Engineering Career Community
Engineering is a problem-solving profession. Engineers use math and science principles to design and develop new products and processes and work to make existing processes more efficient, effective, or environmentally friendly.
Overall employment in architecture and engineering occupations is projected to grow 4 percent from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations; this increase is expected to result in about 91,300 new jobs over the decade. In addition to new jobs from growth, opportunities arise from the need to replace workers who leave their occupations permanently. About 200,900 openings each year, on average, are projected to come from growth and replacement needs
Engineering Expectations provides an excellent list of technical and soft skills that are important for engineers.
An engineer can find suitable roles in the technology, construction, industrial or aeronautics industries. Understanding the diverse types of engineering careers can help you learn more about their nature of work and career advancement opportunities. In this article, we discuss the primary duties and national average salaries of top careers in engineering.
Engineering is an exciting, dynamic, and ever evolving career field and there are growing opportunities for qualified engineers. This section provides a wealth of relevant and reliable information on various engineering careers. Whether you are looking for information on becoming a mechanical engineer or simply want to explore a day in the life of a general engineer, you will find what you are looking for here.
Instructor and analytics engineer Amataverna Lee guides you through what analytics engineering is, why it matters, and which roles can transition most easily into analytics engineering. She explains data modeling, cloud data warehouses, data pipeline tools, and business intelligence tools.
Join instructor Steven Marjieh as he acquaints you with the fundamentals of reverse engineering, which allows you to infer a model from an object and work with it in your own designs. Learn how to use physical measurement, 3D scanning, and touch probes to measure real-world objects and work with them in your CAD tool of choice.
Barron demonstrates how to build basic circuits using resistors, capacitors, and inductors. He dives into how each component works and shows the common circuits that use them. He explains the difference between alternating current and direct current and how to use an oscilloscope to view electrical signals. Then, he demonstrates building passive filter circuits to remove unwanted frequency components from those signals.
Begin your career working with core data engineering tools and platforms. This foundational learning path will take you from fundamental data engineering concepts and skills to implementing a full data pipeline.
Instructor Shaun Bryant covers the basics of the AutoCAD Mechanical 2022 user interface and leads you step-by-step through producing precise, measured mechanical engineering drawings and designs. Shaun teaches you how to structure drawings and data, create and edit geometry, generate parts from the library, and annotate drawings.
Self-proclaimed “the world’s most-visited engineering job site,” EngineerJobs.com hosts one of the biggest search engines for engineering jobs around the world. This search engine currently advertises hundreds of thousands of engineering jobs from some of the largest engineering firms in the world. You can perform targeted searches for specific engineering jobs according to your specialty and career needs in various locations, industries, and sub-industries.
Engineering Central is a dedicated site to engineering jobs. At the time of this writing, you can apply to 205 Electrical Engineering Jobs, 164 Mechanical Engineering Jobs, 158 Chemical Engineering Jobs, and opportunities in Civil Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. The majority of these jobs are for engineering companies in North America. However, you will find opportunities posted for other global locations as well.
Engineering.com is another dedicated job search engine that covers the engineering jobs sector. It offers the best engineering jobs for engineers across the United States and Canada. Searching engineering jobs by specialty, location, and targeted filters such as work experience and seniority level make finding engineering jobs simple on this platform. Check out this job search engine for opportunities in mechanical engineering jobs, electrical engineering jobs, biomedical engineering jobs, chemical engineering jobs, and more.
In addition to joining the Connect UMass Career Community for Engineering, there are many other ways you can meet and collaborate with people in these industries.
UMass Registered Student Organizations of Interest
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M5
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MIE Innovation Lab
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ChemE Car
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Concrete Canoe
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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Formula SAE
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HackUMass
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MinuteMan Launch Team/Rocket Team
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UMass Robotics
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Seismic Design Team
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Steel Bridge Team
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Supermileage Vehicle Team
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team
Professional Associations
Professional Orgs with UMASS Chapters
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Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)