TYPES OF ENGINEERS
TYPES OF ENGINEERS
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Aerospace engineers design and develop some of the world’s most marvelous machines. Commercial airplanes, military fighter jets, and space telescopes are all brainchildren of aerospace engineers. But aerospace technology has plenty of earthbound applications, such as aiding in the design of race cars and golf balls.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration »
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics »
Society of Flight Test Engineers »
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Agricultural engineers design farm and food processing equipment, construct crop storage and livestock buildings, and develop systems for drainage, irrigation, and waste disposal. Sometimes agricultural engineers work in labs like EPCOT's Land Pavilion, where they experiment with promising indoor farming techniques such as hydroponics-the science of growing plants in fluids without dirt.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers »
WHERE DO AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS WORK?
Archer Daniels Midland »
Cargill »
U.S. Department of Agriculture »
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Working alongside architects, architectural engineers focus on the safety, cost, and construction methods of designing a building. For example, as the United States population grows in the Southwest, more and more architectural engineers are investigating new ways to build on land where there is only sand and sagebrush.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Architectural Engineering Institute »
WHERE DO ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERS WORK?
CADD Microsystems »
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) »
U.S. Department of Homeland Security »
BIO/BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Bioengineering combines biology and engineering. Some of these engineers work closely with biologists and medical doctors to develop medical instruments, artificial organs, and prosthetic devices.
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Aerospace engineers design and develop some of the world’s most marvelous machines. Commercial airplanes, military fighter jets, and space telescopes are all brainchildren of aerospace engineers. But aerospace technology has plenty of earthbound applications, such as aiding in the design of race cars and golf balls.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration »
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics »
Society of Flight Test Engineers »
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Agricultural engineers design farm and food processing equipment, construct crop storage and livestock buildings, and develop systems for drainage, irrigation, and waste disposal. Sometimes agricultural engineers work in labs like EPCOT's Land Pavilion, where they experiment with promising indoor farming techniques such as hydroponics-the science of growing plants in fluids without dirt.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers »
WHERE DO AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS WORK?
Archer Daniels Midland »
Cargill »
U.S. Department of Agriculture »
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Working alongside architects, architectural engineers focus on the safety, cost, and construction methods of designing a building. For example, as the United States population grows in the Southwest, more and more architectural engineers are investigating new ways to build on land where there is only sand and sagebrush.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Architectural Engineering Institute »
WHERE DO ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERS WORK?
CADD Microsystems »
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) »
U.S. Department of Homeland Security »
BIO/BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Bioengineering combines biology and engineering. Some of these engineers work closely with biologists and medical doctors to develop medical instruments, artificial organs, and prosthetic devices.