Kazu Fujimoto 
At some point as an engineer, you may ask – Is a Professional Engineer license worth it? This may be when you’re a student, beginning, or even in the middle of your career. It’s never too late to work on improving yourself, right? No! You shouldn’t be focused on improving yourself if it leads to … Read more
So you’ve been following my advice right and now you need to know what to expect from a recruiter call. You have an award winning resume, cover letter, Linkedin profile, and have submitted lots (hundreds) of job applications. At this point, if you’ve done everything correctly, if you’ve submitted around 100 job applications, you should … Read more
February 29, 2024 by Kazu Fujimoto In school they don’t teach you how to write resumes or how to write cover letter for engineers. Anything outside of theoretical engineering knowledge, you will need to take your own time and due diligence to learn. This includes anything career or money related. A good cover letter is … Read more
It’s important that you know how to optimize Linkedin profile for recruiters if you want to maximize the chances of you getting a job. In my personal experience, getting a job all comes down to a numbers game. How many applications did you submit? How many employers did you hear back from? If you do … Read more
If you’re relatively new to the pump industry, it may seem difficult on how to select a pump from curve. However, pump selection from curves is not too difficult of a task, as you just need to understand what each of the parameters are. Don’t be ashamed that you don’t know how to select a … Read more
February 29, 2024 by Kazu Fujimoto The majority of the thermodynamics problems you solve will revolve around the variable Q, but what is Q in thermodynamics? Q represents the amount of heat released or absorbed in a thermodynamic process. By release or absorb, we also mean transfer. You have probably heard of Q in your … Read more
Shim stock is thin stock material that act as shims for various applications. Think of shims as spacers. Engineers use shim stock to verify gaps and distances, where a normal ruler or caliper would not be able to. Shim stock is also used for support, adjustment, and leveling. Example applications include setting the position of … Read more
If you’re an engineering student, at some point, you will question is a masters in engineering worth it? During my junior year as an undergraduate student, I was already excited to start working. I was so done with school, that I didn’t consider coming back. Coming from a lower income background myself, the thought of … Read more
In my technical mock interviews, I always ask the question – What is galvanic corrosion? Simply put, galvanic corrosion is when two dissimilar materials are coupled in a corrosive environment. When we look at this in terms of metals being paired together, the less noble becomes the anode and the more noble acts as the … Read more
The differences between Manufacturing Engineering vs Mechanical Engineering are pretty distinct. If you’re studying Mechanical Engineering, during your job search, you will come across Manufacturing Engineering positions. As I’ve mentioned before, manufacturing engineering does not entail much design work relative to engineering. Manufacturing Engineers basically act as the “bridge” between what Design Engineering produces and … Read more