7 Skills Every Engineering Student Needs

In this video, I’ll be sharing 7 skills that every engineering student must learn. Knowing these skills helps you stand out when applying to engineering jobs and internships as well as being a better well-rounded engineer. For some reason, the skills you learn in class aren’t necessarily the skills you need for an engineering job, so this video helps fill that gap. Timestamps are as follows:

00:00 Intro
00:47 CADing
02:05 Coding
03:36 Arduino/Breadboarding
04:44 3D Printing
07:35 Following a Product Development Process
09:34 Hand Tools & Shop Tools
10:49 Networking & Self-Education

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[AK-olrm]

#7 skills every engineering student needs_*
1. cading
2.coding
3. Arduino or breadboarding
4. 3D Printing
5. Product Development
6. Hand tool and Shop tools
7. Networking and Self education

[estebanlarranaga]

As a recent mechanical engineering graduate, I highly confirm every skill he mentioned. Great

[ezino]

1. CAD softwares
2. Coding
3. Arduino and Breadboards
4. 3D printing
5. Product Development Process
6. Hand tools and Shop tools
7. Networking and Self Education

[SydneyMadueke]

You're clutch Tamer. I wish I knew this stuff freshman year. School focuses too much on the theory/thought process and not enough on applying that theory/thought process which makes people feel like they have all this knowledge but don't know how to do anything with it. At least thats how I feel as a 3rd going 4th year Mechanical Engineering student at UT Austin

[parthsrivastava]

Really nice video, I recently completed an internship in the core field, and found all of these things to be really significant. I am comfortable in CAD, will get into 3D printing more! Keep up the good work!

[camgere]

Quite an ambitious title. Let me be the dissenting voice on "coding". Coding is to software development what turning a wrench is to engine design. Software development means you need to have requirements, systems architecture, subsystems architecture, structure, flowcharts and then finally code. Software development can be open loop or closed loop. Government contracts tend to be open loop. You define the exact requirements up front and meet them. Real world software development tends to be closed loop. You take your best open loop design as step one, make a minimum viable product, give it to users and then make corrections and extensions as you go along. You correct your way to the end product. The customer rarely knows what he really wants (I'll know it when I see it) and locking in a target leads to wasted expense. This takes advantage of the fact that software is "soft" and not million dollar dies. One disadvantage of closed loop is that managers love schedules, budgets and tasks (that require a check mark to be done). Closed loop doesn't have an obvious end. It needs to be determined. Once your manager has put a check mark in the completion box, more work is not acceptable.

[Nutleaf]

For those looking for a CAD that will be used in the real work environment Autodesk has a student version of Fusion 360. You just have to be a high school student. Look it up! I've used it for years and beyond.

[cheesypizzajokes]

3:15 imo, in terms of difficulty from greatest to least, its C++, followed by Java, followed by Python; whether you choose to start with the hardest or easiest though is entirely up to you!

[robertjr]

just wanna say thank you for creating this video on this topic bro. I was literally searching for this yesterday.

[Shadwofpan]

Thank you so much. Your videos are so clear and concise. Probably the best engineering advice on YouTube

[shahsaud]

Hey! Great video, but it would be really helpful to highlight how each of the skills you mention come handy while working as an engineer so we can make a linkage and subtext while learning these skills to optimize their use.

[halservices]

shukran ya tamer


you you are doing a brilliant job buddy

[inculcatetobemaudlin]

That is very true, I will forward your video to some of my young friends who just graduate from software engineering.

[yexiang]

Great video from you Mr. Tamer. You really inspired me a lot as I am currently studying an engineering degree as well. Keep up the good work, kudos to you.

[taha.]

Thanks for the helpful video, ur the best!

[ahmadhafian]

hi, I was wondering why some videos were deleted from ur channel. Thanks. Good Stuff by the way!

[randomperson]

I am currently in high school and wish to study engineering and go to a University like Waterloo. I like science and math but I am always confused whether I should actually pursue engineering or would it be a wrong choice. I know that u have to work hard and dedicate a lot of time and stuff and I am ready to do that but still confused. Ur videos have helped me a lot and hopefully sooner than later, I can decide upon something.

[dhananjay]

Hi Tamer Shaheen. I am currently working as a mechanical engineering intern, and what I understood first hand was the importance of spreadsheets (mainly excel) for doing all sorts of things with data. The senior engineers working there even asked me to learn to excel at excel.
So I really think you missed excel out in this video. 🙃🙃

Anyway, great video as always.

[josepoyanrodriguez]

Every single one of his videos is useful for engineering!

[emmanuelyondjin]

Great video, you have a fine and logical way of presenting your ideas and you do it in such an orderly manner. You really have the "engineering" way of doing thinks. KEEP ON!!!!