dont even think about it, its grim and getting grimmer, licensed enginers are undervalued, poorly paid for the responsibilty held and treated generally shabbily by the industry as a whole, stay in a non technical role you will be treated far better and given more respect, better still get out of aviation competely and take up somthing really lucrative like plumbing (anyhow the licensed engineer wont exist much longer the A licensed mechanic will see to that!) sorry if this sounds all doom and gloom but its the way it is im afraid