Why we Started Hardware is Hard

Well, Hardware is Hard. We want to help you navigate your mechanical engineering career.

Without fail, the best way to figure out how to approach mechanical engineering, college, internships, clubs, etc., is to befriend an upperclassman or two and have them share their knowledge.

That’s what we did. Thank you, Tony and Rohan at UC Berkeley!

Knowledgeable upperclassmen can guide you on which classes to take (and not take), which clubs to join, and what success looks like for internships and post-grad roles. They might even refer you for internships one day!

Not everyone will find a great mentor in college, and that’s okay. This website can be one version of that guiding mentor's hand.

Let’s get you started.

Wilder and Jake in Lisbon, Portugal (2020)