Archive for the ‘Mechanical engineering’ Category
Self-Lacing Sneakers
August 30th, 2010
The following is reposted from the August 27, 2010 ASEE First Bell:
Taking Cue From Marty McFly, Nike Patents Self-Lacing Sneaker.
The (8/26, Sorrel) “Gadget Lab” blog reports, “Nike has actually patented a self-lacing sneaker” similar to “Marty McFly’s amazing self-lacing sneakers from Back to the Future 2.” While the existence of the patent “is mind-bending enough…pretty much everything has made it in. The shoes will of course fasten themselves, but there are also LEDs a-glowing and a detailed breakdown of the batteries, circuits and control-systems. There is even a charging stand.” Wired includes a link to the patent.
(8/27, Dillow) reports that the “cinching straps” in the shoes “work by concealing a tiny battery-driven motor in the heel, though the plans don’t specify the exact mechanism by which the wearer will signal the shoes to tighten up (the words ‘button,’ ‘switch,’ and ‘weight sensor’ are all buried in the text). It also leaves the door open for a variety of self-lacing gear, including ‘skates, boots, ski boots, snowboarding boots, cycling shoes, formal shoes, slippers or any other kind of footwear.’”
Mechanical Engineer
August 27th, 2010
Searching for mid to senior level engineer with experience in HVAC, plumbing, fire suppression, compressed gas, and building automation system design.
Job Description:
- Generate design and overall layout of facility mechanical & HVAC systems
- Projects include (data centers, industrial complexes, government centers, etc)
Education and Experience Required:
- BSME (required)
- 2-5 years (mid-level position)
- 6+ years (senior-level position)
- PE/EIT strongly preferred depending on experience level
This is a contract assignment with the potential to convert to permanent employment long term.
Location: Kansas City
Contact Mike Gower for more information.
Lexmark Hiring Students
August 26th, 2010
Part-Time Jobs/Co-Ops with Lexmark
Lexmark is looking for mechanical engineering (or similar disciplines) students to perform research and development in inkjet or laser printer hardware products and supplies.
Duties may include:
-Performing original CAD work for layout and component level designs
-Developing and performing test processes to verify design specifications
-Analyzing data and presenting results
Desired skills:
-Able to work in a team environment
-Strong computer oriented PC background
-Working knowledge of CAD
-Experience or interest in electro-mechanical design (gearing, motor controls)
-Stress analysis, finite element analysis familiarity
-Experience with test equipment such as strain gages, oscilloscopes, etc.
Lexmark is looking for chemical engineering students to perform research and development in inkjet or laser printer hardware products and supplies.
Duties may include:
-Research, evaluation, development, and application of new materials and processes
-Assembly equipment, components, and packaging related to chemicals and inks
-Monitoring quality control of inks and/or raw material during production
-Evaluating new analytical equipment and processes and implementing into production
Desired skills:
-Able to work in a team environment
-Professional attitude and initiative for anticipating and solving technical problems
-Project management tools should be used to effectively organize, plan, communicate and complete activities
$13-$17/hr
Student Program qualifications:
-Attend an accredited university or institution.
-Must have permanent U.S. work authorization (U.S. Citizen/national, permanent resident, refugee, asylee)
-Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Sophomores and Juniors desired
Apply for this position on Wildcat CareerLink
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Please contact the UK Cooperative Education office after applying to ensure you are eligible to participate in an engineering co-op. Email Marsha Phillips at with the following details: Your Full Name, Organization Name, Job Title, Co-op Term, Your Major, and Class Level.
Mentor Graphics is still looking for a Territory Account Manager for their Mechanical Analysis Sales Team
August 25th, 2010
We are currently seeking a Territory Account Manager to generate sales and carry out account management for Mechanical Analysis Division products and services in North America.
Link to posting:
Please feel free to pass on if you know of others who may have an interest.
Advances in Tribology
August 25th, 2010
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
August 25th, 2010
A Surfboard Gets an Onboard Computer
August 20th, 2010
Computers are everywhere these days — even on surfboards.
University of California, San Diego mechanical engineering undergraduates outfitted a surfboard with a computer and accompanying sensors — one step toward a structural engineering Ph.D. student’s quest to develop the science of surfboards
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Kettering No. 2 In Mechanical Engineering, Top 25 In Its Class
August 18th, 2010
Kettering University’s engineering programs continue to fare well in the annual “America’s Best Colleges” guide, produced by U.S. News & World Report.
Kettering’s Mechanical Engineering program retained its No. 2 ranking and overall, Kettering’s engineering programs were again ranked in the Top 25 in the category “Undergraduate Engineering schools, whose highest degree offered is a bachelor’s or master’s.“
Career Opportunity for a Motivated Sales Professional!!! Mentor Graphics is Hiring a Territory Account Manager for their Mechanical Analysis Sales DivisionM
August 17th, 2010
We are currently seeking a Territory Account Manager to generate sales and carry out account management for Mechanical Analysis Division products and services in North America.
Link to posting:
Please feel free to pass on if you know of others who may have an interest.
Childhood Dreams
August 17th, 2010
Have you ever had a childhood dream of wanting to do or become something?
I had many career ambitions when I was a little girl, I wanted to be a WWF wrestler because I was a Tom boy and I liked the idea of being to lift someone high above my head and throwing them (very lady like!), It then changed to wanting to join the Navy Seals because I really liked their combat boots and defense tactics (but mainly for the boots), then I wanted to be a teacher for the deaf after seeing a movie where people taught children to sign, from there I decided that I would much prefer to be a lawyer so that I could argue my point all day long and get paid for it and then I wanted to be a child psychologist because they charged a lot of money by the hour while helping disturbed children. I didn’t join the World Wrestling Federation or the Navy Seals to my father’s relief. I ended up being an Elementary School teacher and a Writer, neither of which were on my dream job list as a child. I can’t complain, I really enjoy what I do and I do it well, (I’m not trying to blow my own trumpet).
My Father on the other hand, did fulfill his childhood dream of understanding how aero planes functioned and how to fly them. After studying and obtaining a degree in Mechanical Engineering like his Mother wanted, he furthered his studies in Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics and even went a step further and obtained his flying license as a commercial pilot. The only thing he didn’t get to do was fly for an airline. He had applied to work for one, but the head of the airline at the time said the only way he would ever fly for that company was if he paid him 10,000 pounds. My father being a man of integrity refused to cough up the money. He wanted to earn his job the right way.
Over the years my Dad taught ground school at a flying school in Montreal, lectured in Saudi Arabia and taught his students Engineering, how to build wind tunnels, aerodynamics and even took them for a ride in a plane as their pilot. His students always learned a lot from him; perhaps it’s because he’s so passionate about aircrafts and is like an excited little boy playing with a toy. If there is a movie, program or a news report related to airplanes, he will focus all his attention on what is being said.
Last year, my Dad taught ground school at one of the flying Academies in Amman, Jordan. I went to visit him during the Easter break and on Friday we went to Carrefour to have lunch together, to my amazement a big group of his students go there every Friday too and they all sit together, have lunch and talk about flying. As I ate and observed I could tell that these young men had great respect for their teacher and felt at ease in his company. They were really upset that he didn’t stay on a second year and put their allowance together to buy him a model airplane as a farewell gift.
His colleagues were sad to see him go as well. They have kept in touch and have recommended him to other flying academies in the region.
Their recommendations didn’t go unheard, because now, My Dad is a consultant for two of the Flying Academies in Amman, Jordan and a Student recruiter for the flying schools in Amman and one in Montreal, Canada. I don’t think they could have asked for a better representative, because he has the passion for flying and can answer almost any question related to planes and engines. I’m not saying that because he’s my Dad, I’m saying it on the basis of being a teacher myself. I know what it takes to get students to be interested in a subject and to love it as much as you do.
As a kid my Dad would take my Mum, sister and I to they flying club in Montreal, and we would go up in a small four seated, propeller jet engine. He would teach my sister and I how to use the controls and fly the plane. I was useless! My parents had trained me ever since I was a baby to fall asleep on planes, (especially during long Trans Atlantic flights) so just minutes after getting clearance from the tower, and taking off. I would be fast asleep. My younger sister was a natural! Much to my father’s delight!
When my Dad is up in the sky in a plane, he is in his element. It’s almost as though he was meant to be up there.
If you have dreamed of being a pilot or going in to the field of aviation and you live in Egypt. Check out Captain Nabil El Abdin’s web page on facebook. Get in touch with him and he can tell you how to apply to the flying Academies in Jordan or in Montreal, Canada.
It’s never too late to fulfill your childhood dream.