You’d be essentially starting at zero, but that’s ok. If you break in, you’ll probably need to move to a less glamorous area and accept lower pay. And you’ll always be lower than people with engineering degrees in the corporate prestige hierarchy. If you’re ok with that, go for it!
Check out ROS. No, it’s not what they use, but it’s free and available and absolutely gives you a good idea of the kinds of workflows you will see. When I worked in the industry, all physical hardware was plugged into massive simulation setups and run over and over and over again. Multiple hardware revisions, multiple software revisions. All before they would try putting it into an actual prototype vehicle. ROS lets you do all that - simulations plus interfacing with actual robotic equipment.
I’d love to eventually break into the simulation business. I have a family friend that does this for Ferrari and BMW actually. They started a long time ago, but now build the systems that stress test parts for them. I’m sure there is an opportunity in the upcoming electric vehicle world. Maybe I’m delusional, but would be super.
I worked in automotive software a long time ago.
You’d be essentially starting at zero, but that’s ok. If you break in, you’ll probably need to move to a less glamorous area and accept lower pay. And you’ll always be lower than people with engineering degrees in the corporate prestige hierarchy. If you’re ok with that, go for it!
Check out ROS. No, it’s not what they use, but it’s free and available and absolutely gives you a good idea of the kinds of workflows you will see. When I worked in the industry, all physical hardware was plugged into massive simulation setups and run over and over and over again. Multiple hardware revisions, multiple software revisions. All before they would try putting it into an actual prototype vehicle. ROS lets you do all that - simulations plus interfacing with actual robotic equipment.
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I’d love to eventually break into the simulation business. I have a family friend that does this for Ferrari and BMW actually. They started a long time ago, but now build the systems that stress test parts for them. I’m sure there is an opportunity in the upcoming electric vehicle world. Maybe I’m delusional, but would be super.