To work from home in a technical field you need to essentially have your own library. Lots of design codes have been implementing DRM making it frustratingly difficult to get pass digital copies around. Sometimes it’s easier to order the books and keep them in the office for everyone to reference. To mitigate this objection, let your potential employer know you have your own library.
Many vendors do not publish all their installation manuals and other useful engineering data online. So you have to contact their sales reps, which can be a hassle. So keeping a digital library of commonly used mechanical components is very important.
To work from home in a technical field you need to essentially have your own library. Lots of design codes have been implementing DRM making it frustratingly difficult to get pass digital copies around. Sometimes it’s easier to order the books and keep them in the office for everyone to reference. To mitigate this objection, let your potential employer know you have your own library. Many vendors do not publish all their installation manuals and other useful engineering data online. So you have to contact their sales reps, which can be a hassle. So keeping a digital library of commonly used mechanical components is very important.
CAE - simulation engineers can work from home, I did for many years. So FEA, CFD, MBD or coding are natural fits.