r/MechanicalEngineersPh

Need advise lang kasi sa SMC, project engineer ang magiging role ko if ever and tumawag yung hr na possible next week magkaroon na ko ng starting date. Almost 3 months ako naghintay sa application ko sa SMC and now lang ako possible mabigyan ng starting date. Malaki yung offer sa SMC and Madami benefits.

Sa EDC naman cadetship yung offer pero hindi pa sure kung makakapasok sa final interview kasi baka next week pa raw malaman kung sino yung for interview. Maliit lang yung offer sa cadetship for 6 months.

Problem ko is gusto ko talaga piliin yung EDC kahit maliit ang offer sa simula kaso if idedecline ko yung SMC hindi ako 100% sure na makakapasok ako sa EDC since wala pa result kung makakapag interview ako and kung makakapasok ako. If hindi ako makapasok sa EDC tapos dinecline ko yung SMC, ako yung mawawalan😅

Hello. Anyone here po na nag-apply sa KHI Design and Technical Service, Inc. sa MOA Pasay? Kumusta po yung initial interview at technical examination? Ang panget kasi ng nababasa ko sa online reviews kaya i'm also trying to gather info here. Gusto ko po kasi sanang subukan. Hope someone could give me an advice huhu. Thank you in advance!

Hi po, is pursuing ME is still worth it? I am currently taking bs mathematics in a state u and gusto ko po lumipat ng ME kaso nag aalala ako sa job market eh, I am a female and marami akong nababasa na mahirap if babae ka sa field na toh. Especially na wala rin ako or family ko ng mga connections. Should I shift or just stay in bs math and aim for data science field?

I feel like the starting salary range in our field is a big scam. In this economy, it's kinda exploitative to still give 18k-22k salary range especially for a degree which some people took for 4-6+ years at may board exam pa pagkatapos.

This is just disrespectful of our profession, lalo na other programs na wala ngang board exam can get a starting pay of around 25k-40k that easily. Nakakainis lang na they normalize this and say "just do it for the passion" when in reality, passion can only get you so far lalo na kung wala ka nang pera pangtulong sa pamilya mo. The passion part of this profession has been used nang paulit-ulit to the point na gasgas na gasgas na tapos ang bagal din ng salary increase.

This is such an interesting and good profession but if Im going to stay in the Philippines, sadly, I think I'd have to shift careers.

With that being said, any career recommendations?

Ganito ba talaga ang SMC or other subsidiaries, matagal mag reply sa mga applications? it's been a month kasi since nag apply ako, pero wala pa rin update

I recently took the technical assessment this week. Totoo po bang walang allowance na matatanggap ang mga cadets? And if I may ask, does anyone know gaano katagal yung cadetship program?

thanks

Edit: Another question, ano po kaya yung magiging role after the training? Gaano po kaya kalaki yung jump sa salary?

Currently applying sa Black&White Engineering for the position of BIM trainee. Meron na pong email and waiting na lang po for the applicants na shortlisted. May knowledgeable po ba about sa salary range po ng isang BIM trainee sa company po nila?

Hi! I just passed the Mechanical Engineering Board Exam last Feb this 2026 and actually, I'm contemplating right now kasi nasa Cavite na ako. I thought if nandito na ako, everything will be easy for me sa applying. Hindi pa rin pala. But it's okay because I'm not planning or seeing myself naman na mag work in Iloilo.

Actually, may pinang applyan na ko. And ang baba ng sweldo. I negotiate. Yung isa, from 18k ginawang 19k. Super baba para sa akin so I reject the offer.

Now, na realize ko na hindi talaga easy yung mataas agad na sweldo lalo na wala oang experience sa field. Pero ayaw ko rin naman na mag settle sa less. Dapat hindi tayo nag se settle sa less kasi board passer tayo.

May pinang applyan naman ako ngayon but wala pang mga reply from them. I think normal lang naman na hindi agad sila mag reply dba?

So now, I am actually contemplating if mag try ako mag BPO sa Makati (kasi may kilala ako run) plus yung dito sa Cavite, nakikitira lang naman ako sa tito ko and mag 3 weeks nako rito, nahihiya na ako. Okay naman sila, mababait naman pero yung feeling lang na hindi ko talaga gusto na nakikitira sa iba (basta, hindi talaga pwdeng magtagal ako rito kasi super nakakahiya for me).

So ayun, okay lang ba na mag BPO muna ako sa Makati so that maka change nako ng loc ko (at magka bh nako if ma hire) while waiting??

I need your advice, ates, kuyas🙏🏻 Wala akong mapagsabihan ng situation ko.

I appreciate your response. 🩷

Hello everyone! I'm a 3rd year mechanical engineering student na mago-OJT ngayong summer.

I heard most students opt for power plants, construction, manufacturing plants, etc. While I don't dislike these, what i really want is the automotive industry, the reason i studied ME in the first place.

Any advice to your poor junior here? Huhuhu I'm considering applying to car dealerships, since thats as close as i can get, since nasa Iloilo city ako, but i wish to hear kung ano pong opinyon nyo.

Any feedback is much appreciated! Thank you in advance!🙏🏽💙 (Actually posted this in a fb group pero d inapprove ng admin)edit:na approve na pala hahaha my bad

Hello may nakapag try ba dito sa first gen corp? May assessment exam sila and mahirap ba yung assessment kasi pinagdadala rin ng calculator for solving? Thank you

Ang lala mag-iisang taon na akong tambay. Kakapasa ko lang sa MELE Feb 2026. Kala ko madali nalang humanap pero mahirap pala. Dami ko nang inapplyan since feb 2026. 🥲

anyone here had their interview with Arcadis last Apr. 23-24? have you received any update/email from them?

May mga wfh kaya na ME work?

Hi engrs! I just want to ask if meron po ba ditong currently working or nag work noon sa RLC as engr? What are your thoughts working there and hows the experience po? I just finished my final interview (I had 4 interviews as part of their process) and waiting na sana may JO na mareceive. Thank you in adv.

Hello po incoming college student po I am curious if okay pa rin po ang Mech E as a career choice dito sa PH. Nagdadalawvg isip po ako if I should go for Mech E or Accountancy.

Just did my video assessment with Dyson via HireVue🙄

Does anyone know pano and gaano katagal hiring process nila?

Saka worth it ba graduate programs nila for fresh grads? (training, work environment, management, salary, other benefits?)

What are your hacks in remembering formula please

good day engineers!

a.) ive got an offer po sa isang japanese company, cadet design engineer (mech/piping dept) in industrial and waste-to-energy plants, 27k salary, 3 yrs bind, sa makati

b.) meanwhile, im up for final evaluation and interview sa schneider electric graduate program next week, altho wala pa offer i think my odds are good (75/25), based sa research ko range is round 25-30k, 3 yrs bind also, sa rosario cavite

tanggapin ko na ba si option a or should i wait for option b? for context, im a fresh grad newly license rin na taga manila. i need honest thoughts and advice po especially from experienced engineers here, on how to decide between these two path/industry.

How would you rate po ang problem solvings sa pipe last feb MELE from 1-10?

Sa mga nag take na po ng exam nila, how long kadalasan ang interview na susunod? salamat