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EngineersEngineers
What do they actually do?
What do they actually do?
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Jobs
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• Produce biodegradable
Produce biodegradable
plastics.plastics.• Invent clothing that
Invent clothing that repels mosquitos.
repels mosquitos.• Design smart toys for
Design smart toys for
kids.kids.• Create more fuel-
Create more fuel-efficient cars.
efficient cars.• These are just to name
These are just to name
a FEW!.a FEW!.
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Why
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• Love your work, and LIVE
Love your work, and LIVE
your life too!
your life too!• Be creativeBe creative• Work with great people.
Work with great people.
• Solve problems that
Solve problems that
mattermatter• Never be bored
Never be bored• Make a big SALARY
Make a big SALARY• Enjoy flexibility
Enjoy flexibility• TravelTravel• Make a difference
Make a difference • Change the world
Change the world
Why do you think Why do you think people become people become
engineers?engineers?
Types
of
Types
of
Engin
eers
: Engin
eers
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Engineers use the
Engineers use the design process to arrive
design process to arrive
at a solution. The
at a solution. The process is not intended
process is not intended
to be followed step-by-
to be followed step-by-
step, but instead it is a
step, but instead it is a
cyclical process (where
cyclical process (where
you begin at any step
you begin at any step
and you move back and
and you move back and
forth between steps as
forth between steps as
needed.)needed.)
The E
ngin
eeri
ng
The E
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Desi
gn P
roce
ss:
Desi
gn P
roce
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Identify the
problem
Learn the
Specs
Brain-storm Solutions
Design It
Test It and
Improve It
Build It
Share It
Identi
fy t
he
Identi
fy t
he
pro
ble
m:
pro
ble
m:
Are you trying to:
Are you trying to: fix something that
fix something that
does not work?
does not work?Make something
Make something better?better?Create something
Create something
that’s never been done?
that’s never been done?
(wouldn’t it be great
(wouldn’t it be great if….)if….)
Learn
the S
pecs
:
Learn
the S
pecs
:
Engineers have to work
Engineers have to work
within project
within project requirements and
requirements and constraints. To do
constraints. To do understand this ask
understand this ask questions like:
questions like: •Are there any physical
Are there any physical
constraints? (size,
constraints? (size, weight, environment,
weight, environment,
materials)materials)
Learn
the s
pecs
Learn
the s
pecs
co
nt.
co
nt.
• Who or what is the user?
Who or what is the user?
What do they need?
What do they need?• Who is the customer?
Who is the customer?
What do they want?
What do they want?• What will it cost?
What will it cost?• What is the budget?
What is the budget?
Bra
inst
orm
Bra
inst
orm
Solu
tions:
Solu
tions:
Come up with as many
Come up with as many
solutions as you can.
solutions as you can.
Then ask:Then ask:How well do these
How well do these
ideas meet some or all
ideas meet some or all
of the requirements?
of the requirements?What trade-offs can
What trade-offs can
you make?you make?
Desi
gn It:
Desi
gn It:
Ask, which idea do you
Ask, which idea do you
think is really possible?
think is really possible?
Ask, what problems do I
Ask, what problems do I
need to solve for my
need to solve for my
solution to work?
solution to work?Develop a plan
Develop a planMake a sketch of your
Make a sketch of your
solutionsolutionMake lists of materials
Make lists of materials
and resources you will
and resources you will
needneedResearch answers to
Research answers to
questions.questions.
Test
it a
nd
Test
it a
nd
impro
ve it
:im
pro
ve it
:
Test your solutions using
Test your solutions using
computer simulations
computer simulations
and scale models.
and scale models.Decide what works,
Decide what works, what doesn’t work, and
what doesn’t work, and
would could work better.
would could work better.
Modify your design.
Modify your design.Test it again.
Test it again.Repeat process if you
Repeat process if you
need to.need to.
Build
IT:
Build
IT:
oAssess your design – is
Assess your design – is
it the best it can be?
it the best it can be?oFollow your plan and
Follow your plan and
create it.create it.oOnce you complete the
Once you complete the
“build it” stage, you
“build it” stage, you can go back start the
can go back start the
process over again to
process over again to
refine your solution or
refine your solution or
respond to changing
respond to changing requirements.
requirements.
Share
IT:
Share
IT:
Presenting your work to
Presenting your work to
others is a great way to
others is a great way to
get feedback on your
get feedback on your
solution.solution.
Chem
ical
Chem
ical
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• Helps ease world hunger
Helps ease world hunger
by designing better ways
by designing better ways
to produce food, and
to produce food, and
environmentally safer
environmentally safer
pesticides and fertilizers
pesticides and fertilizers
• Ensures the quality of
Ensures the quality of
water and air by
water and air by developing cleaner
developing cleaner manufacturing processes
manufacturing processes
• Creates cleaner fuels to
Creates cleaner fuels to
power cars and other
power cars and other
vehiclesvehicles
More
Chem
ical
More
Chem
ical
Engin
eeri
ng
Engin
eeri
ng
• Finds safer ways to dispose
Finds safer ways to dispose
of municipal and other
of municipal and other industrial wastes
industrial wastes• Streamline industrial
Streamline industrial processed to produce life-
processed to produce life-
saving drugs, antibiotics,
saving drugs, antibiotics,
and vaccines more
and vaccines more efficiently and at less cost
efficiently and at less cost• Find ways to use our limited
Find ways to use our limited
petroleum reserves.
petroleum reserves.
Civ
il C
ivil
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• Design tunnels such as
Design tunnels such as
the Channel Tunnel, or
the Channel Tunnel, or
“Chunnel,” linking Britain
“Chunnel,” linking Britain
and France. At 38 km
and France. At 38 km
underwater, it is the
underwater, it is the
longest undersea tunnel
longest undersea tunnel
ever builtever built• Help create the world’s
Help create the world’s
tallest building
tallest building• Help cleanup local
Help cleanup local harbors and restore the
harbors and restore the
water quality of an area
water quality of an area
with new wastewater
with new wastewater
treatment plants
treatment plants
More
Civ
il M
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eeri
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• Meet increasing
Meet increasing energy needs with
energy needs with computer-controlled
computer-controlled mirrors that provide
mirrors that provide solar power for
solar power for electricityelectricity• Create a 3D
Create a 3D computer model of
computer model of a new highway o
a new highway o preview how it will
preview how it will appear to the
appear to the driversdrivers
Mech
anic
al
Mech
anic
al
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• Work with computer
Work with computer
software to design
software to design
and develop new
and develop new machinery, or use
machinery, or use
powerful super-
powerful super-computers to study
computers to study
the aerodynamics of
the aerodynamics of
the autos of tomorrow
the autos of tomorrow
• Analyze the
Analyze the performance of a host
performance of a host
of machines and
of machines and devices-gas turbines,
devices-gas turbines,
control devices, jet
control devices, jet
engines, and power
engines, and power
plants-and develop
plants-and develop
more efficient ways to
more efficient ways to
keep them running
keep them running
smoothlysmoothly
More
M
ore
M
ech
anic
al
Mech
anic
al
Engin
eeri
ng
Engin
eeri
ng
• Design a new rocket engine
Design a new rocket engine
for the subzero cold of space,
for the subzero cold of space,
or a micro-probe to dissect a
or a micro-probe to dissect a
single nerve cell under a
single nerve cell under a
microscopemicroscope• Create an intelligent
Create an intelligent
automotive suspension
automotive suspension
system that does away with
system that does away with
shock absorbers, replacing
shock absorbers, replacing
them with onboard computers,
them with onboard computers,
acceleration sensors, and
acceleration sensors, and
hydraulic actuators that raise
hydraulic actuators that raise
wheel struts in response to
wheel struts in response to
changing road conditions
changing road conditions
• Manufacture an ultrasonic
Manufacture an ultrasonic
device that deters whales,
device that deters whales,
dolphins and seals from
dolphins and seals from
swimming into fishing nets
swimming into fishing nets
Nucl
ear
Nucl
ear
Engin
eers
Engin
eers
Nuclear engineers : Apply
Nuclear engineers : Apply
radiation in diagnosis and
radiation in diagnosis and
treatment of disease,
treatment of disease,
develop the processes,
instruments, and systems
used to derive benefits
from nuclear energy and
radiation. They also
design or develop nuclear
equipment, such as reactor
cores, radiation shielding, or
associated instrumentation
Nucl
ear
Nucl
ear
Engin
eers
Cont.
Engin
eers
Cont.
To be a nuclear engineer
To be a nuclear engineer
in the us you would have
in the us you would have
to live back east or in
to live back east or in
the Midwest and
the Midwest and California, Phoenix,
California, Phoenix, Arizona, and
Arizona, and Washington.
Washington.
Nucl
ear
Engin
eer
Nucl
ear
Engin
eer
Most people associate nuclear engineers with the nuclear bombs. However, they are also a big part of nuclear power plants.
Nucl
ear
Nucl
ear
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They provide future electrical
They provide future electrical
energy systems, such as
energy systems, such as
advanced fission and fusion
advanced fission and fusion
reactors, needed not only by the
reactors, needed not only by the
U.S. but also by developing
U.S. but also by developing
nations for economic and security
nations for economic and security
growth.growth.• They design power systems,
They design power systems,
nuclear propulsion systems, and
nuclear propulsion systems, and
radiation sources and detectors
radiation sources and detectors
for deep space missions.
for deep space missions.
• They apply radiation for
They apply radiation for
sterilization of medical
sterilization of medical
instruments and food processing
instruments and food processing
equipment, and for food
equipment, and for food
preservation.
preservation.• They develop advanced radiation
They develop advanced radiation
sources and detectors for use in
sources and detectors for use in
scientific research as well as in
scientific research as well as in
precision manufacturing.
precision manufacturing.
Nucl
ear
Nucl
ear
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They apply radiation to diagnose
They apply radiation to diagnose
and combat cancer and other
and combat cancer and other
diseases.diseases.• They optimize the use of plasmas
They optimize the use of plasmas
for the processing of
for the processing of
semiconductors and other
semiconductors and other
materials.materials.• They contribute to national security
They contribute to national security
through the stewardship of nuclear
through the stewardship of nuclear
weapons and engineering
weapons and engineering
safeguards against nuclear
safeguards against nuclear
proliferation
proliferation• They protect the environment by
They protect the environment by
reducing the emission of
reducing the emission of
greenhouse gases, developing
greenhouse gases, developing
nuclear fuel cycles that reduce
nuclear fuel cycles that reduce
waste production, and designing
waste production, and designing
facilities that can safely store
facilities that can safely store
nuclear waste.
nuclear waste.
Hyd
raulic
H
ydra
ulic
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They spend the bulk of their time
They spend the bulk of their time
studying water-related
studying water-related
engineering issues, and finding
engineering issues, and finding
solutions to those problems.
solutions to those problems.
• They research and analyze various
They research and analyze various
bodies of water.
bodies of water.• They find solutions to problems
They find solutions to problems
related to flooding, heavy rainfall,
related to flooding, heavy rainfall,
and rogue underwater .
and rogue underwater .
• They make sure that lakes and
They make sure that lakes and
rivers are preserved and utilized
rivers are preserved and utilized
properly, while also ensuring
properly, while also ensuring
safety and conservative use of the
safety and conservative use of the
water. water. • They design dams and bridges,
They design dams and bridges,
and spend much of your time
and spend much of your time
planning and engineering to figure
planning and engineering to figure
out how to incorporate these large
out how to incorporate these large
steel and concrete structures into
steel and concrete structures into
nature. nature.
Hyd
raulic
H
ydra
ulic
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They study the effects of the
They study the effects of the
ocean on the shoreline and
ocean on the shoreline and
offshore structures like oil
offshore structures like oil
platforms. platforms. • They can also assist with
They can also assist with
human development or
human development or
disaster planning in flood
disaster planning in flood
zones. zones. • Hydraulic engineer duties
Hydraulic engineer duties
sometimes involve working
sometimes involve working
with other engineers and
with other engineers and
scientists as well as public
scientists as well as public
officials.officials.• Specializes in the effects of
Specializes in the effects of
water in regard to flow,
water in regard to flow,
runoff, flooding, and how it is
runoff, flooding, and how it is
affected by weather.
affected by weather.
Envi
ronm
ent
Envi
ronm
ent
al E
ngin
eer
al E
ngin
eer
The work everyday
The work everyday to protect the
to protect the planet, in a real and
planet, in a real and practical way by
practical way by designing designing environmentally
environmentally friendly, energy –
friendly, energy – efficient structures
efficient structures that work in
that work in harmony with their
harmony with their environment to help
environment to help protect our world for
protect our world for
future generations.
future generations.
Envi
ronm
enta
Envi
ronm
enta
l Engin
eer
l Engin
eer
• They design and
They design and evaluate erosion
evaluate erosion control systems
control systems• They design systems
They design systems
and processes for
and processes for management and
management and utilization of waste
utilization of waste• They design and
They design and manage water
manage water control systems
control systems• They are responsible
They are responsible
for air quality
for air quality monitoring, air
monitoring, air emission emission measurement and
measurement and modeling, air
modeling, air pollution mitigation
pollution mitigationand control, and air
and control, and air
dispersion modeling
dispersion modeling• They design animal
They design animal
housinghousing
Agri
cult
ura
l
Agri
cult
ura
l Engin
eer
Engin
eer
They develop ways to
They develop ways to
conserve soil and water
conserve soil and water
and to improve the
and to improve the processing of
processing of agricultural, food, and
agricultural, food, and
bio – renewable
bio – renewable products. products.
Agri
cult
ura
l
Agri
cult
ura
l Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• Sometimes they are called
Sometimes they are called
biological engineers.
biological engineers.• They use technology such as
They use technology such as
robotics, sensors, computer
robotics, sensors, computer
models and satellites to make a
models and satellites to make a
cleaner, more sustainable
cleaner, more sustainable
environment, relating to
environment, relating to
healthier and safer foods.
healthier and safer foods.
• They provide clean, efficient
They provide clean, efficient
energy and develop innovative
energy and develop innovative
machines.machines.• They apply their knowledge of
They apply their knowledge of
physical and biological
physical and biological
sciences, mathematics,
sciences, mathematics,
engineering principles and
engineering principles and
engineering design to food and
engineering design to food and
biological systems and
biological systems and
processes.processes.
Agri
cult
ura
l
Agri
cult
ura
l Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They help production of
They help production of
biofuelsbiofuels
• They apply engineering
They apply engineering
skills to issues such as
skills to issues such as
tillage, soil and water
tillage, soil and water
conservation, and handling
conservation, and handling
and processing agricultural
and processing agricultural
products.products.• They also can do anything
They also can do anything
from environmental and
from environmental and
natural resources
natural resources engineering to applying the
engineering to applying the
power of biotechnology to
power of biotechnology to
crop production and food
crop production and food
processing.processing.
Oce
anic
O
ceanic
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They research, design,
They research, design,
and build various types
and build various types
of marine equipment.
of marine equipment.• They focus their
They focus their knowledge on the
knowledge on the physical and chemical
physical and chemical
properties of seawater
properties of seawater
to solve problems
to solve problems related to ocean
related to ocean research and
research and transportation.
transportation.
Oce
anic
O
ceanic
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
They are responsible for
They are responsible for
exploration and
exploration and exploitation of offshore
exploitation of offshore
gas and oil fields
gas and oil fieldsThey are responsible for
They are responsible for
searching for economical
searching for economical
methods for extracting
methods for extracting
energy from the oceans
energy from the oceans
They are responsible for
They are responsible for
coastal zone
coastal zone management
managementThey are responsible for
They are responsible for
development of undersea
development of undersea
vehicles and intelligent
vehicles and intelligent
work systems
work systems
Oce
anic
Oce
anic
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
They are responsible for
They are responsible for
maintaining and
maintaining and deepening harbors and
deepening harbors and
their entrance channels
their entrance channels
They are responsible for
They are responsible for
designing fixed and
designing fixed and
floating offshore
floating offshore structuresstructuresThey are responsible for
They are responsible for
beach restoration
beach restorationThey are responsible for
They are responsible for
instrumentation
instrumentationThey are responsible for
They are responsible for
acoustic surveillance
acoustic surveillance
systemssystems
Aero
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ngin
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l Engin
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An aeronautical, or
An aeronautical, or aerospace, engineer
aerospace, engineer
applies scientific and
applies scientific and
technological principles to
technological principles to
research, design, develop,
research, design, develop,
maintain and test the
maintain and test the
performance of civil and
performance of civil and
military aircraft, missiles,
military aircraft, missiles,
weapons systems,
weapons systems, satellites and space
satellites and space
vehicles. They also work
vehicles. They also work
on the different
on the different components that make up
components that make up
these aircraft and systems.
these aircraft and systems.
Aero
nauti
cal
Aero
nauti
cal
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
applying the principles of
applying the principles of
science and technology to
science and technology to
create aircraft, components and
create aircraft, components and
support equipment
support equipment• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
researching and developing
researching and developing
design specifications
design specifications• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
undertaking systematic
undertaking systematic
manufacturing, involving the
manufacturing, involving the
assembly and modification of
assembly and modification of
components
components• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
supervising the assembly of
supervising the assembly of
airframes and the installation of
airframes and the installation of
engines, instruments and other
engines, instruments and other
equipmentequipment
Aero
nauti
cal
Aero
nauti
cal
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
participating in flight test
participating in flight test
programs to measure
programs to measure
take-off distances, rate of
take-off distances, rate of
climb, stall speeds
climb, stall speeds• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
maneuverability and
maneuverability and
landing capacities
landing capacities• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
resolving issues that
resolving issues that
arise during the design,
arise during the design,
development and testing
development and testing
processesprocesses
Aero
nauti
cal
Aero
nauti
cal
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
maintaining aircraft for full
maintaining aircraft for full
operation including making regular
operation including making regular
inspections, maintenance and
inspections, maintenance and
servicingservicing• They are responsible for measuring
They are responsible for measuring
and improving the performance of
and improving the performance of
aircraft, components and systems
aircraft, components and systems
• They are responsible for modifying
They are responsible for modifying
designs to improve safety features
designs to improve safety features
or minimize fuel consumption and
or minimize fuel consumption and
pollutionpollution• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
developing repair procedures as
developing repair procedures as
well as working out and managing
well as working out and managing
schedules for repair and
schedules for repair and
maintenance
maintenance• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
investigating aircraft accidents
investigating aircraft accidents
Aero
nauti
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ero
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ngin
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l Engin
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• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
using computer-aided
using computer-aided
design (CAD) software to
design (CAD) software to
create designs and plans
create designs and plans
• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
storing paperwork for
storing paperwork for
approved data (drawings,
approved data (drawings,
technical instructions,
technical instructions,
assessments and
assessments and calculations)
calculations)• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
working with teams,
working with teams,
suppliers, clients and
suppliers, clients and
managers to agree
managers to agree
budgets, timescales and
budgets, timescales and
specifications
specifications
Aero
nauti
cal
Aero
nauti
cal
Engin
eer
Engin
eer
• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
project managing,
project managing, including scheduling
including scheduling
resources and staff and
resources and staff and
managing budgets
managing budgets• They are responsible for
They are responsible for
communicating
communicating technical and regulatory
technical and regulatory
advice to clients, teams,
advice to clients, teams,
suppliers and other
suppliers and other
professionals within the
professionals within the
aerospace industry and
aerospace industry and
presenting data to
presenting data to groups and individuals
groups and individuals
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