Electrical Engineering: Aspirants and Practitioners

why do you say that and what do you mean by raw deal

 lower voltage panel
    instaallation will include placement of electrical panels on its base and termination of designated power cables
400A TPN 415V 50Hz free standing 2-source ATS(Automatic Transfer Switch) consisting of ;
1 set of hard drawn high conductivity 400A TPN 600V
copper bushbars
-1no 300A TPN MCCB incoming
-1no 300A TPN MMCB outgoing
-1no 300A TPN MCCB outgoing(spare)
-complete control cabling and devices needed for the automatic switching of power between 2 sources




2.   low voltage polyvinyl chloride(PVC Sheated and polyvinyl chloride) insulated copper cables/conductors as manufactured by cable metal  etc


     pls pros i need a quote on dis stuff

@ netose
 well man, if you need your masters, just go 4 it anywhere your cash can afford you. 4 now i think your ideas and many young entrepreneur Nigerians can make any little difference because of the rigid structure of the establishments. maybe your msc certificate will increase your cash and  status cote with the organisation. i bet, unless you are the minister of power or better still, your ideas for better and more efficient power production and distributions migth ends up in the dustbin or remains a dream forever.

but its true o. . .it'll take divine intervention to get anywhere when it comes to power in naija

I'm not BOSS, but I hope I can make a comment anyways.
The truth is, asides ICT, there is nowhere in Nigeria that electrical engineers, or any type of engineer, can gain valuable industry experience.
Forget the gist about oil companies, as far as I am concerned, they still have to ship out their professionals to do internships outside the country in order to gain the exposure needed to perform. Manufacturing does not even exist.

when did you finish? i might be able to direct you to ppl that know a bit about control

@ajanlekoko

but we still hear of people that do alright in those fields now, i hear i know when it comes to control there's one really good guy in siemens and there's also another freelancer i've heard about, i think the fact that the industries aren't doing well doesnt mean he shouldnt try to improve himself if thats what he wants.

o ok i get your point, a lot of times its frustrating when someone is making something seem more important than it is, but its tough o, u want to learn but at times it seems there are so many obstacles on your path! here there are ppl that feel threatened by the corps members and so find ways to exclude us from work(it happens quite a lot) but i believe whenever there's a will there's a way, the obstacles just give u an interesting story to tell if u succeed!

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@Oloye20,

 

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. But sometimes it's good for you to know exactly what you're up against. Trust me, it helps to sharpen your focus,
The truth is, Nigeria is in a bad place right now as regards providing opportunities to engineers. There's even no point referring to those China and India stories. We seemed to be picking up during the OBJ years, but since Mr Yar'Adua came to power, nothing significant has happened to boost engineering and manufacturing development in Nigeria.

What I'll say to young ones like you is: Don't stay idle, and be realistic, not idealistic. If you're still in school, ensure you get a very good grade, which will boost your chances of getting a good job in lucrative sectors, oil and gas, telecoms, as well as the manufacturing companies that are still standing. You read me advising netotse to find his way out of Nigeria for his Msc? There is really no point in frustrating oneself. One has to be fully focused and goal-oriented. There are many of us competing for the same few opportunities, and I'm sure you know the entire globe is on a downturn now.
If you're out of school, whatever the case, get busy. Don't start from 'Oh, I am only looking for a power job, or telecom job, or control job'. You need to aggressively search for opportunities, no matter how small, and keep pushing towards your particular goal. And also don't think small. We need to go out there into the wider world, gain more knowledge and opportunities, and add value to ourselves. Do not limit yourself.

power, control and renewable energy? would it be possible to get an msc that combines all 3? where did you do your NYSC? was it in lagos?(i get the feeling i know you. . .)

there's s1 that finished a yr or two b4 u that did an m.sc in power and is doing his ph.d now u shld know him now, u cld hit him up for advice. . .

Brunel offers a course similar to what the poster is looking for

are you in school? your school should have a chapter or something now, u'll need to pay online for the membership o!

How relevant are electrical engineers in oil compnies??? I am in a dilemma betw choosing a telecoms job and an oil job?? Thanks

p.s. it's not about the pay

If you are after hands on electrical engineering, i think you'll be better in an oil servicing company rather than in E&P. My husband works for a servicing firm and I work for an E&P. As far as I have seen the electrical engineers in E&P generally work as project managers as the actual work gets contracted out to the servicing comps.

@ Baba Ajanlekoko

I am a reservoir engineer working for an exploration and production company and due to reserves being the real true assets of these type of companies everything gets done in house  so I do everything associated with reservoir engineering. My husband is an instrument and control engineer for an oil servicing company and he gets to do actual design of instruments and controls systems, which my peers in I&C do not get to do (they manage the contractors i.e. the service companies). Not quite sure how to explain it but it's a bit like someone who works for Schlumberger as a driller and someone who works for Shell as a driller, the latter acts as a company man most times ensuring that the Schlumberger does what Shell wants. The former however is responsible for the design, determination of manpower including overseeing the technicians.

To an extent yeah depending on the scope of work but mostly what's done is putting company requirements together which I guess you can refer to as engineering activity.