florida institute of technology-ocean eng.????

[ztheis]

this school offers a BS in Ocean Engineering.

what kind of jobs in the marine industry could this get me??
Does anyone know anything about florida institute of technology

is an "Ocean Engineering" degree not so much focused on marine vehicles as "Marine Engineering"??


i am interested in installation of electrical components in yachts, and smaller scale boat building. would this type of degree make me overqualified to be a boatbuilder --or put me in a desireable position somewhere in between a university degreed engineer and basic construction boatbuilder?


i would enjoy working on boats but i want some type of education so i dont have to be in a production factory. i have seen temp services in florida that can get people into those types of positions and that isnt what i want.
I do not want to work on a boatbuilder assembly line but i also do not want an office confined engineering position.


i am 20 yrs old-and just finished 1 yr of graphical arts school and am eager to change career paths and get into the marine industry.

any help would kick AS

thanks ZAch ----- ztheis04@yahoo.com

[jehardiman]

My brother graduated from FIT many (20+) years ago. Today it is now "Florida tech" rather than "FIT". OE is the field of interfacing with the ocean.... piers, offshore structures, subsea systems rather than ships and vehicles (no mater what FAU, MIT and TA&M may say....though right now ROVs and AUVs are what you can sell yourself in..and leads to the rather poor performance we have seen so far for US schools). FIT and FAU are precieved IMHO as "party" schools while Miami and TA&M are more "business" orientied schools. MIT produces "paper experts" that have limited use for operators but get thier ticket punched. In todays field it is far more important to get attached to the type of project, "reasearch", "development", or "application" that you want than to get an education from a particular school....though sometimes knowing who is who's alumni can help with that....

[ztheis]

can i ask u if ur brother who went to Florida tech got employment or a start int he industry at least?

[jehardiman]

He's a P.E. (structures) that works for the offshore companies in Houston. Typical contract engineering (i.e. you are a sub only employed for the length of the contract). Came in roundabout through a shipyard.

No mater what you do, you still need to get seasoned one way or another to be considered for some of these jobs. There is no magic bullet into a job you want. You need to position yourself for the job you want then work at it to get all your tickets punched. Cultivate connections to people inside the field you want to work in.