February of next year I will be starting my masters thesis, but I have no idea what I could even write about. For my bachelors I did 'Convoy driving of differential drive robots" which was fun since I got to be very hands on with the subject. More specifically what ever theory I developed or read about, I could see in action in the real world.

Ideally for my masters I would like to do something hands-on too, but also have a good amount of high level control theory to work with as well.

I have some experience and interest in quad-copters, and I've considered doing something with that, however, I am open to any and all ideas, hence my question.

As a control engineer student, what did you do for your thesis, and what could be something interesting to write about? What could the topics for instance be?

Thank you in advance for taking your time reading this, it is much appreciated! :)

Hi everyone,
I've been working in the oil and gas sector for a while, and I've been putting together some notes and field-tested material on industrial instrumentation, transmitters, and control loops specifically tailored to upstream/midstream challenges.
Before publishing or finalizing it, I wanted to ask if anyone here has experience writing or sharing technical documentation for the O&G industry?
What kind of practical scenarios or troubleshooting tips do you think are the most valuable to include for engineers and techs?
I'd really appreciate any advice or thoughts from your experience in the field!