2. What are the Different Fields in
Engineering?
• Electrical and Computer
• Mechanical and Civil
• Aerospace
• Petroleum and Chemical
• Industrial
• Acoustics
• Biomedical
• Materials
• Nuclear
• Agricultural
• Environmental
• Ocean
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3. What is Engineering?
• An engineer is a person who
uses scientific knowledge to
solve practical problems
• Engineers create new things
and make old things better
4. What will you study as a
Engineering student?
• Forces, motion, structures: statics, dynamics, kinematics, mechanics of
solids, and fluids.
• Energy: thermodynamics, heat transfer, chemical reactions
• Materials: materials engineering & processing, manufacturing.
• Design: graphics, computer design applications.
• Electronics: Circuits and electricity
• Economics: engineering economic analysis, cost engineering.
• Human and Social Studies: arts, humanities, social sciences, history,
government, ethics, law.
• Overall foundation: math, physics, chemistry, biology, analysis skills,
communication skills, computation skills.
5. What Engineers Do?
• Engineers cover a variety of tasks
in general. They create and fix
almost everything.
• Some of the major fields in
engineering are:
– Mechanical
– Civil
– Electrical
– Computer
– Ocean
– Agricultural
– Environmental
– Petroleum
– Aerospace
– And Chemical
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6. Aerospace Engineering
• Design, analyze,
model, simulate,
and test aircraft,
spacecraft,
satellites, missiles,
and rockets
• This field also
focuses on
electronics and
computer
technology rather
than just physical
dynamics.
7. Aerospace Engineering
• Includes more than just
designing aircraft
• Aerospace deals with
the motion of flight
outside and inside the
Earth’s atmosphere
• This includes motion of
satellites, control
systems in unmanned
aircraft, and even
machines and tools
created specifically for
the exploration of
space like the Mars
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8. Foundations in Aerospace
• Includes the study of:
• Mathematics
• Physical dynamics
• Heat transfer
• Fluid dynamics
• Electrical circuits
• Design analysis
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9. Foundations in Aerospace
• Should develop the fundamental skills
necessary for:
– the design,
– synthesis,
– analysis and research development of aircraft,
– spacecraft and other high technology flight
systems
10. Careers in Aerospace
• Design and test different
technologies for space and
motor vehicles
• Work with communications and
• navigation systems
• Design and test different types
of helicopters or other airborne
technologies for governmental
use
• Locations for careers are very
diverse throughout united states
• Aerospace engineer at Boeing
Airline company
• Engineer for NASA
• Engineer for military and other
government controlled agencies
• Air Traffic controller for any
airline company
• Ford, Honda, Toyota, or any
other motor vehicle company
• Pilot Astronaut
• Professor/teacher
• Working for a scientific,
professional, or technological
service firm
11. Electrical Engineering:
• Electrical engineering is a
field of study with a broad
scope and significant impact
on society
• Is an engineering field that
deals with the study and
application of electricity,
electronics and
electromagnetism
12. Foundations in Electrical
• Physics
• Mathematical
analysis
• Optics
• Circuits
• Electricity flow
• Computer systems
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13. Careers in Electrical
• Design, develop, test and supervise the
deployment of electrical systems and
electronic devices
• Usually specialize in circuit design,
communications, controls and signal
processing, computer engineering, and
different types of power systems
• Study in this field can branch into
computer engineering and/or computer
science
Patent lawyer (law degree required)
Software designer for animation
software (Pixar)
Artificial intelligence researcher
Computer game designer
Special effects engineer for movies
Information security (cryptography)
Race car designer (electrical
components)
Alternative energy systems developer
(wind power, electric cars)
Electronics designer
Digital assistant/cell phone/iPod
developer
Optical laser scientist and developer
14. Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Engineers use
their knowledge of
chemistry to discover and
manufacture better
plastics, paints, fuels,
fibers, medicines and all
other kinds of chemicals,
by carrying out chemical
reactions and
purifications.
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15. Foundations in Chemical
• Study the fundamentals of:
– chemistry (basis of field)
– physics and mathematics
– Thermodynamics
– Material physics
– Microelectronics
– Reaction engineering
• Education in this field will allow you to use
elements from all areas of engineering, science,
mathematics
16. Careers in Chemical
• Frequently specialize in a
particular chemical process
such as polymerization or
oxidation
• Can specialize in a particular
field, such as materials science,
or the development of specific
products such as and pesticides,
fertilizers, chlorine bleach, or
automotive plastics
• Professor/Teacher
• Working for a scientific,
professional, or technological
service firm
• Working for governmental
agencies:
– Military interaction
• Working for industries such as:
– Pharmaceutical
– Oil and Natural Gas
– Nuclear energy
– Minerals and metals
– Textiles
17. Petroleum Engineering
• Petroleum engineers use their
knowledge of physics to extract
valuable oil and natural gas from
beneath the earth.
• Petroleum engineers design,
drill and operate wells and
well systems, and integrate
this into the management of
the underground reservoirs
in which the resources are
found
18. Foundations in Petroleum
• Study the fundamentals
of:
– Geology
– Physics
– Mathematics
– Fluid dynamics
– Reservoir Development
– Heat transfer
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19. Careers in Petroleum
• Best employment opportunities
are in other countries
• U.S. Careers are mostly located
in the southwest such as Texas
and Louisiana
• Design and construct different
methods of extracting natural
resources from the earth
• Reservoir engineer (working in
close relation to geologists)
• Mud engineer (examines and
tests oil content)
• Design engineer for companies
such as ConocoPhillips and BP
• Construction engineer for
contracting companies such as
Trinidad, Nabors, and Grey
Wolf
• Professor/Teacher
20. Civil Engineering
• Civil engineers
design and build
many systems that
are central to
everyday life
• Civil engineers plan,
design, construct,
operate, maintain,
inspect and manage
bridges, buildings,
offshore structures,
airports, seaports,
railroads, highways,
waterways, dams and
water treatment
plants, and many
other public facilities.
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21. Civil Engineering
• They work to prevent or minimize damage
due to natural disasters
• Civil engineers also work to reduce air,
water and soil pollution, develop alternative
energy sources and improve congested
transportation systems.
22. Foundations in Civil
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Structural Analysis
• Materials Science
• Fluid dynamics
• Thermodynamics and heat transfer
23. Careers in Civil
• Design facilities that vary
widely in nature, size, and
scope and include space
satellites and launching
facilities, offshore
structures, bridges,
buildings, tunnels,
highways, and many
more!
• Opportunities all across
the world as a civil
engineer
• Bridge Design
• Water-way and waste
treatment design
• Traffic control
• Beach Protection (coastal
civil engineering)
• Tunnel design
• Mining (ocean and land)
• Wildlife protection
24. Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical engineering is
one of broadest studies in
engineering
• The design and creation of
mechanical technologies
that benefit society
• They utilize power to
work with all types of
mechanical devices, and
all types of manufacturing
and plant designs
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25. Foundations in Mechanical
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Thermodynamics and
heat transfer
• Materials science
• Gears and systems
• Fluid mechanics
• Structural Analysis
26. Careers in Mechanical
• Work in a diverse range of
industries from automotive to
aerospace and petroleum
• Can be applied to other
engineering fields as well
• Develop everyday power-using
machines such as refrigerators
and air conditioning units
• Design and test different types
of mechanical parts such as
gear systems and jet engines
• Law firm (law Degree required)
• Jet engine design (General
electrics)
• Mechanical gears technician
• Race car design
• Aircraft Design (NASA,
Boeing)
• Offshore drilling and natural
gas extraction (BP,
ConocoPhillips)
• Automotive transportation
(General Motors, Ford, Honda)
• Professor/Teacher
27. Ocean Engineering
• Engineers in this field
design and test
different technological
systems that withstand
the harsh conditions of
the ocean
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29. Careers in Ocean
• Involved in:
– exploration and exploitation
of offshore gas and oil
fields by working in
conjunction with petroleum
engineers,
– designing fixed and floating
offshore structures,
– searching for economical
methods for extracting
energy from the oceans,
• Research Firms
• Professor/Teacher
• Marine navigation and other
governmental agencies
• Offshore Drilling companies
• Analysis and design of deepwater
and coastal structures
• Beach nourishment
• Bridge scour
30. Environmental Engineering
• Utilizes different
techniques that improve
the environment:
• Includes water and air
pollution control,
recycling, waste
disposal, and public
health issues
• Environmental engineers
also work in conjunction
with civil engineers to
evaluate impact of
construction on the
environment
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31. Foundations in Environmental
• Most environmental engineers begin as Mechanical, civil,
or chemical engineers
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Thermodynamics and heat transfer
• Materials science
• Gears and systems
• Fluid mechanics
• Structural Analysis
• Reaction engineering
32. Careers in Environmental
• Involved in water and air
pollution control, recycling,
waste disposal, and public
health issues
• Study and attempt to minimize
the effects of acid rain, global
warming, automobile
emissions, and ozone depletion
• Also involved in the protection
of wildlife
• Environmental engineers help
to comply with environmental
regulations and to clean up
hazardous sites
• Wildlife protection
• Water treatment plants
• Beach restoration
• Pollution control
• Government and military
interaction
• Containment engineering
33. Agricultural Engineering
• Applies engineering
technology to
agricultural production
and processing, and to
the management of
natural resources
• Agricultural engineers
design agricultural
structures, equipment,
and agricultural
machinery, that benefit
the production of
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35. Careers in Agricultural
• Designing and managing
food production systems
• Protecting surface and
ground water quality
• designing natural resource
management systems
• Designing animal
production facilities and
environmental control
systems
• Can work anywhere in the
United States
• Food safety research
• Soil restoration
• Crop Production
• Design irrigation systems
• Design controlled farm
structures (housed
livestock, greenhouses,
silos)
• Flood and water control
36. Other titles and careers in
Engineering:
• SALES ENGINEER
• RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER
• ARRANGEMENT ENGINEER (M/F) POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
• PIPING ENGINEER/CALCULATION SPECIALIST (M/F)
• SPECIALIST (M/F) FOR VALVE TECHNOLOGY
• MARKETING ENGINEER
• TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER 3
• SR. QUALITY ENGINEER FOR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SR. SUPPLIER
QUALITY MANAGEMENT (SQM)
• CIVIL ENGINEER/STRUCTURAL
• REGISTERED CIVIL ENGINEER/STRUCTURAL PROJECT DESIGN ENGINEERING
PLANNER-SCHEDULER
• TEACHER/PROFESSOR
• SECURITY SYSTEMS ENGINEER IV
• VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEER REGIONAL SALES ENGINEER/SALES
EXECUTIVE
• PROCESS ENGINEER MODELING ENGINEER I
• ASSOCIATE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER MECHANICAL ENGINEER
• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER SOLIDWORKS DESIGNER
• APPLICATIONS ENGINEER
37. Career Paths in General
• Industry
• Teaching/Education
• Graduate School
• Entrepreneur/Business Owner
• Research Labs
• Military
• Government
• Preparation for other Professions (law,
medicine, etc.)
38. Skills associated with engineering:
• Strong interest in math and science
• Strong social awareness and concern for quality of
life
• Desire to put ideas into action
• Strong academic background
• Ability and determination to succeed; continuing
education
• Good communication skills
• Teamwork
39. Conclusion
• Engineering is a field that requires
dedication and focus.
• If you enjoy math and science, this is a
great field to pursue.
• It is a challenging but also exciting and
highly satisfying career
