Engineering & Physics Career

Can a future Physics PhD attain an engineering career? I enjoy the theoretical as well and the applied areas of physics. Are there any positions that allow me to practice both? Perhaps it is better to get an undergraduate in some sort of engineering, then return to complete a PhD in physics later on.

That's usually what happens to physics PhDs that can't cut it in academia. They tend to become engineers.

So is a physics PhD worth it? Will it put me ahead of engineering students in any way? Or it the extra years in graduate school a waste of time?

Engineering is like law. You need to pass "bar exams", PE and FE exam and the only way they allow you to even take one is in you have an engineering degree by an accredited school. You would have to go back and take some engineering classes.

Being at uni for 7 years learning maths and mechanics would put you ahead of current engineering students yes. You need an engineering degree tho

PhD's in engineering have a hard time getting into an engineering career, so I imagine it's tougher for PhD's in Physics.

Just do you research and figure out what kind of career, specifically, you want to have, and plan your education accordingly.

user is right. After you get that, get some sort of engineering certification and you should be fine, but don't quote me on that. Good luck!

Which engineering degrees are best coupled with physics? Aerospace engineering + Physics seem to relate well.

Not all of us want to be jewish puppets teaching at a Marxist university but rather use our knowledge to actually achieve something.

God I hate academics. As bad as lawyers and politicians.

This, I'd rather not teach for a living.