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about Engineering The National Electronics Museum May 16, 2015 Dan Zeitlin

about Engineering The National Electronics Museum May 16, 2015 Dan Zeitlin. Agenda. What is Engineering? What Engineers Do Areas of Engineering Engineering Jobs Education Getting Started My Career Consider Engineering. What is Engineering?. Engineering is all around us. What is it?.

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about Engineering The National Electronics Museum May 16, 2015 Dan Zeitlin

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  1. about Engineering The National Electronics Museum May 16, 2015 Dan Zeitlin

  2. Agenda • What is Engineering? • What Engineers Do • Areas of Engineering • Engineering Jobs • Education • Getting Started • My Career • Consider Engineering

  3. What is Engineering? Engineering is all around us. What is it? “Engineering is the practical application of science and math to solve problems” “Engineering is what engineers do” So, what do they actually do? . . .

  4. What Do Engineers Do? People have different ideas about what engineers do What do you think?

  5. What Do Engineers Do? “I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” … John F Kennedy • Engineers turn ideas into reality • Make inventions “real” • Engineers solve problems • Current problems & obstacles • Future problems The application of engineering improves the overall quality of our lives

  6. SYSTEMS MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL CHEMICAL NUCLEAR AEROSPACE CERAMIC AND MATERIALS BIO / BIOMEDICAL STRUCTURAL ELECTRIC POWER SOFTWARE MARINE/ OCEAN MINERAL/ MINING METALLURGICAL COMPUTER MATERIAL MANUFACTURING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL PETROLEUM INDUSTRIAL CIVIL TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURAL ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL ROBOTIC TRAFFIC HIGHWAY SUSTAINABILITY HYDRAULIC HUMAN FACTORS COMMUNICATIONS AUDIO Engineering Disciplines Engineers train and work in a myriad of disciplines . . .and often combine them

  7. Engineering Activities Engineering work spans from initial concept to end user support • Research & Development (R&D) • Develop new and needed technologies • Concept Development and Design • Flesh out ideas and figure how to make them happen • Operations & Manufacturing • Plan how and Produce the “product” • Application • Help users to apply, get feedback to improve the product • Logistics and Maintenance • Repair and make parts available to the user • Field Support • Provide product support anywhere anytime

  8. Simulation, Modeling & Prototyping Engineering Activities Engineering activities flow together during the product cycle Detailed Design Integration & Test Concept and Requirements Definition Support Logistics Application Production R&D

  9. Basic Engineering Education Engineers need the tools & skills to understand & solve problems • Science The sciences provide an understanding of the “system” we live in and the pieces that make it up. • Physics • Chemistry • Math Math defines how things are and behave. It teaches us logical structured thinking. • Algebra • Geometry and Trigonometry • Calculus Math is the language of science and engineering

  10. Engineering Education Hands-on experience is valuable in addition to a formal education • Start now in science programs and hobbies • Electronic kit building • Robotics (Fests & Competitions) • Remotely Piloted Vehicles (SeaPerch) • “Green” projects • Audio-Visual technologies • Amateur Radio (Clubs) • Computers • Software “Apps” • Math programs and challenges • Other STEM programs

  11. My Career My career has been a continuous learning experience • Amateur (Ham) Radio got me started • Studied Electrical Engineering in College • Part-time electronics work gave me practical experience • Graduated! - Performed jobs ranging from R&D to Field Support • Design engineer, eng’ng manager, technical biz area director • Gained understanding in other engineering disciplines • Did mostly Government projects, but some Commercial ones too • Communications • Undersea and Surface ship systems • Ground-based systems • Airborne systems • Space systems • Smart Transportation • Received enjoyment and satisfaction, got to travel worldwide • Trying to pass it forward now . . . I continue using my skills to help and to learn

  12. Consider Engineering An engineering education paves the way to almost any career • All engineers share some common foundation skills • They think in a structured and logical way • They understand how to learn new things • They solve problems • Those skills prepare engineers to learn to do most anything • An engineering education gives you great career flexibility • The pay “ain’t bad” either • Mean starting salary of $64K in 2014 ($60-$100K range)* Year after year, engineering tops the list of majors with the highest avg starting salary Engineers are a little like US Marines . . . “Once an engineer, always an engineer” *April 2014 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers. All data are for bachelor’s degree graduates.

  13. Questions?

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