The document discusses career planning for mechanical engineers, highlighting the current landscape, major industry players, and various career management paths. It categorizes sectors and functions within the industry, such as aerospace, energy, and healthcare, and outlines potential career movements, including vertical and horizontal shifts. The document emphasizes the importance of strategic career planning and the variety of opportunities available across different engineering domains.

1. Career Planning for Mechanical Engineers
Sripriya Mantri,
Manager, Engineering S/W Program, QuEST
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2. Overview
1 Current Landscape
2 Major players
3 Career Management
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3. Current Landscape: Holistic view
►Sectors v/s Functions
Aero Aerospace Electronic
Engines & Defence Energy Industrial O&G Transportation Healthcare equipment
Design/ CAD x x x x x x x x
Material Science x x x x x x x x
Engineering Software x x x x x x x x
CAE x x x x x x x x
Manufacturing x x x x x x x x
Prototyping & Testing x x x x x x x x
Field Engineering x x x x x x x x
Product services x x x x x x x x
Consulting x x x x x x x x
Business administration x x x x x x x x
Technical Writing x x x
►Advanced Technologies at a Glance
Nanotechnology & MEMS – Micro/Nano devices, materials, processes, mechanics, systems
Robotics, Rapid Prototyping
Biotechnology – Computational Bioengineering, Functional Tissue Engineering
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4. Major Players
Aero Industrial
Aerospace & Defence Energy Oil &Gas
engines
• Pratt & Whitney • Lockheed • GE • Atlas Copco • Shell
• Rolls Royce Martin • Siemens • BEML • GE
• GE • Boeing • Alstom • Caterpillar • Chevron
• HAL • Airbus • MHI • Hitachi • Exxon Mobil
• BELL • Goodrich • Rolles Royce • JCB • BP
Helicopters • All DRDO Labs • Toshiba • Doosan • ConocoPhillips
• Volvo Aero • Bombardier • Schnieder • Forbes • Haliburton
• Snecma • Northrop Electric Marshial • Schlumberger
• Honeywell Grumman • Suzlon • L&T
• General • Vestas • Ingersoll Rand
Dynamics
• Sun Power • Bosch
• GKN
• Ocean Power • Thermax
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5. Major Players
Transportation Healthcare Electronic Equipment Consulting Engineering Software
• GE Rail • GE • Applied • Mckinsey • Siemens
• All Major Auto • Siemens Materials • BCG • Hyperworks
companies • Philips • Philips • PWC • PTC
• Toshiba • ABB • Black & Vetach • TRIAD
• Samsung • KPMG • ANSYS
• Geometric
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6. Career Management
Career Paths:
► Business Leadership Path
► Technical Specialist Path
► General Management / Operations Management Path
Movements:
► Vertical Movement - Leads to progression in the responsibility levels of a person/ enhancement
in one’s skills and knowledge
► Horizontal Movement - Horizontal Career Movement opportunities involve movement across
Job Families but within the same Responsibility Levels. They facilitate broad based exposure
and development of diverse skills/ experience in the employee
► On-the job rotation
► Cross functional
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7. Horizontal Career Movements
Within Engineering
Design/ Material Engineering Mfg/ Prototyping Field Product
CAD Science Software CAE CAM & Testing Engg services
Design/ CAD Y Y Y Y
Material Science Y Y Y
Engineering
Software Y Y
CAE Y Y Y Y
Manufacturing/
CAM Y Y Y Y
Prototyping &
Testing Y Y Y Y
Field Engineering Y Y Y
Product services
Across Disciplines
Business development, Marketing, Talent Acquisition, Consulting, Procurement,
Corporate Planning, Quality/ Business Excellence
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8. Plan your career – Choose your strokes
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