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  • I have a BSME with just under 3 years of experience as a test engineer for an automotive company. I basically took this job because it was there when I graduated and I wasn't really sure what direction I wanted to take for a career path anyways. After some months of consideration, I want to head into the building industry - HVAC/R, MEP design, and 2d/3d drafting of building mechanical systems. I have the right degree, but I don't have any experience in the field so I'm assuming I should approach my job search as entry level. I'm very motivated to do what I need to be more marketable so that I can possibly land a job that does require some related experience, but I am on limited funds and time to do everything right now. Here are the options I'm considering at the moment: 1. Get certified through Autodesk cert program ( I have 13 month access to student version of AutoCAD, Revit MEP, AutoCAD MEP, etc.) 2. Focus on EIT exam 3. Take a fundamentals of HVAC course online through ASHRAE, or try to come up with the money to take a college course in it. So my question is which do you think would be highest priority and of most importance to make my resume pop the most when employers read it. If my list doesn't contain anything you think should be #1, please share your thoughts on that as well. I am also willing to start my job search now and see if companies would be willing to take someone on of my level, I do have engineering experience after all, just not exactly what they do. Should I go to the companies and inquire? call them? etc... I am interested to hear what you think the best job search approach is in this situation. Hopefully I've been clear enough without rambling too much. Thanks in advance for your answers!

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    For sure focus on passing the EIT. You won't make it far in the HVAC-R field without pursuing you PE. I interned with some HVAC-R engineers for a few months and they all had their PEs. I work for an HVAC manufacturer now. We don't do the same thing as the building engineers, obviously, since we're designing the actual HVAC units. However, if you can't find the job you want in the building industry, you might want to look at HVAC-R manufacturers. They will hire mechanical engineers out of the automotive industry. I came from automotive and so did many of my colleagues. That will give you some experience that you can use as a stepping stone to the job that you want. Other than that, brush up your resume and start circulating it. And once you pass the EIT, be sure to put that on your resume!

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For sure focus on passing the EIT. You won't make it far in the HVAC-R field without pursuing you PE. I interned with some HVAC-R engineers for a few months and they all had their PEs. I work for an HVAC manufacturer now. We don't do the same thing as the building engineers, obviously, since we're designing the actual HVAC units. However, if you can't find the job you want in the building industry, you might want to look at HVAC-R manufacturers. They will hire mechanical engineers out of the automotive industry. I came from automotive and so did many of my colleagues. That will give you some experience that you can use as a stepping stone to the job that you want. Other than that, brush up your resume and start circulating it. And once you pass the EIT, be sure to put that on your resume!

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