1. Do you enjoy analyzing how forces, motion, and energy interact in mechanical systems?
2. Are you interested in designing, modeling, or improving machine components (gears, linkages, bearings)?
3. Do you enjoy using CAD or technical drawing to visualize mechanical ideas and create prototypes?
4. Are you curious about material selection and how material properties affect machine performance and durability?
5. Do you enjoy troubleshooting mechanical problems and figuring out why machines fail or underperform?
6. Are you interested in manufacturing processes and how machines are built and assembled?
7. Do you value precision, measurement, and testing to ensure machines work reliably?
8. Are you comfortable working in teams to develop, test, and refine mechanical systems?
9. Are you interested in integrating automation, sensors, or control elements into machine design?
10. Do you care about designing machines that are efficient, safe, and sustainable over their lifecycle?