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Job Problem...

01/08/2011 6:21 AM

Hi I am ravi from INDIA.... i completed B.E in Electrical & Electronics and joined medium scale company as a R&D engineer.... My Problem is i dont have any person who guide me well in Electrical machine design... top managament people except result from me, I have theorical knowledge but dont know design stuffs or skills.... i am fearing that my calculation may go wrong.... how to develope industry knowledge..???????
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01/08/2011 8:50 AM

You got the job based on your professional degree and it should be worth you match the industry expectation. It is also a lucky situation you have direct responsibilities which will fetch you hands on experience. Consult your college seniors, Faculties and expert friends on day to day problems. as days move on you will be comfortable. So take up the journey, avoid mistakes but don't fear on mistakes because they are your best teachers. Best of Luck.

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01/08/2011 9:41 AM

Join a professional Institute as an Associate Member. Attending meetings in your area will put you in touch with other people in your area with similar problems and experienced people who can help. Membership will also give you access to libraries and "downloads" of technical papers which can help you. If you have a University accessible to you with a course in your area, approach them for permit to use their technical library - this will help you to find relevant textbooks, which you can then purchase. And do not forget that their professional librarians will be able to help you identify and trace relevant books.
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01/09/2011 12:18 AM

Learning is a continuous process. Nobody is perfect. Do not afraid to face challenges. Be confident and positive. Learn from mistakes. A wise man or women will never repeat the mistake. Evaluate your progress on daily basis. Refer proper standards and coded for testing and development. Research and development involves creative and critical analysis. Consult your seniors as when required.
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01/09/2011 2:46 AM

The world wide web has more knowledge than anything and you can learn almost anything on it. You can learn Calculus on Youtube.com for an example, as well as injection molding techniques and chemistry and how all manner of motors work, look for your project there, it is the best library in the world. Good luck
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01/09/2011 12:36 PM

Register as a member of CR4: it's easy and painless. Ask any specific questions you have here. But beware don't ask any questions which you can readily find the answers to by Googling.

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01/09/2011 12:47 PM

RAVI Have faith within, know thyself, that you give to all and are all absorbing.
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01/09/2011 3:18 PM

Ravi, just a few thoughts: In my opinion the specification is the key before attempting any development. Establish what the 'customer' wants as an end result ('Customer' could be defined as your boss if that is who is giving you the task). Get it down on paper. Break the design down into manageable blocks. Establish what the inputs and outputs of each block should be and how you are going to achieve those. Establish voltages required for instance, current, protection, etc. Build it up as you go along. What control method? Ask yourself questions and if you can't answer them straight away, write them down and make a point of finding out the answers. In fact write everything down that you are thinking and the decisions you have made so that you can point to those if your senior engineers ask you questions. This way you will develop confidence because you will be asking relevant questions and be developing knowledge of the system that you are designing as you go and as you think about it. Build prototypes (hardware or software) in order to try out what you are planning. You don't have to have everything nailed down to start with. Don't forget operators of machinery. Find out what they expect, but remember it is your design. You are responsible for it and there will be 1000 opinions all different but you have to be happy with what you are delivering at the end of the day. You can do it because your bosses have offered you the job and think you are more than capable. Now believe in yourself and enjoy it, don't worry. Hope some of that helps, AJ

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