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3 yr. Some of my fellow students took 7
yr to complete their doctorate degrees
with their advisors.
Advanced degrees can also create difficulties.
In my case, I almost lost a very
attractive job opportunity because the
employer thought I was over-qualified.
Only after someone in the hiring department
noticed the hobbies listed on
my resume, which showed my practical
abilities and work history, did I obtain
the position. Using my troubleshooting
skills, I grew into a worldwide group
leader for failure analysis for the company.
When I retired after 20 yr with the
company, I started my own consulting
business doing similar work.2
Employment of mechanical engineers
and engineers in general is projected to
grow at 5% over the next 10 yr. Good
jobs are always available for those who
stay ahead of the most recent advances in
technology and engineering skills.
It is difficult to predict the longerterm
future in mechanical engineering.
With the development of new computer
systems and advanced technologies, the
future will look much different than the
present. When I started working in engineering
50 yr ago, personal computers
were not available. What we have today
would have seemed like science fiction
back then. Now I can sit at my home computer
and design a structure in a day that
would have previously taken a month, a
draft person and a technician or two.
In the future, we will probably have
quantum computers with unlimited
capacity and speed. Troubleshooting
of equipment will be done using
computer simulations, as will be the
engineering involved for design. Equipment
will be scanned, engineered and
constructed using totally different technologies.
FIG. 1 illustrates construction
techniques, now in their infancy, totally
performed by 3D scanning and printing
using concrete or polymers as the
printing ink and robotic construction.3
Human organs will also be made in the
operating room using bioprinting, with
surgeries performed by robots. Some of
these things are being done today, in a
very simplified manner.
The point to all of this is that engineers
will be part of this exciting future,
and those with imagination and technical
skills of all levels will always be in
demand.
NOTE
Case 112 was published in HP May 2021.
For past cases, please visit
www.HydrocarbonProcessing.com.
LITERATURE CITED
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2
Sofronas, A., Survival Techniques for the Practicing
Engineer, Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2016.
Sofronas, A., Unique Engineering Methods for Analyzing
Failures and Catastrophic Events: A Practical Guide for
Engineers, Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, to be published
in 2021.
3
Sofronas, A., " Examining the creation of the universe
and humankind into the far future, using research,
scientific thought and visualization experiments, "
Amazon Publications, 2022.
TONY SOFRONAS, D. Eng, was the
worldwide lead mechanical engineer
for ExxonMobil Chemicals before
retiring. He now owns Engineered
Products, which provides consulting
and engineering seminars on
machinery and pressure vessels.
Dr. Sofronas has authored several engineering books
and numerous technical articles on analytical methods.
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