work from fem calculator remotely

[Salvatorelg]

Good morning to all, I am a structural calculus mechanical engineer for about 5 years at an automotive company. I intend to crown a dream, that I can go back to the south and open a design studio to make fem calculations.

I know well that of companies down there is therefore I wanted to ask you if you think it is possible to work remotely for companies in the north or abroad by making the calculations fem and sending the results or with sporadic visits of person (for example only to start project). I also thought I'd cooperate by making calculations on behalf of other engineering studies in northern Italy as a collaborator always remotely.

What do you think? Do you already know someone who works like this?

 

[Stan9411]

Isn't that what every free professional does?

 

[Salvatorelg]

Isn't that what every free professional does?

Do you even mean remotely? I think most people see the client in person or am I wrong?

 

[cacciatorino]

Do you even mean remotely? I think most people see the client in person or am I wrong?

I work largely remotely: It's feasible but a customer visit every now and then needs to be done, perhaps more frequently than you might think. for this to have customers at distances over 100-200 km it begins to be a little 'onerous for you, and source of complication for the customer. are problems that can be overcome, but still problematic.

 

[Salvatorelg]

I work largely remotely: It's feasible but a customer visit every now and then needs to be done, perhaps more frequently than you might think. for this to have customers at distances over 100-200 km it begins to be a little 'onerous for you, and source of complication for the customer. are problems that can be overcome, but still problematic.

Thank you very much for the answers. Unfortunately having always done the employee I have no idea what it means to work as a freelancer in the field of fem analysis or design more in general. I know a person who does the translator with p.iva remotely and never sees in person any customer, working really much and earning well.

I created the conversation just for this, you who have p.iva think that my dream is a feasible project? taking into account that most customers would be accessible only by air. can you manage to work remotely and do only 3/4 trips per year? customers are usually well prepared to give jobs remotely or would I not find anyone?

 

[Salvatorelg]

ps. scusate for the pergamena

 

[Matteo]

Good morning to all, I am a structural calculus mechanical engineer for about 5 years at an automotive company. I intend to crown a dream, that I can go back to the south and open a design studio to make fem calculations.

I know well that of companies down there is therefore I wanted to ask you if you think it is possible to work remotely for companies in the north or abroad by making the calculations fem and sending the results or with sporadic visits of person (for example only to start project). I also thought I'd cooperate by making calculations on behalf of other engineering studies in northern Italy as a collaborator always remotely.

What do you think? Do you already know someone who works like this?

you can, but you pose 2 big problems (in addition to the things that have already written you hunter that are all shared):

1) conquer the client's confidence that perceives you as virtual. can help shared workbooks, rapidity in response to a traditional study, use of tools for web conference, production of excellent and complete documentation (not enough the classic nt moldita and dusty, with 100 pages of nodes and related results)

2) costs: if you make fem the licenses cost so much (I use creo simulate, 18k€ to leave and another 4000€/years for maintenance, although now I stopped at creo 4.0). there are excellent opensource fem software but at the moment not at the level of productivity of commercial software. I do not speak of advanced simulations (e.g. crash test), in this case doubles the various costs.
if you do cfd goes slightly better (openfoam requires a lot of study, but it helps) even if hardware costs grow (but the cloud comes to help you allowing more scalability). Unfortunately the client park in the cfd is less.

in all cases you must be very multimedia even at the level of promotion (e.g. video youtube, social, google ad) and becomes vital a high level connection (optic fibre + 4g backup).

ps: you say that of companies "down" there are no more. I'll tell you something. time 5-10 years there will not even be "on" (if the Venezuelan trend continues). in this however being online helps you, so turn to a at least European market (English fluent of obligation).

pps: for me the fem simulation is 70% of the turnover not 100%, but consider, to make you an idea, that, excluding the costs of any collaborators and considering that I no longer have a personal physical seat (but I use a headquarters common to other ing of the network) my activity costs about 20k€ per year.

 

[Matteo]

pps: I read in your profile the software you use... fantastic! But how much do they cost?

 

[Salvatorelg]

I think they all come to cost 100 k. I use them because they pay the company I currently work with. being a multinational does not take charge of licensing fees.

I know that the costs are enormous and in fact this is a problem. But if the profits are there, you can still move forward, right?

you are right however the big problems are the costs of software and conquer customers being virtual me.

As for the physical place I would already have a free study of my property currently not in use.

 

[ansyolitico]

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PS: Dici che di aziende "giù" non ci sono più. Ti do una notizia: tempo 5-10 anni non ci saranno nemmeno "su" (se il trend venezuelano continua). In questo però essere online ti aiuta, quindi rivolgiti a un mercato almeno europeo (inglese fluente d'obbligo).
.[/QUOTE]What do you mean by the Venezuelan trend?


(excuse the introduction)

 

[Salvatorelg]

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PS: Dici che di aziende "giù" non ci sono più. Ti do una notizia: tempo 5-10 anni non ci saranno nemmeno "su" (se il trend venezuelano continua). In questo però essere online ti aiuta, quindi rivolgiti a un mercato almeno europeo (inglese fluente d'obbligo).
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What do you mean by the Venezuelan trend?


(excuse the introduction)[/QUOTE]I was gonna ask myself.

 

[Matteo]

trend Venezuelan: taxes now limit, tendency to solve problems by printing money (destroying the saving concept that is at the base of investments), public expenditure that grows unstoppable, tendency for most people to live through the umbilical cord of the state (and we don't even have oil).

 

[AsuraEquation]

but don't you have the opportunity to go to a part-time or in any case a reduction of hours (like having Friday until Monday free)?
What you want to do, I'm trying to do it too (but I'm already at the game iva).
I work now fixed for a small company that allows me the times above (and also to take some other freedom), so I have regular income and in the meantime I do some work (the weekend) to "go around".
In this way you don't risk it all for everything and start to get an idea of what you need and what the p.iva is (that I from voice outside the choir will say I prefer to be dependent). For example, I found out that I will probably have to buy the inventor's license.
As for seeing the customer 2/3 times a year I see it hard, unfortunately the Italians are still accustomed to meeting in person (often also to lose time: mad. or at least this was my experience (but only working with small carpenters for now).
As far as abroad is concerned, there is always the problem of getting acquainted.
and instead work remotely for your company? Have you tried to ask? They know you and you know how they work, it seems easier to get to a compromise.

 

[Matteo]

I think they all come to cost 100 k. I use them because they pay the company I currently work with. being a multinational does not take charge of licensing fees.

I know that the costs are enormous and in fact this is a problem. But if the profits are there, you can still move forward, right?

you are right however the big problems are the costs of software and conquer customers being virtual me.

As for the physical place I would already have a free study of my property currently not in use.

yes, profits (I don't speak of my specific case, but of the estimates of the ade through industry studies that cover a larger case) cover this investment of a factor about 3 (to the gross of taxes), but you must be psychologically prepared to anticipate the investment (I personally started with zero customers and 600€/month net for a couple of years), to endure the delays (to months and months) of the customers, to accept that etc...

 

[Salvatorelg]

trend Venezuelan: taxes now limit, tendency to solve problems by printing money (destroying the saving concept that is at the base of investments), public expenditure that grows unstoppable, tendency for most people to live through the umbilical cord of the state (and we don't even have oil).

I didn't understand.

but what kind of structural calculations do you get? Is it work that can even do one person? I currently work in a team but calculations are very complex and advanced. I don't know what's coming.

 

[Matteo]

Unfortunately the Italians are still used to meet in person (often also to lose time: mad

there are worthy exceptions, but what you write is very true.

 

[Matteo]

but what kind of structural calculations do you get? Is it work that can even do one person? I currently work in a team but calculations are very complex and advanced. I don't know what's coming.

without entering technical detail, the fields of application are:

1) Preliminary feasibility studies (low) of machinery
2) integrated design calculation (contextual), very thick
3) calculation of existing structures in case of breakages or with the objective to optimize them (weight or production process or more economical materials)

 

[stevie]

You ask me if telework is feasible and if I know who does it?

I know who does it.
The bad news is ...not in Italy, at least those I know work in use, but we do not talk about telework 100 % of the time, say a 50%.

 

[Matteo]

You ask me if telework is feasible and if I know who does it?

I know who does it.
The bad news is ...not in Italy, at least those I know work in use, but we do not talk about telework 100 % of the time, say a 50%.

That's true, too. in Europe I have had positive experiences with Dutch and Estonia.

 

[Salvatorelg]

but don't you have the opportunity to go to a part-time or in any case a reduction of hours (like having Friday until Monday free)?
What you want to do, I'm trying to do it too (but I'm already at the game iva).
I work now fixed for a small company that allows me the times above (and also to take some other freedom), so I have regular income and in the meantime I do some work (the weekend) to "go around".
In this way you don't risk it all for everything and start to get an idea of what you need and what the p.iva is (that I from voice outside the choir will say I prefer to be dependent). For example, I found out that I will probably have to buy the inventor's license.
As for seeing the customer 2/3 times a year I see it hard, unfortunately the Italians are still accustomed to meeting in person (often also to lose time: mad. or at least this was my experience (but only working with small carpenters for now).
As far as abroad is concerned, there is always the problem of getting acquainted.
and instead work remotely for your company? Have you tried to ask? They know you and you know how they work, it seems easier to get to a compromise.

Unfortunately, here where I work, they don't see part time. Let's say I'd like to quit regardless of this company. I finally add that I am young (I only have been working for 5 years) and I have no children. So after these premises attempting unprofitable work initially does not frighten me so much. what I'm missing is definitely the little experience in other non-automatic fields and especially the fact that the business could never "paste" because of the distance with customers.