Welcome Future Innovators!
The field of engineering is all encompassing in its subject matter and real-world challenges. Yet, engineers of all disciplines have in common certain approaches—teamwork, brainstorming, problem defining with requirements and constraints, the iterative steps of the design process, testing and analysis, prototyping, production and communication. All engineers use some form of the steps of the engineering design process to organize their ideas, and test and refine potential solutions to real-life challenges. Engineers must gain an understanding of all the contextual factors of a particular design challenge—need for the project, relevant social, ethical, environmental and economic conditions of the target population, system integration, and project needs and limitations. Working through all the technical and non-technical issues helps engineers generate useful, appropriate and successful design solutions.
AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING
Design, construct, and test aircraft.
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Study the behavior of human beings in different parts of the world and different periods in time.
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Coordinate and manage the work of architects and engineers.
Observe and study stars, planets, and other astronomical phenomena.
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Investigate weather-related phenomena to prepare weather reports and forecasts for the public.
Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems.
Develop products using knowledge of biology, chemistry, or engineering.
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells or organisms.
Conduct research using bioinformatics theory.
Apply statistics to study topics in biology.
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information to study and prepare maps.
Design processes for manufacturing chemicals and related materials.
Conduct research on chemicals using experiments or observation.
Organize and analyze medical data.
Design computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
Computer and Information Scientists
Conduct research in the field of computer and information science.
Manage and protect natural resources like soil, forests, and water.
Study monetary, fiscal, and other economic issues and problems.
Research, design, and test electrical equipment and systems.
Design or test electronic components for commercial, military, or scientific use.
Design programs or systems to make buildings more energy efficient.
Environmental Health and Safety Engineers
Environmental health and safety engineers create and monitor safety programs to correct potentially unsafe working conditions.
Environmental planners design and oversee environmental projects, such as restoring native plants and ecosystems.
Research ways to remove hazards that affect people's health or the environment.
Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components.
Research and study how traits are inherited from one generation to the next.
Study the earth and its land, features, and inhabitants.
Study physical aspects of the earth, such as rocks, soils, and other materials.
Promote worksite or product safety by using knowledge of industrial processes.
Research and understand the past by studying a variety of historical documents and sources.
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.
Study water that is underground or at the surface of the earth.
Create systems for managing production processes.
Design ways to improve manufacturing processes.
Design, develop, and take responsibility for the installation of ship machinery and related equipment.
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Evaluate materials and develop machinery to build ships and similar equipment.
Develop ways to create materials for certain products.
Research and study the properties of different materials, such as metals, rubber, ceramics, polymers, and glass.
Use numbers to help solve problems and conduct research.
Solve problems or conduct research using mathematical methods.
Use engineering principles to design tools, engines, and other mechanical equipment.
Research or test automated systems or smart devices.
Study the growth, structure, and development of very small organisms.
Research, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
Mining and Geological Engineers
Study land for possible mining sites, and determine whether conditions are safe for mining.
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Research and study cell functioning.
Apply principles of nanotechnology to develop specialized materials or devices.
Conduct research on nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.
Plan and conduct programs to educate the public about national, state, or local parks.
Create methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production.
Design technologies involving light, such as laser technology.
Conduct research on the physical world by using observations or experiments.
Research a wide variety of political issues and test theories.
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Use specialized technology to improve agricultural processes.
Develop and conduct tests to evaluate product safety levels.
Conduct tests to study the quality of raw materials or finished products.
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
Study a variety of topics using remote sensing techniques.
Assist scientists using remote sensing techniques.
Research, design, and test robotic systems.
Social Science Research Assistants
Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research.
Study the behavior of people in groups.
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Evaluate and analyze sites for solar energy systems, such as solar roof panels or water heaters.
Create usable information out of numbers and data.
Develop or conduct telephone, mail, or internet surveys.
Conduct studies for proposed transportation projects.
Design methods for products to be manufactured in ways that meet quality or safety requirements.