My cousin also got a mechanical engineering diploma from a local college.

But, his experience is pretty much focus around power plant since the beginning, he work with the technician from start and slowly climb to ladder, I think he's now commissioning engineer on contract basis with mainland company that setting up power plaint at Indonesia.

He used to work at the power plant at Lukut near to Seremban 2. Maybe you can consider the path way.

Wish you all the best!

p/s I am 40 yo also drawing RM5k salary only.