What Do Engineers Do? CEEN0903 Summer 2011

Types of Engineers Mechanical Materials Civil Computer Electrical- will discuss later Chemical- will discuss later Biomedical- will discuss later

Job Opportunities Academic PhD usually National Lab Research Institutional Research (Professor) Non-Academic Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD Work at a company (small or large)

Mechanical Engineers Design, construct, and maintain mechanical systems Engines, Vehicles, Heating and Cooling Systems, Robots Core Coursework Mechanics, Kinematics, Thermodynamics, Materials Science, Structural Analysis Jobs Lockheed Martin, GM, GE, etc…

Materials Engineers Understand the relationship between the structure of materials and their macroscopic properties Novel materials: Teflon, graphene Core Coursework: Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Mechanics of Materials, Crystallography, Material Specific Classes Jobs Boeing, Intel, GE, Start-up Companies

Civil Engineers Design, construct, and maintain the built environment Roads, bridges, dams, canals, buildings, traffic management, waste water treatment, city planning Core Coursework Analysis and Dynamics of Structures, Design of Steel, Reinforced Concrete, and Timber Structures Jobs Arup, Bechtel, TY Lin.

Computer Engineers Use a combination of electrical engineering and computer science knowledge to develop computer systems Core Coursework: Electricity and Magnetism, Circuits, Digital Logic, Communication Systems, Computer Architecture, Semiconductor Devices, Digital Signal Processing, Object Oriented Programming Jobs Apple, Google, Microsoft, Intel

Which Type of Engineer Will You Be?