I am a mechanical engineer and i have had 4 different jobs and i'm forced to be an expert in electrical engineering, because everything is electrical/electronics/computerized these days. I am terrible with electrical concepts.i barely passed the only EE class i had to take, and i am trying to learn this stuff on my own, but it's like Greek to me. WHAT CAN I DO? This would be like forcing a lawyer to be an expert in bricklaying or forcing a doctor to be an expert in glass blowing!!!
Gatorbait is right. A good manufacturer's rep. will be eager to help you learn about equipment operation is his field because good customer technical service leads to improved customer sales.
electric engineering is probable the smartest because it somewhat is purely that;electric Engineering. Mech engineering covers this variety of extensive field of interest from engines to bridges and each thing in between. the two require a severe degree of maths know-how as lots of the classes are greater like utilized maths.
No it wouldn't even remotely be like asking a lawyer to be a brick layer. It would be like a tax attorney filling in for a domestic violence attorney. No they're not the same thing. But each should have a basic understanding of law. I encounter areas outside my expertise everyday. But I don't complain about it. I do what needs done to handle it. And so should you. Break open the old physics books get a Schuam's Outline hit the intertubes. Handle it. If it's like greek learn greek.
You need to talk your employer into subcontracting the electrical design work out to someone capable of dealing with it, or get an electrical equipment rep to help you with your problem.
