re: Finance focused jobs with an engineering degree

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Can you give an example of what you mean by Capitol equipment?

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Boilers, steam systems, processors, tanks, rolling stock, etc. You want to sell something that takes board/CEO/CFO approval. You don't want to make sales calls on the guy in the tool shed or the janitors' closet.

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And do you think those 5-7 years would be better spent learning the industry I would like to go into rather than simply setting up an opportunity?

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No. The big brokerage houses don't want to have to break any bad habits. They want people with the connections/networks to get in front of people with money. They will teach you what you need to know about the finance side and how to do things the way they want them done.

I would, however, gradually familiarize myself with the series 7 and series 66 licensing exams over the course of the 5-7 years. It will make your study time go much faster.