Career advice for a Mechanical Engineer
[COLOR=#1A1A1B]I've got Master's in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Building) in a university in Russia. Few years ago I moved to Canada and just recently got Engineer-in-training license with local engineering association.
Now I'm trying to figure out my future career, I haven't got any engineering experience in Canada yet, and what concerns me the most is that there are very few positions that fit me in my area, there are mostly opportunities for HVAC, electrical, civil engineers which I am not ( I don't consider moving as an option), and even if I get a job my opportunities for the future career growth will be limited, I will be most likely stuck in one company for 5+ year.
I started to think about studying switching my career to IT, but not sure that it will be the best choice time-wise, and I wouldn't want to start from the scratch. As engineering is becoming more and more integrated with IT, probably the best way would be to combine them and get additional IT skills on top of my engineering background, like SolidWorks API. Another thing I am considering is Data Analysis which also could be useful.
Any other suggestions?
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