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What do they actually do?

What do they actually do?

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• Produce biodegradable

Produce biodegradable

plastics.plastics.• Invent clothing that

Invent clothing that repels mosquitos.

repels mosquitos.• Design smart toys for

Design smart toys for

kids.kids.• Create more fuel-

Create more fuel-efficient cars.

efficient cars.• These are just to name

These are just to name

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• Love your work, and LIVE

Love your work, and LIVE

your life too!

your life too!• Be creativeBe creative• Work with great people.

Work with great people.

• Solve problems that

Solve problems that

mattermatter• Never be bored

Never be bored• Make a big SALARY

Make a big SALARY• Enjoy flexibility

Enjoy flexibility• TravelTravel• Make a difference

Make a difference • Change the world

Change the world

Why do you think Why do you think people become people become

engineers?engineers?

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Engineers use the

Engineers use the design process to arrive

design process to arrive

at a solution. The

at a solution. The process is not intended

process is not intended

to be followed step-by-

to be followed step-by-

step, but instead it is a

step, but instead it is a

cyclical process (where

cyclical process (where

you begin at any step

you begin at any step

and you move back and

and you move back and

forth between steps as

forth between steps as

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Identify the

problem

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Design It

Test It and

Improve It

Build It

Share It

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Are you trying to:

Are you trying to: fix something that

fix something that

does not work?

does not work?Make something

Make something better?better?Create something

Create something

that’s never been done?

that’s never been done?

(wouldn’t it be great

(wouldn’t it be great if….)if….)

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Engineers have to work

Engineers have to work

within project

within project requirements and

requirements and constraints. To do

constraints. To do understand this ask

understand this ask questions like:

questions like: •Are there any physical

Are there any physical

constraints? (size,

constraints? (size, weight, environment,

weight, environment,

materials)materials)

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• Who or what is the user?

Who or what is the user?

What do they need?

What do they need?• Who is the customer?

Who is the customer?

What do they want?

What do they want?• What will it cost?

What will it cost?• What is the budget?

What is the budget?

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Come up with as many

Come up with as many

solutions as you can.

solutions as you can.

Then ask:Then ask:How well do these

How well do these

ideas meet some or all

ideas meet some or all

of the requirements?

of the requirements?What trade-offs can

What trade-offs can

you make?you make?

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Desi

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Ask, which idea do you

Ask, which idea do you

think is really possible?

think is really possible?

Ask, what problems do I

Ask, what problems do I

need to solve for my

need to solve for my

solution to work?

solution to work?Develop a plan

Develop a planMake a sketch of your

Make a sketch of your

solutionsolutionMake lists of materials

Make lists of materials

and resources you will

and resources you will

needneedResearch answers to

Research answers to

questions.questions.

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Test your solutions using

Test your solutions using

computer simulations

computer simulations

and scale models.

and scale models.Decide what works,

Decide what works, what doesn’t work, and

what doesn’t work, and

would could work better.

would could work better.

Modify your design.

Modify your design.Test it again.

Test it again.Repeat process if you

Repeat process if you

need to.need to.

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Build

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Assess your design – is

it the best it can be?

it the best it can be?oFollow your plan and

Follow your plan and

create it.create it.oOnce you complete the

Once you complete the

“build it” stage, you

“build it” stage, you can go back start the

can go back start the

process over again to

process over again to

refine your solution or

refine your solution or

respond to changing

respond to changing requirements.

requirements.

Share

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Share

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Presenting your work to

Presenting your work to

others is a great way to

others is a great way to

get feedback on your

get feedback on your

solution.solution.

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• Helps ease world hunger

Helps ease world hunger

by designing better ways

by designing better ways

to produce food, and

to produce food, and

environmentally safer

environmentally safer

pesticides and fertilizers

pesticides and fertilizers

• Ensures the quality of

Ensures the quality of

water and air by

water and air by developing cleaner

developing cleaner manufacturing processes

manufacturing processes

• Creates cleaner fuels to

Creates cleaner fuels to

power cars and other

power cars and other

vehiclesvehicles

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• Finds safer ways to dispose

Finds safer ways to dispose

of municipal and other

of municipal and other industrial wastes

industrial wastes• Streamline industrial

Streamline industrial processed to produce life-

processed to produce life-

saving drugs, antibiotics,

saving drugs, antibiotics,

and vaccines more

and vaccines more efficiently and at less cost

efficiently and at less cost• Find ways to use our limited

Find ways to use our limited

petroleum reserves.

petroleum reserves.

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• Design tunnels such as

Design tunnels such as

the Channel Tunnel, or

the Channel Tunnel, or

“Chunnel,” linking Britain

“Chunnel,” linking Britain

and France. At 38 km

and France. At 38 km

underwater, it is the

underwater, it is the

longest undersea tunnel

longest undersea tunnel

ever builtever built• Help create the world’s

Help create the world’s

tallest building

tallest building• Help cleanup local

Help cleanup local harbors and restore the

harbors and restore the

water quality of an area

water quality of an area

with new wastewater

with new wastewater

treatment plants

treatment plants

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• Meet increasing

Meet increasing energy needs with

energy needs with computer-controlled

computer-controlled mirrors that provide

mirrors that provide solar power for

solar power for electricityelectricity• Create a 3D

Create a 3D computer model of

computer model of a new highway o

a new highway o preview how it will

preview how it will appear to the

appear to the driversdrivers

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• Work with computer

Work with computer

software to design

software to design

and develop new

and develop new machinery, or use

machinery, or use

powerful super-

powerful super-computers to study

computers to study

the aerodynamics of

the aerodynamics of

the autos of tomorrow

the autos of tomorrow

• Analyze the

Analyze the performance of a host

performance of a host

of machines and

of machines and devices-gas turbines,

devices-gas turbines,

control devices, jet

control devices, jet

engines, and power

engines, and power

plants-and develop

plants-and develop

more efficient ways to

more efficient ways to

keep them running

keep them running

smoothlysmoothly

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• Design a new rocket engine

Design a new rocket engine

for the subzero cold of space,

for the subzero cold of space,

or a micro-probe to dissect a

or a micro-probe to dissect a

single nerve cell under a

single nerve cell under a

microscopemicroscope• Create an intelligent

Create an intelligent

automotive suspension

automotive suspension

system that does away with

system that does away with

shock absorbers, replacing

shock absorbers, replacing

them with onboard computers,

them with onboard computers,

acceleration sensors, and

acceleration sensors, and

hydraulic actuators that raise

hydraulic actuators that raise

wheel struts in response to

wheel struts in response to

changing road conditions

changing road conditions

• Manufacture an ultrasonic

Manufacture an ultrasonic

device that deters whales,

device that deters whales,

dolphins and seals from

dolphins and seals from

swimming into fishing nets

swimming into fishing nets

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Nuclear engineers : Apply

Nuclear engineers : Apply

radiation in diagnosis and

radiation in diagnosis and

treatment of disease,

treatment of disease,

 develop the processes,

instruments, and systems

used to derive benefits

from nuclear energy and

radiation. They also

design or develop nuclear

equipment, such as reactor

cores, radiation shielding, or

associated instrumentation

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To be a nuclear engineer

To be a nuclear engineer

in the us you would have

in the us you would have

to live back east or in

to live back east or in

the Midwest and

the Midwest and California, Phoenix,

California, Phoenix, Arizona, and

Arizona, and Washington.

Washington.

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Most people associate nuclear engineers with the nuclear bombs. However, they are also a big part of nuclear power plants.

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• They provide future electrical

They provide future electrical

energy systems, such as

energy systems, such as

advanced fission and fusion

advanced fission and fusion

reactors, needed not only by the

reactors, needed not only by the

U.S. but also by developing

U.S. but also by developing

nations for economic and security

nations for economic and security

growth.growth.• They design power systems,

They design power systems,

nuclear propulsion systems, and

nuclear propulsion systems, and

radiation sources and detectors

radiation sources and detectors

for deep space missions.

for deep space missions.

• They apply radiation for

They apply radiation for

sterilization of medical

sterilization of medical

instruments and food processing

instruments and food processing

equipment, and for food

equipment, and for food

preservation.

preservation.• They develop advanced radiation

They develop advanced radiation

sources and detectors for use in

sources and detectors for use in

scientific research as well as in

scientific research as well as in

precision manufacturing.

precision manufacturing.

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• They apply radiation to diagnose

They apply radiation to diagnose

and combat cancer and other

and combat cancer and other

diseases.diseases.• They optimize the use of plasmas

They optimize the use of plasmas

for the processing of

for the processing of

semiconductors and other

semiconductors and other

materials.materials.• They contribute to national security

They contribute to national security

through the stewardship of nuclear

through the stewardship of nuclear

weapons and engineering

weapons and engineering

safeguards against nuclear

safeguards against nuclear

proliferation

proliferation• They protect the environment by

They protect the environment by

reducing the emission of

reducing the emission of

greenhouse gases, developing

greenhouse gases, developing

nuclear fuel cycles that reduce

nuclear fuel cycles that reduce

waste production, and designing

waste production, and designing

facilities that can safely store

facilities that can safely store

nuclear waste.

nuclear waste.

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• They spend the bulk of their time

They spend the bulk of their time

studying water-related

studying water-related

engineering issues, and finding

engineering issues, and finding

solutions to those problems.

solutions to those problems.

• They research and analyze various

They research and analyze various

bodies of water.

bodies of water.• They find solutions to problems

They find solutions to problems

related to flooding, heavy rainfall,

related to flooding, heavy rainfall,

and rogue underwater .

and rogue underwater .

• They make sure that lakes and

They make sure that lakes and

rivers are preserved and utilized

rivers are preserved and utilized

properly, while also ensuring

properly, while also ensuring

safety and conservative use of the

safety and conservative use of the

water. water. • They design dams and bridges,

They design dams and bridges,

and spend much of your time

and spend much of your time

planning and engineering to figure

planning and engineering to figure

out how to incorporate these large

out how to incorporate these large

steel and concrete structures into

steel and concrete structures into

nature. nature.

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• They study the effects of the

They study the effects of the

ocean on the shoreline and

ocean on the shoreline and

offshore structures like oil

offshore structures like oil

platforms. platforms. • They can also assist with

They can also assist with

human development or

human development or

disaster planning in flood

disaster planning in flood

zones. zones. • Hydraulic engineer duties

Hydraulic engineer duties

sometimes involve working

sometimes involve working

with other engineers and

with other engineers and

scientists as well as public

scientists as well as public

officials.officials.• Specializes in the effects of

Specializes in the effects of

water in regard to flow,

water in regard to flow,

runoff, flooding, and how it is

runoff, flooding, and how it is

affected by weather.

affected by weather.

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The work everyday

The work everyday to protect the

to protect the planet, in a real and

planet, in a real and practical way by

practical way by designing designing environmentally

environmentally friendly, energy –

friendly, energy – efficient structures

efficient structures that work in

that work in harmony with their

harmony with their environment to help

environment to help protect our world for

protect our world for

future generations.

future generations.

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• They design and

They design and evaluate erosion

evaluate erosion control systems

control systems• They design systems

They design systems

and processes for

and processes for management and

management and utilization of waste

utilization of waste• They design and

They design and manage water

manage water control systems

control systems• They are responsible

They are responsible

for air quality

for air quality monitoring, air

monitoring, air emission emission measurement and

measurement and modeling, air

modeling, air pollution mitigation

pollution mitigationand control, and air

and control, and air

dispersion modeling

dispersion modeling• They design animal

They design animal

housinghousing

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They develop ways to

They develop ways to

conserve soil and water

conserve soil and water

and to improve the

and to improve the processing of

processing of agricultural, food, and

agricultural, food, and

bio – renewable

bio – renewable products. products.

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• Sometimes they are called

Sometimes they are called

biological engineers.

biological engineers.• They use technology such as

They use technology such as

robotics, sensors, computer

robotics, sensors, computer

models and satellites to make a

models and satellites to make a

cleaner, more sustainable

cleaner, more sustainable

environment, relating to

environment, relating to

healthier and safer foods.

healthier and safer foods.

• They provide clean, efficient

They provide clean, efficient

energy and develop innovative

energy and develop innovative

machines.machines.• They apply their knowledge of

They apply their knowledge of

physical and biological

physical and biological

sciences, mathematics,

sciences, mathematics,

engineering principles and

engineering principles and

engineering design to food and

engineering design to food and

biological systems and

biological systems and

processes.processes.

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• They help production of

They help production of

biofuelsbiofuels

• They apply engineering

They apply engineering

skills to issues such as

skills to issues such as

tillage, soil and water

tillage, soil and water

conservation, and handling

conservation, and handling

and processing agricultural

and processing agricultural

products.products.• They also can do anything

They also can do anything

from environmental and

from environmental and

natural resources

natural resources engineering to applying the

engineering to applying the

power of biotechnology to

power of biotechnology to

crop production and food

crop production and food

processing.processing.

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• They research, design,

They research, design,

and build various types

and build various types

of marine equipment.

of marine equipment.• They focus their

They focus their knowledge on the

knowledge on the physical and chemical

physical and chemical

properties of seawater

properties of seawater

to solve problems

to solve problems related to ocean

related to ocean research and

research and transportation.

transportation.

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They are responsible for

They are responsible for

exploration and

exploration and exploitation of offshore

exploitation of offshore

gas and oil fields

gas and oil fieldsThey are responsible for

They are responsible for

searching for economical

searching for economical

methods for extracting

methods for extracting

energy from the oceans

energy from the oceans

They are responsible for

They are responsible for

coastal zone

coastal zone management

managementThey are responsible for

They are responsible for

development of undersea

development of undersea

vehicles and intelligent

vehicles and intelligent

work systems

work systems

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They are responsible for

They are responsible for

maintaining and

maintaining and deepening harbors and

deepening harbors and

their entrance channels

their entrance channels

They are responsible for

They are responsible for

designing fixed and

designing fixed and

floating offshore

floating offshore structuresstructuresThey are responsible for

They are responsible for

beach restoration

beach restorationThey are responsible for

They are responsible for

instrumentation

instrumentationThey are responsible for

They are responsible for

acoustic surveillance

acoustic surveillance

systemssystems

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An aeronautical, or

An aeronautical, or aerospace, engineer

aerospace, engineer

applies scientific and

applies scientific and

technological principles to

technological principles to

research, design, develop,

research, design, develop,

maintain and test the

maintain and test the

performance of civil and

performance of civil and

military aircraft, missiles,

military aircraft, missiles,

weapons systems,

weapons systems, satellites and space

satellites and space

vehicles. They also work

vehicles. They also work

on the different

on the different components that make up

components that make up

these aircraft and systems.

these aircraft and systems.

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• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

applying the principles of

applying the principles of

science and technology to

science and technology to

create aircraft, components and

create aircraft, components and

support equipment

support equipment• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

researching and developing

researching and developing

design specifications

design specifications• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

undertaking systematic

undertaking systematic

manufacturing, involving the

manufacturing, involving the

assembly and modification of

assembly and modification of

components

components• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

supervising the assembly of

supervising the assembly of

airframes and the installation of

airframes and the installation of

engines, instruments and other

engines, instruments and other

equipmentequipment

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• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

participating in flight test

participating in flight test

programs to measure

programs to measure

take-off distances, rate of

take-off distances, rate of

climb, stall speeds

climb, stall speeds• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

maneuverability and

maneuverability and

landing capacities

landing capacities• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

resolving issues that

resolving issues that

arise during the design,

arise during the design,

development and testing

development and testing

processesprocesses

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• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

maintaining aircraft for full

maintaining aircraft for full

operation including making regular

operation including making regular

inspections, maintenance and

inspections, maintenance and

servicingservicing• They are responsible for measuring

They are responsible for measuring

and improving the performance of

and improving the performance of

aircraft, components and systems

aircraft, components and systems

• They are responsible for modifying

They are responsible for modifying

designs to improve safety features

designs to improve safety features

or minimize fuel consumption and

or minimize fuel consumption and

pollutionpollution• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

developing repair procedures as

developing repair procedures as

well as working out and managing

well as working out and managing

schedules for repair and

schedules for repair and

maintenance

maintenance• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

investigating aircraft accidents

investigating aircraft accidents

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• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

using computer-aided

using computer-aided

design (CAD) software to

design (CAD) software to

create designs and plans

create designs and plans

• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

storing paperwork for

storing paperwork for

approved data (drawings,

approved data (drawings,

technical instructions,

technical instructions,

assessments and

assessments and calculations)

calculations)• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

working with teams,

working with teams,

suppliers, clients and

suppliers, clients and

managers to agree

managers to agree

budgets, timescales and

budgets, timescales and

specifications

specifications

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• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

project managing,

project managing, including scheduling

including scheduling

resources and staff and

resources and staff and

managing budgets

managing budgets• They are responsible for

They are responsible for

communicating

communicating technical and regulatory

technical and regulatory

advice to clients, teams,

advice to clients, teams,

suppliers and other

suppliers and other

professionals within the

professionals within the

aerospace industry and

aerospace industry and

presenting data to

presenting data to groups and individuals

groups and individuals

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