The section titled “what is mechanical engineering?” covers only one possible career path. But in actuality, engineering jobs are varied and diverse – and there are a lot of them. They all require you to have some sort of creative skills as well as logic skills. People who think of themselves as both “left brained” and “right brained” will love engineering careers.
Broad classifications of specific fields include: mechanical, electrical, civil and chemical with a lot of subcategories. Every one of these fields requires people to create things to solve problems. The end goal is to make society better.
The mechanical engineer designs mechanical systems. He or she practices designing these systems and can work on vacuum technology, power systems, transportation products, aircraft, weapon systems, vibration isolation or any physical machine you can imagine.
An electrical engineer works on (you guessed it) electrical systems: telecommunications and computers, fiber optics, electronic circuits and devices, electromagnetic devices, and so forth.
Civil engineering is the field that handles the design of structures the public uses daily. Everyone is going to complain about the work you do, no matter how flawless it is. You could also work for private firms. Your job description could involve building bridges, tall buildings, roads, railroads, water treatment facilities, etc. Any structure used by people on a regular basis.A chemical engineer handles chemical processing – but on a large scale. This field develops fuel, for instance.
These jobs all require a lot of education. The amount needed is determined by the specific subcategory chosen. Software engineering is a new field that is still growing rapidly. The software engineer improves software, making it better and cheaper. In fact, this is one of the most lucrative areas of engineering to get into at the moment.
Your interests determine which field you should pursue. For instance – if you love boats, go into marine engineering. Build better boats! If you loved Lego Bricks and blocks, get into architecture. It’s the best part about engineering. Whatever you like, there is a job for you.
Every engineering job makes things better. A sales engineer is like a sales person – but highly educated and able to help consumers make the best purchasing decisions. Engineering jobs exist for everyone.