text: want to become a mechanical engineer. how are the career options. not interested in software.? i stay in india mechanical engineering is among the most versatile.. ,i know others will argue that point.  actually the electronics industry, as a whole, hires more mes than ee for packaging, thermal analysis, shock and vibration, materials, etc.  mes can go into the energy industries (power, air conditioning, nuclear, etc), automitive (cars, trucks, components, vibration systems, etc), design (not software but hardware and system design, etc), and industrial and manufacturing.  i started out in biomedical engineering and switched to mechanical in my second year and have worked in the biomedical field more than any other field.  oh, and then there is micro and nanotechnologies which are loaded with opportunities for mes.    the only thing i wish i had learned long ago is how to type!!!