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Engineering As A Career

Engineering

Engineering as a career option has to be fnalized at an age when the student

opting or is not very mature. Most o the time its the parents choice, who

undoubtedly thin in the best interest o their ward or the students imitating

the seniors. !ot necessary, those urnishing the advice are engineers or have

the complete idea o engineering as a proession. "ts seldom that the one

opting or the career is completely aware o Engineering as a proession.

Engineering related Career #ptions

$he ethos o Engineering is not new to the "ndian subcontinent. $he %ustless

&onder ' the "ron (illar at )elhi, in the memory o Chandra *upta

+iramaditya, is testimony to the advances made in metallurgy some ---years bac. ut yes the study o engineering was confned to ew and the

scope o engineering was certainly limited. ut with the onset o

development uelled by science and technology and the growth o service

sector Engineering as a career has attracted the student raternity o the

country in a big way. !umber o aspirants taing the engineering e/ams are

testimony to the act. A large number o students tae the Engineering

Entrance E/amination but ew are aware o the various career options that

engineering as a proession o0ers. Engineers use their sills and nowledge

in a specifc feld to mae things wor, solve problems and improve the world

around us. Engineers can be involved in building, testing and designing all

sorts o products and structures. $hey can be ound all over the world

woring in many di0erent areas1 environmental management, transport,

medicine, broadcasting, electronics and even enabling space e/ploration. 2ou

name it, engineers have wored on it3

&hy Engineering as a stream4

Any act o yours, bringing tangible change in the society, would undoubtedly

bring a sense o satisaction and eeling o pride. &hat i, besides the

5uotient o satisaction and eeling o pride you also earn a handsomeamount and reputation in the society4 A career in the feld o engineering

provides 6ust that. Engineering is amongst the ew proessions where

creativity and ingenuity nows no bounds. Moreover i you are the one among

those who loo or challenging opportunities than probably, engineering is

the most ideal proession to opt or. As an aerospace engineer you have the

chance o developing cryogenics technology badly needed or the country to

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mae advances in the space research, as a Civil Engineer you have the

opportunity o developing earth 5uae resistant houses and as an electrical

engineer the challenge lies in developing superconductors. 2our new mobile

phone or your tablet computer4 Electronics engineers have had a hand in

maing it. &hat about the mae'up or deodorant youre wearing4 Chemical

engineers will have tested out the product in a laboratory. $he car you travelin4 Automotive engineers have wored in a team to mae it happen.

Engineering is central to an e/citing range o businesses and industries,

including construction, transport, cosmetics, medicine, ood, ashion and

much more. &ith engineering, you can ollow your interests ' i you lie sport,

you can wor as an engineer improving the perormance o new tennis

racets. Engineers wor in o7ces, laboratories, flm studios, in the outdoors

and underground. Engineering today is closely lined with technology, and

plays a ma6or role in many technological advances and new device

production. 2ou might be reading this on your phone, and that will be thans

to engineers. As an engineer you could be designing colour'matching

technology to determine the best mae'up or di0erent sin tones or woring

as part o a team to improve the perormance o artifcial hip 6oints.

Meanwhile, the pers o a 6ob in the ood industry may include tasting the

chocolate prior to production3 $he list is endless. "n a similar ashion every

stream o engineering has lots o such opportunities and challenges. And i

you are the one looing or opportunities where creativity and imagination

are the tools to mitigate the challenges then you ought to be an Engineer.

%ewards and #pportunities

8. 9ob :atisaction :tudies show that, by ar, the most important cause o

dissatisaction among the woring people is the 6ob dissatisaction. $hus, it is

important to fnd a career that provides 6ob satisaction. Ater all, one has to

spend good part o his;her lie at wor station and i the place you wor

delivers content and satisaction you are bound to grow in a better way with

each passing day.

. +ariety o Career #pportunities

!eil Armstrong, 9immy Carter, and Alred rom

the design o fghter planes to that o pacemaers or hearts rom boring

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holes deep in the earth or the petrochemicals to steeping at mars, engineers

play the pivotal role.

?. Challenging &or

Engineering is all about f/ing things so as to mae the ob6ect serve its

purpose in the best possible and e7cient way. >rom the @ying machine o the

&right brothers to the stealth bombers the range o improvement and

development is enormous. inancial :ecurity

&hile fnancial security should not be the only reason or choosing a career in

engineering, i you decide to become an engineer you will be well paid.Engineering graduates receive one o the highest starting salaries o any

discipline.

D. (restige

Engineers play an important role in the development o the nation and add to

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its international stature in a big way. And in this pursuit, one also earns a

reputed place in the society.

. (roessional Environment

As an engineer, you will wor in a proessional environment where creativity

and intellect are on the top priority. &oring in such an environment with

creative and intellectual colleagues is rewarding in itsel.

)o " have to be good at (hysics, Chemistry F Mathematics4

2es. Engineers do need to be good at maths and sciences, physics in

particular, as it is applied to a number o di0erent engineering issues. As well

as good grades in mathematics and sciences, engineering also re5uireshands'on e/perienceG and an understanding o innovation principles,

processes, design and the practical needs o societies. " youHve ever taen

something apart to fnd out it wors, en6oyed building things or have a desire

to improve an e/isting product, engineering could be or you. $he good news

is that whatever your interests are ' in or outside o school , there is probably

a branch o engineering that will match. >or e/ample, a bio'engineer would

wor with living organisms, or e/ample helping to replace body organs, and

would need a good understanding o biology. A chemical engineer, who wors

with raw materials to create products lie shampoo or perume, would need

an interest in chemistry. $here are plenty o routes into engineering that

ocus on your e/perience o practical problem'solving more than your

education, such as apprenticeships and vocational schemes.

" only choose science sub6ects, doesnHt that limit my option4

y choosing :cience, $echnology, Engineering and Maths I:$EMJ sub6ects you

are more liely to widen your options later in lie rather than narrow them. A

wider range o careers will be open to you i you continue with :$EM sub6ects

post 8. " you discount :$EM sub6ects ater 8, it is very di7cult to go bac

to study them i you change your mind about what you want to do later on.:cience and mathematics are valued and useul or the ma6ority o careers,

not limiting. Kualifcations in science, technology, engineering and

mathematics show that youHre not araid o hard wor. Employers lie that.