I believe that many young people have such "grievances" and "unwillingness", but there is really no way, they can't do it, they have no choice.
In fact, in the machinery industry, there has always been a well-known rule - "the older you are, the more valuable you are". Whether you admit this rule or not, the fact is that the key technical departments and positions of enterprises are dominated by a group of "old guys". They not only occupy the key positions of the enterprise, but also occupy most of the resources of the enterprise, while young people always seem to have no future, no hope, and no advancement.
Let’s analyze what caused this result. Only by knowing the cause and effect can we see the gap clearly, and only by knowing the truth can we find countermeasures.
1. There are disadvantages in the training mechanism of enterprises
Although the era we live in today has progressed to the so-called Industry 4.0 era, as far as the training mechanism of mechanical engineers is concerned, there has not been a corresponding improvement with the improvement of technology and management level, whether it is a traditional state-owned enterprise or an emerging one. In private enterprises, or foreign-funded enterprises known as industry benchmarks, the training mechanism for new engineers still relies more on the inheritance of "masters leading apprentices", without a systematic and scientific training mechanism.
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What's more, if the "master" hides his secrets intentionally, if a newcomer wants to stand alone in this industry, he may face greater challenges, and he may never be able to make his debut. "Sometimes it's a kind of nonsense, because if the master can't "teach everyone" some industry technical rules, you may only experience the situation where one pit is deeper than that pit by personal efforts alone.
People often say "all roads lead to Rome", which is correct in theory, but people often ignore a problem, that is time, time is infinite, but your personal time is limited, and it is very limited, It was originally a matter of a word from the master. If you rely on your personal exploration and experience, it may be an endless mountain and a sea of suffering. Maybe you can really reach "Rome" by your own efforts, but the day you arrive may also be the time of retirement. It doesn't make any sense anymore.
And science and engineering have a very bad "bad habit". We often hear the phrase "literati look down on each other". In fact, there are such problems in science and engineering. This has caused the communication blockage and poor communication in the newcomer training stage. On the one hand, the master is unwilling to teach the apprentice and deliberately hides his secrets; The "teacher's etiquette" serves him, which is one of the reasons why young people always "can't come out" and "old guys" can't retreat.
Of course there are exceptions, my own experience is a very exception, my master is very kind to me, not only taught me technically, but also gave me a lot of tips in life and work, which made me full of him Out of respect and gratitude, I have known him for more than ten years. Although I have not worked together for a long time, every August 15th and the Spring Festival, I will bring tobacco, wine and fruits to visit him, and serve him as a teacher. A teacher is a teacher for life.
Therefore, as a mechanical design engineer, we may not be able to change this "old with new" technology inheritance system, at least temporarily, but we still have to do our best to make use of this system, especially in China , we are a humane society, as long as people do a good job, other things will come naturally, you know.
Otherwise, you can only watch the "old men" eat and drink spicy food, but you have more than enough energy.
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2. Sharpshooters are fed by bullets
Can't remember the line from the movie - sharpshooters are fed bullets. In fact, as a mechanical design engineer, especially an excellent mechanical design engineer, he needs to be "fed" with money.
An excellent mechanical design engineer can comprehensively exercise his design ability and design ideas only through a large number of different design projects, and constantly improve his design skills and skills in the design and execution of these projects, and constantly summarize his success And failure, and finally form your own unique design concept, and the ultimate support of design projects is money, so we can say that your mechanical design ability comes from the amount of money you spend.
In fact, old mechanical engineers are not necessarily worth more than young mechanical engineers, but those mechanical engineers who really have project experience are worth more than engineers without project experience, and age only helps you to have more experience in design to a certain extent. project only. Without the support of design projects, even if you stay in this industry for 40 years, it will not be of much use value, let alone valuable.
However, a mechanical design project is a very long-term process from market research, to scheme design, to product production, to product perfection and finalization, and then to product launch. From an ignorant youth to a middle-aged man in the prime of life is just a flick of a finger. While time takes away the years and appearance, it also brings us the accumulation of technology and ability, and brings us knowledge that we can rely on and rely on And capital, this is where the confidence of old engineers is worth.
If the company you are currently working for has a large number of projects for you to participate in and host, please cherish it, because it is a rare opportunity to use the company's cost to achieve personal ability, and there is no need to worry too much about the success or failure of the project Everything has a cost, sometimes failure is just a cost of the enterprise, but this kind of failure is a kind of success in terms of your personal ability, because you will not be in the same place in the future Fall again, this experience will bring you endless value.
This is why I prefer to persuade young people to go to some entrepreneurial small companies, because you have a lot of opportunities to experience various design projects, and you have a lot of trial and error platforms and projects to achieve your personal ability and wisdom.
Personally, so far, I have participated in and presided over the design of at least 50 products. For those design engineers in state-owned enterprises, this number may not be reached in a lifetime, because many engineers are in charge of They are all mature products. Although these products occupy a large share of the market, they do not have a lot of room for design and innovation. This is very unfavorable for improving the personal ability of a mechanical design engineer, because there is no project experience. , their usable value is out of the question.
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3. Talent determines height
In fact, I have never wanted to say this sentence—this is a profession that requires talent. Many people are indeed born with the ability to deal with mechanical structures. I have brought many newcomers, but one of them is very good. Being able to make surprising and creative designs, especially in the handling of some structures, will always give people unexpected gains, which makes me very impressed, but some people are very "stupid", at least in mechanical In terms of design, I find it difficult to agree. Of course, they may be superior in other things, but I really don't see their potential for development in this industry.
There is also the ability to accept. In fact, the ability to accept is two-way. There are not only the correct guidance and teachings of the master, but also the humility to learn and comprehend from the apprentice. Both are indispensable. In fact, this is a problem of communication. To cultivate, but if you are born with this talent, you will take more shortcuts in your career, because no one likes to deal with "stupid", sometimes it is a kind of self-cultivation to communicate with people who are too "stupid" , because you have to have endless patience and gentleness to satisfy their effective communication, but most people can't do it.
Especially when you are in an advantageous position, you are not the one who suffers anyway, so you can easily give up communicating with "stupid" people, which also prevents young people from quickly learning industry experience and technology. This has led to a seemingly indefinite "day of success".
Therefore, I also have a suggestion here. Every newcomer needs to evaluate his understanding in this industry. This understanding is not positively correlated with IQ. Maybe you are just not suitable for this industry. Then Change an industry as soon as possible, you will always deserve a better one.
Before that, I mainly encouraged many newcomers, especially many newcomers who feel that they have certain difficulties in this industry. I told them that as long as they work hard, there must be hope, but I don’t agree with it deep down. This answer is just that I really can’t say anything to hurt them, because every young person needs encouragement, and I can’t pour cold water on their fragile hearts, but today, I apologize for my previous remarks , I want to tell those young people who feel that they are not suitable for this industry. If you think design is difficult or drawing is difficult, then change your industry. Don’t hang yourself on a tree, let alone give up because of a crooked neck tree. the whole forest.
More importantly, in addition to talent, this industry needs years of persistence to achieve a relatively free state. It can also be said that the accumulation period of this industry is too long. For the IT industry, it may be "today is very Cruel, tomorrow will be cruel, but the day after tomorrow will be beautiful", but for people in the machinery industry, that is "this year will be cruel, next year will be cruel, and the year after will be cruel, and many years later may be beautiful", do you have enough Patience and time to go through the wait.
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4. The platform determines the experience
The value of an engineer comes from his career experience, which is more of the project experience I mentioned earlier than the length of his career. Therefore, at the beginning of your employment, you must have a full and in-depth understanding of the entry platform. Your Whether the employment platform can provide you with enough project support, whether it can provide you with enough trial and error costs, and whether it can provide you with enough room for development.
In fact, many are enough to provide you with enough project support, whether they can provide you with enough trial and error costs, and whether they can provide you with enough room for development.
In fact, many product innovation and R&D projects will be lagging and conservative to a certain extent. They are more concerned with optimizing and upgrading products rather than continuously launching new products. Therefore, although these companies have rich technical background and accumulation, But it doesn't help much to improve your personal ability, because as a soldier in the mechanical industry, you need to stand on the front line, hear the sound of guns, and go through some wars with your own guns, and lay down your own wars. glory and the world.
In fact, in this industry, there are very few people who can really become a master of technology, because the real project resources are always monopolized by a few people, and only they can really use the company's cost to achieve their own personal abilities and use This kind of personal ability counters the company's employment system, and at the same time, it also uses this personal ability to enhance its own value realization channels and space. All you have to do is be that person.
Therefore, if you want to become valuable in the machinery industry, the key point is not to wait for decades of professional experience, but to experience as many technical projects as possible in the shortest possible time. These experiences are the key to your self-improvement. Value, and finally realize the realization of self-worth, those aged engineers who are still active just happen to have more experience and grasp in these aspects, of course, some people may do it deliberately, but I believe more of them are passive Achievement, but you have choices when you are young.
