Engineering Success - The Engineering Career Podcast

Sairan Aqrawi began her engineering journey at the University of Mosul in Iraq where she studied Civil Engineering. After starting her Civil Engineering Career in Iraq, Sairan was evacuated to Guam as part of Operation Pacific Haven, from where she was eventually granted political asylum and began her life in the United States. Sairan has since extended her engineering career here in the United St...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: 1. "We're not hiring employees. We're building a team of warriors." 💪🪖⚔️🔥 2. Bro... [Open to... Marry?} ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ College Questions 1. Its insane that you can study for 4 years so hard majors and still end up unemployed due to...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: 1. Sandwich Leave?? 2. "I won't hire a great candidate because of pronouns" ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ College Questions 1. Is Chemical Engineering dangerous? 2. Is it worth getting my MBA? 3. Good minors for Civil Engineering with a...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: ⁠1. $20 an hour to work as a Civil Engineer? PE license preferred? Get out of here ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠2. Wow...⁠ (No Reply All, No Offer) ⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠ College Questions ⁠⁠⁠1. Question for Engineers ⁠⁠⁠2. If my Phd isn’t funded is that bad? ⁠⁠⁠3. Is i...

Randy Lyman, The Purpose-Driven Leader , combines decades of business experience with a deep commitment to fostering emotional intelligence, spiritual grounding, and transformational leadership. His area of expertise is leading from a place of strength through vulnerability, creating cultures where authenticity and emotional connection drive high performance. I had such a wonderful time interviewi...

Joshua Tiner graduated with his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Penn State University, and in the 30 years since, he’s collected a vast wealth of experience in delivering projects from concept to completion. Josh is the vice president of engineering at REDCOM, an award winning full-service commercial architectural design, engineering and commercial contracting company operating in the New Jersey an...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: ⁠⁠1. Still in college but ready to strangle my friend who said this yesterday 😂 2. SpaceX just asked me for my SAT score ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ College Questions ⁠⁠1. Should I go for a dual degree in Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering? ⁠⁠2....

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: ⁠1. At Least They're Honest (a rant on the attack on DEI) ⁠ College Questions ⁠1. Can I still major in Civil engineering even if I don’t personally enjoy tunnels or waterways. ⁠2. Should I Change The Name of my [Masters] Degree...

This is a little bit of a one-off episode but I ran into something interesting amidst my usual reddit doom scroll for podcast content. Scams are getting more sophisticated and unfortunately, they're targeting job seekers. I cover the most common job-related scams going on right now in this episode. Watch this episode if you're on the prowl for a job and send it to someone you know who'...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: 1. "We're discriminating based on age. Also, don't ask about comp." 2. I think this belongs here (I have Another Job Offer Why Would I Attend An Interview) College Questions 1. Why is the “I was good in high school but now everyone...

Interested in a career in semiconductor manufacturing? Check out ASM's website here: ⁠https://careers.asm.com/global/en/ ⁠ My guest on todays episode of the podcast is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and started her career designing components of the International Space Station. Yeah... that MIT... and that International Space Station. After a s...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: ⁠⁠⁠1. Ruin your marriage on day 1 College Questions ⁠⁠⁠1. Pursuing a Minor 2. Question to all Civil Engineers? Career Questions 1. Internships 2. Is it normal for an intern to have to copy their manager on every email? 3. An old EI...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: ⁠⁠1. How absurd is this? (entry level engineering salary of $35k) College Questions ⁠⁠1. Why do so many engineers seem to hate their major? 2. Ego (in engineering students in college) 3. Today my pre-med friends argued that you can...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: ⁠1. People asking to “pick my brain” for free on LinkedIn 2. Is this job description a red flag? College Questions ⁠1. What are the best study methods for engineering students? ⁠2. Why everyone advice against Mechatronics ? 3. How...

Check Gina out at www. DeliberateDoing.com My guest on today’s podcast is an experienced engineer, author, keynote speaker, and STEM life coach for aspiring engineers. Gina Covarrubias  graduated from Purdue University with her B.S. in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. She started her career in the defense industry, working for Orbital ATK (now part of Northrop Grumman), and c...

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: 1. We're not the problem. The candidates are the problem. Damn WFH ingrates College Questions 1. Is Taking 18 Hours First Semester of College Insane? 2. I'm an undergraduate and about to enter BME next year. Will I have to...

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPONSORED CONTENT FROM MAGIC MIND: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://magicmind.com/danield ⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we turn the tables and host, Daniel Dahlinger, is interviewed by frequent guest, Luke Callahan about his career transition. We talk about the factors that Daniel considered when contemplating a career change, the questions he asked during the interview process, and lessons learned from...

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPONSORED CONTENT FROM MAGIC MIND: ⁠⁠⁠ https://magicmind.com/danield ⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn Lunatics: ⁠ 1. please be a world champion if possible Interview Question of the Week: 1. I make $30 an hour (around $65k annual) and I got an interview for a job that has a target base salary of $100k-130k per year. When the salary range question comes up, how do I answer? College Questions: ⁠1....

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPONSORED CONTENT FROM MAGIC MIND: ⁠⁠ https://magicmind.com/danield ⁠⁠ LinkedIn Lunatics: 1. "Mic Drop" - "This is Not a Salary Range" Interview Question of the Week: 1. Is there anything else that we need to overcome that would prevent you from leaving your current employer? College Questions: 1. Should I get a double major? Construction Management and Ci...

My guest on today’s podcast is an accomplished executive leader. Elizabeth Hoemeke graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, with her Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering. She started her career in the energy industry, working as an environmental engineer, and then pivoted to information technology where she grew into executive leadership and leads software engineer...

Want to join my Discord Community for all things engineering college to career? All 1x donors of the podcast and 5 star reviewers get an invite, just send your proof to daniel@ENGRingSuccess.com My guest on today’s podcast is the Chief Operating Officer of Meade Engineering, an Engineering Consulting Firm, known for their successful design of electrical engineering infrastructure across the US. Wh...

My guest on today’s podcast is an accomplished engineer, teacher, and advocate for traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM. Melissa Villegas Drake is a graduate of New Mexico State University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She has held multiple roles as an engineer, including working on the Space Shuttle Program, and had a second career...

My guest on today’s podcast is a degreed engineer, podcaster, and thought leader in real estate investing under his brand name, “The Wealth Elevator”. Lane Kawaoka is a graduate of the University of Washington for both his undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and his Masters in Civil Engineering concentrated in Construction Management. After graduating he held multiple roles...

Connect with Deb here: https://dropinceo.com/ or here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/illumination-partners-llc/ My guest on today’s podcast is an accomplished engineer, business leader, and published Author. Over her career, she’s held titles such as “Quality Engineer”, “Director of Quality Assurance”, “Operational Excellence Manager”, “Chief Quality Officer”, and multiple chief officer roles i...

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