Careers In Engineering

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Careers In Engineering
Professor of Agricultural Biosystems
Engineering
Mylo Hellickson, Ph.D.
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Quiz

• Name one thing engineers do
• How much might an engineer get paid per hour?
• What subjects should you take in high school to
  prepare you to study engineering in college?

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What Do You Want In a Career?

• Help society people
• Develop new innovative ways to solve problems
• Watch your design go from an idea to reality
• Challenging work
• Good income
• Opportunity to travel

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Difference Between an Engineer, Engineering
Technologist a Technician

• Engineers
• Solving tomorrows problems today by applying
  science to the design and manufacture of a
  product
• Requires a 4 year degree
• Engineering Technologist
• Develops the process to make the engineers
  product focus on application
• Requires a 4 year degree
• Technician
• Install, repair or maintain the product designed
  by the engineer and produced by the engineering
  technologist
• Requires a 2 year degree

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Engineering Disciplines

• Aerospace
• Agricultural
• Architectural
• Biomedical
• Ceramic
• Chemical
• Civil
• Computer
• Electrical
• Environmental

• Fire Protection
• Industrial
• Manufacturing
• Mechanical
• Metallurgy/Materials
• Mineral/Mining
• Nuclear
• Ocean
• Software
• Textile
• Transportation

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Mechanical Engineering

• Design a machine to do a job
• Ag. Equipment
• Machinery
• Robotics

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Mechanical Engineering

• Heating
• Ventilation
• Air Conditioning
• Air Quality

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Civil Engineering
Dam Design
Structural Engineering
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Civil Engineering

• Surveying
• Structural
• Environmental
• Geotechnical
• Transportation

Homeland Security
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Civil Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Surveying
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Electrical Engineering
A Microelectromechanical Chemical Sensor Array
Wind Energy
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Electrical Engineering
Communications Fiber Optics
High-Voltage Substation
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Agricultural Engineering

• Ensure proper nutrients delivered to crops
• Design Agriculture equipment
• Develop environmentally friendly waste disposal
  methods
• Design water management and irrigation systems
• Design agricultural processing plants (ethanol,
  soybean, etc.)

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Computer Science

• All aspects of computer systems
• Design
• Construction
• Networking
• Operation
• Use computers to improve how we do things and
  manage information

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Math

• Math teaching
• Engineering math
• Actuarial Science
• Mathematical Biology
• Applied math
• Statistics
• Pure math

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Physics

• Traditional engineering positions
• Laboratories
• Computer industries
• Oil exploration
• Nuclear power
• Space/astronomy
• Electronics

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Engineering, Technology Management

• Construction Management
• Supervise and manage the construction of
  engineering works
• Operations Management
• Supervise and manage the development of
  industrial and manufacturing processes

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Job Opportunities

• 100 Job placement
• We cannot graduate enough engineering students to
  meet current demand
• Types of work
• Design
• Education
• Management/ownership
• Sales
• Field or plant work

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Employers

• IBM
• Daktronics
• Major engineering design firms
• Federal, state and municipal government
• Rockwell Collins
• Jon Deere/Caterpillar/Case New Holland
• Mayo clinic

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What about salary?
Occupation
Hourly
Annual
Computer Software Engineer
43.35
90,170
Construction Manager
44.85
93,290
Mathematicians
45.16
93,920
Electrical Engineer
41.47
86,250
Mechanical Engineer
38.74
80,580
Physicist
53.49
111,250
Civil or Environmental Engineer
39.03
81,180
2009 National Occupational Wage Estimates
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
(http//www.bls.gov/oes/)
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LicensureProfessional Engineer or PE

• Engineering degree from an accredited four year
  institution
• Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
• 4 years experience under a PE
• Pass the Professional Engineering (PE) exam

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Engineering
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College Projects
Concrete Canoe
Baja Buggy
Human Powered Vehicle
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Subjects to Study in High School

• 4 years of high school math through trigonometry,
  pre-calculus or calculus
• 4 years of laboratory science
• 4 years of English
• 3 years of social science
• 2 years foreign language (same course)
• 1 year fine arts
• ½ Computer Science

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How Do You Get Scholarships?

• Take four years of math, science and English in
  high school
• In Brookings those students avg. ACT 23.9
• Prepare and take the ACT
• Class standing
• Extracurriculars
• Find out what special scholarships you might
  qualify for

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How Do You Get Scholarships?

• Jackrabbit guarantee
• 1,000 per year guaranteed
• South Dakota Opportunities Scholarship
• Apply for local and national scholarships
• Scouts, Church, corporations, etc.
• Scholarships in your community
• ROTC/National Guard
• Tech Fellows
• SD Opportunities Scholarship

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Scholarships

• ACT score
• GPA
• Class standing/class size
• Activities
• 0 to gt10,000 per year

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Summary

• Research your career choice
• Take advantage of activities to learn more about
  that choice
• Position yourself to compete for scholarships
• Prepare for college level work
• Advanced placement
• Visit Universities

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Questions?