Ask the Expert "Lots of companies don't understand what materials engineering is. Apply for Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering jobs. Be prepared to do it all! Target companies which specialize in Polymers, Ceramics or Metals." Name: Jennifer Moore Title: Engineering Associate Employer: W.L. Gore Education: 1996 - BS in Materials Engineering, Drexel University Best Preparation: Co-op exposed me to ion exchange materials, and by curriculum (especially labs) prepared me for much of the characterization work I do. Getting First Job: I co-oped with Gore and was offered a job at the beginning of my senior year. Previous ExpertNext Expert A Day in the Life of Jennifer J. Moore ... 7:00 AM Get to work, check e-mails, answer any questions - and ask some (via e-mail), prepare for the day¹s work. 8:00 AM Set up the test station for reproducibility or lifetime testing of our product. 9:00 AM Prepare samples for quality testing for the afternoon. 10:00 AM Find an experienced associate to help me solve a statistical or technical problem. 11:00 AM Check test station, run a performance test. (Hopefully it¹s a high performance) 12:00 Noon Go to lunch - hopefully somewhere healthy, but usually pizza. 1:00 PM Travel to another (nearby) plant to use their equipment to do quality testing (characterization). 2:00 PM Help another associate solve a statistical or technical problem. 3:00 PM Travel back to may plant and do a quick analysis of my data. 4:00 PM Check test station, run a performance test - shut down or leave overnight. 5:00 PM Check e-mails, finish analyzing data. Answer questions, ask some, prepare for next day¹s work. 6:00 PM Go home, work out, cook dinner, watch the Simpsons, feed the cat. Evening Go out to a club or over a friend¹s house to watch a movie, or play rehearsal if I¹m doing a show.