Hello Mayank. I am a Automotive Testing professional having 8 years of experience. I have current CTC of 9 Lacs per annum but in recently I changed my profile to Program manager. I dont like this role and want to change my career to Data Science/AI/ML as I used to dealt with data in my previous jobs to do Reliability analysis. Request you to suggest me whether should i switch to career in Data , if yes then what's the career path and approach.

Ans: Hi,
As you are already 50 and have an experience of almost 30 years in Programming, I would suggest to stick to the old field where you have gained expertise.

Ans: Even though a career switch from a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering to Data Science represents a transition that aligns with the growing interdisciplinary nature of modern research and industry I am of the view that you need to build on your years of academic experience in Mechanical Engineering by leveraging your doctorate in Data Science to further your career as a researcher professor in academia by contributing to cutting-edge research, guiding students, and shaping the field through your expertise.
Also explore consulting assignments in companies, especially in engineering and manufacturing, to help them use data science for optimization, predictive maintenance, and process improvement.
By wearing a Data Scientist in Engineering or Manufacturing hat marry your mechanical engineering background with data science skills look for roles that involve analyzing and optimizing engineering processes, designing experiments, and leveraging data for product development.
These are just two out of a host of options that you could explore by helping your university to build strong consulting practice and let your client see value and pay the top dollar. When that happens, the University will find ways to compensate your fairly for your value add.

Ans: Data analysis and data science are not same. If you can train a model with sufficient amount of data, then that model can replace you. Now a days most of the AI models are trained by huge amount of data. You can do M.Tech in data science and machine learning. Its a huge field are we can discuss one to one

Ans: It's hard to change jobs when you're 41, but it's not impossible. If data interests you, start learning and make the switch slowly instead of all at once. Before moving up to a full-fledged Data Analyst job, you might need to get more experience in your present role, such as by working on Power BI reports or data analysis projects.

If you're really interested, go for it! There are lots of job opportunities in the area of data analytics, which is growing. All the Best for your Prosperous Future.

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