Becoming A Mechanical Engineer Research Paper

I have always been fascinated by how and what make things work the way they do. From a young age, I would sit in my garage taking things apart and putting them back together just to satisfy my curiosity. When I started high school this curiosity just got stronger, leading me to join my high school robotics team. With robotics I was able to explore the world of designing, testing, and bringing to life these ideas that started out as scrap metal. Through talking to different engineers at robotics competitions I found that what I really wanted to do with my life was study to become a mechanical engineer.
Of the labs that we visited during this class I was most drawn to the machine shop. I am a hands on learner so to see that we have the opportunity to get hands on experience with some of these machines was very exciting. The instructor that runs the machine shop seemed …show more content…
I have always seen these sound proof rooms on TV but you cannot get a true feel for how sound proof they are through the TV. The instructor used a balloon to demonstrate the room to us. He popped a balloon outside of the room and of course it was a loud popping noise. Once we entered the room he the popped the balloon but this time it was a soft muffled noise. That was a very intriguing thing to experience even though it was just the sound of a balloon popping.
Mechanical engineers have many different responsibilities, some of which are simple tasks while others require professional knowledge and can mean life or death. It is the engineer’s responsibility to test every aspect of their design to find any problems with the design. If these tests are not completed properly, any imperfections could end up becoming fatal. From these tests, there could be changes made to improve the flaws of the parts being assembled. Once any tests have been completed the engineer will prepare a technical review to show improvement or failure of a