What do you do to do what you do?

[Mr. Tasty]

Full Time Mechanical Engineer Student (almost done)

I work part time at my girlfriend's family business. They sell souvenirs to pretty much all gas stations and wal-marts in 36/50 states.

My buddies and I make pretty good money scooping up rare VW and bmw parts from pick n pulls, and sell them. That is where most of my mod money comes from.

[iamsam]

Systems engineer at Surrey Satellite Technology US (SST-US), which is a branch of Surrey Satellite Technology LLC (SSTL), which is based in the UK.

We design, build, launch, and operate small earth-orbiting spacecraft from proposal to atmospheric re-entry ("soup to nuts" in layman's terms).

So far we (UK and US) have launched 41 spacecraft into Earth orbit since 1981.

Here are a few that are in orbit now:





A recent launch with a couple of our spacecraft on board from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Russian rocket.

[pmat]

I am a professional application filler, and a novice at getting called back.

[lambo]

I sit on my computer and play on the interwebs.

Unemployed.

[CHIF8008]

im a maintenance mechanic at an aerospace metal forming company. we do military and private contracts. im not the janitor, but i do what is needed to keep the shop running. we have multiple drop hammers that are used to form the parts we make and we use our own foundry to pour the lead and kirk dies that are used. lots of the stuff here is really old- so when it breaks down its all custom work and fabrication to make parts and get things working properly. its a fun job and i wear many hats throughout the day.

[slaterd]

Design Engineer...also I buy and flip silver and other precious metals for profits!

[matthugie]

I work as the Pricing Manager for the Southeast Region for a large HVAC company. Not a bad gig while I finish up undergrad, though I may go into finance down the road somewhere.

[StinkE30]

I'm a lowly server at a brewery. I work nights, and can make up to $200 a shift from tips. It's a great job for a gear head :).

[Dermeister3]

Best job in the world.

I sell beer.

[mrsleeve]

I are NDE/NDT hand. About 99% of my work is QA/QC for the Oil/Gas/Petro Products pipeline industry.

It pays well but it has its draw backs, if you like your family.

[BenM]

I do some sidework, but fuck people because once you start doing that shit it never stops and you have no time for you.

Truth. I do zero sidework, but don't mind helping people out if they need a used part here or there. But fuck working on other people's junk, I barely have enough time for my own stuff!

[slammin.e28]

I sling parts in a little room at an indie Euro car shop.

I do some sidework, but fuck people because once you start doing that shit it never stops and you have no time for you.

[gtdragon980]

Work as an Imaging Operator for Montgomery County. Although, I'm only a temp, which restricts me from getting paid well and receiving any sort of benefits, including sick days and vacay. It pays the bills and my e30 repairs, but other than that, it's some shit.

[BenM]

Work for my old man in a small manufacturing facility. We're a pretty niche business that specializes in rotary swaging, tube butting, end forming and machining. We do some very expensive aerospace parts, to bats, bicycle parts, dental supplies, plumbing supplies and many more. My grandfather started the company in the 60's and hopefully next in line to take it over.

Forgot to mention - I program/setup/run all the CNC VMC's, quality control/parts inspection, and help wherever anything is needed.

[TwoJ's]

Design engineer for this place:

http://www.carlisleit.com/