Career Paths
Welcome to our Career Paths page.
With numerous majors in the College of Engineering, choosing the right one can sometimes be challenging.
We recommend starting with the career you aspire to or the industry that catches your interest and then exploring the majors that can lead you there. This Career Paths page will help guide you in making informed decisions about your future!
Click the drop-downs below to begin exploring your future-career opportunities today.
Department Of Civil And Architectural Engineering (CAEN)
See below for the industries which a degree from CAEN could lead to:
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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See below for the industries which a degree from CAEN could lead to:
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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Wayne H. King Department Of Chemical And Natural Gas Engineering (CHNG)
See below for the industries which a degree from CHNG could lead to:
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Electronics Industry:
Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
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See below for the industries which a degree from CHNG could lead to:
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Electronics Industry:
Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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Department Of Electrical Engineering And Computer Science (EECS)
See below for the industries which a degree from EECS could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Cybersecurity:
Cybersecurity professionals protect critical systems from security breaches. As companies seek to protect their sensitive data from attacks, careers in this field are in high demand.
Electronics Industry:
Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
National Defense:
Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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See below for the industries which a degree from EECS could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Cybersecurity:
Cybersecurity professionals protect critical systems from security breaches. As companies seek to protect their sensitive data from attacks, careers in this field are in high demand.
Electronics Industry:
Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
National Defense:
Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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Department Of Environmental Engineering (EVEN)
See below for the industries which a degree from EVEN could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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See below for the industries which a degree from EVEN could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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Department Of Industrial Management And Technology (INDT)
See below for the industries which a degree from INDT could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
National Defense:
Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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See below for the industries which a degree from INDT could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
National Defense:
Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
Meet your Admission Counselor
Want to talk to an Academic Advisor? Our team of advisors is ready to connect with you!
Academic Advisors
Department Of Mechanical And Industrial Engineering (MIEN)
See below for the industries which a degree from MIEN could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Cybersecurity:
Cybersecurity professionals protect critical systems from security breaches. As companies seek to protect their sensitive data from attacks, careers in this field are in high demand.
Electronics Industry:
Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
National Defense:
Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
Meet your Admission Counselor
Want to talk to an Academic Advisor? Our team of advisors is ready to connect with you!
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See below for the industries which a degree from MIEN could lead to:
Aerospace Industry:
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Agriculture and Food Industry:
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Computing and Digital Technology Industry:
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Construction and Infrastructure Industry:
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Cybersecurity:
Cybersecurity professionals protect critical systems from security breaches. As companies seek to protect their sensitive data from attacks, careers in this field are in high demand.
Electronics Industry:
Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Energy Industry:
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Environmental Industry:
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Finance and Business Management:
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Health Care Industry:
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Materials and Manufacturing Industry:
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
National Defense:
Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Transportation Industry:
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
Meet your Admission Counselor
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What is the Aerospace Industry?
The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Majors that Could Lead to Aerospace Careers:
Students interested in aerospace careers could start their career paths through several majors offered at the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See the list below for some of our majors that could lead to an aerospace career.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers work in aerospace industries to improve aircraft and spacecraft production and maintenance systems. They are essential in reducing waste and enhancing safety.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Learn about procurement, warehousing, materials management, supply planning, and logistics support for aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, and support.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineering equips professionals with skills in systems analysis, problem-solving, and sustainability, making them qualified for the aerospace industry. They apply their knowledge to develop eco-friendly materials, manage waste, improve energy efficiency, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations in aerospace projects.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers are skilled in flight control, radar systems, black boxes, and flight software systems.
Computer science: Computing professionals work with the aerospace industry to design glass cockpits with touch-screen interactive displays, develop flight path models, and perform complex calculations. Texas A&M-Kingsville computer science and engineering students can pursue internships and employment with NASA.
Electrical engineering: Learn about avionic circuits, flight control chips, radiation-hardened circuits, and radar systems.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering majors learn about aerodynamic design for cars, airplanes, drones, etc. They also explore the development of satellite technologies and systems for aviation and space travel, including power generation, instrumentation, and controls.
It’s time to begin planning your future to launch your career, and we have an entire team of recruiters ready to help you find out what kind of engineering matches your interests!
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The primary application in the aerospace industry is the design and development of flight vehicles, such as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and satellites.
Majors that Could Lead to Aerospace Careers:
Students interested in aerospace careers could start their career paths through several majors offered at the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See the list below for some of our majors that could lead to an aerospace career.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers work in aerospace industries to improve aircraft and spacecraft production and maintenance systems. They are essential in reducing waste and enhancing safety.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Learn about procurement, warehousing, materials management, supply planning, and logistics support for aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, and support.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineering equips professionals with skills in systems analysis, problem-solving, and sustainability, making them qualified for the aerospace industry. They apply their knowledge to develop eco-friendly materials, manage waste, improve energy efficiency, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations in aerospace projects.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers are skilled in flight control, radar systems, black boxes, and flight software systems.
Computer science: Computing professionals work with the aerospace industry to design glass cockpits with touch-screen interactive displays, develop flight path models, and perform complex calculations. Texas A&M-Kingsville computer science and engineering students can pursue internships and employment with NASA.
Electrical engineering: Learn about avionic circuits, flight control chips, radiation-hardened circuits, and radar systems.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering majors learn about aerodynamic design for cars, airplanes, drones, etc. They also explore the development of satellite technologies and systems for aviation and space travel, including power generation, instrumentation, and controls.
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What is the Agriculture and Food Industry?
Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Majors That Could Lead to Agriculture and Food Careers:
Students interested in agriculture and food careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See the list below for some of our majors that could lead to an agriculture and food career.
Chemical engineering: Chemical engineers in the food industry tend to work in the agriculture or manufacturing sectors. Those working in agriculture may study the genetic modification of fruits and vegetables or look for ways to increase yields and make them more desirable and, thus, more profitable. Work in the agriculture industry also includes researching methods of making agriculture more environmentally friendly, finding new ways of processing waste, and conserving soil and water. Chemical engineers working in manufacturing try to improve or develop new products and optimize the manufacturing process to increase profits.
Environmental engineering: The role of an environmental engineer involves assisting food and drink manufacturers with their everyday operations and finding more sustainable ways to create their products.
Industrial engineering: Getting food to the people who need it is an essential job for industrial engineers. They help reduce waste and simplify supply chains from the farm to the table.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering includes food and ingredient process development, machine design, and automation. It also includes packaging design and process development, food preservation process design, quality/controls system development, and design and optimization of agricultural equipment for planting, harvesting, and processing.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers work in smart agriculture. The food distribution industry relies on computing professionals to create hardware and software for plant genetics, harvest detection, weed and crop disease detection, pathogen sensors, post-harvest processing, and database management. Farmers also need drones to photograph fields from above and sensor networks for irrigation, detection, and monitoring.
Computer science: Large-scale food production and distribution heavily rely on computer specialists. Crop development uses sophisticated software to analyze plant genetics, and farmers use drones to photograph fields from above.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineering students develop an in-depth knowledge of sensor development used for smart agriculture. They also work with moisture and nutrient sensors needed for the agriculture and food industry and hardware for smart irrigation.
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Engineers in the food industry make advances in improving the quality and preservation of our food and reducing hunger. Engineers in the agricultural industry use technology such as robotics, sensors, computer models, and satellites to create a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They maintain plentiful, clean water and make healthier and safer foods.
Majors That Could Lead to Agriculture and Food Careers:
Students interested in agriculture and food careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See the list below for some of our majors that could lead to an agriculture and food career.
Chemical engineering: Chemical engineers in the food industry tend to work in the agriculture or manufacturing sectors. Those working in agriculture may study the genetic modification of fruits and vegetables or look for ways to increase yields and make them more desirable and, thus, more profitable. Work in the agriculture industry also includes researching methods of making agriculture more environmentally friendly, finding new ways of processing waste, and conserving soil and water. Chemical engineers working in manufacturing try to improve or develop new products and optimize the manufacturing process to increase profits.
Environmental engineering: The role of an environmental engineer involves assisting food and drink manufacturers with their everyday operations and finding more sustainable ways to create their products.
Industrial engineering: Getting food to the people who need it is an essential job for industrial engineers. They help reduce waste and simplify supply chains from the farm to the table.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering includes food and ingredient process development, machine design, and automation. It also includes packaging design and process development, food preservation process design, quality/controls system development, and design and optimization of agricultural equipment for planting, harvesting, and processing.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers work in smart agriculture. The food distribution industry relies on computing professionals to create hardware and software for plant genetics, harvest detection, weed and crop disease detection, pathogen sensors, post-harvest processing, and database management. Farmers also need drones to photograph fields from above and sensor networks for irrigation, detection, and monitoring.
Computer science: Large-scale food production and distribution heavily rely on computer specialists. Crop development uses sophisticated software to analyze plant genetics, and farmers use drones to photograph fields from above.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineering students develop an in-depth knowledge of sensor development used for smart agriculture. They also work with moisture and nutrient sensors needed for the agriculture and food industry and hardware for smart irrigation.
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What is the Computing and Digital Technology Industry?
Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Majors that Could Lead to Computing and Digital Technologies Careers:
Students interested in careers in computing and digital technologies could start their paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
Below is a list of some of our majors that could lead to careers in computing and digital technologies.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers implement current and emerging computing and digital technologies. By doing so, they improve the functions of multiple systems of drilling and production processes, and they create the machine-learning programs needed for automating functions and simulating subsurface conditions and reservoir management needs.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers use current and emerging computing and digital technologies to design more resilient and environmentally conscious infrastructure, transportation, materials, and transportation systems. They also address economic, environmental, and societal impacts and challenges.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers are trained in data science, which allows them to create new technology and improve existing processes. Expertise in both of these topics is needed in the computing and digital technology career field.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers use current and emerging computing and digital technologies to design more resilient infrastructure, transportation, materials, and transportation systems. They also address economic, environmental, and societal impacts and challenges.
Computer engineering: As a computer engineering major, you will learn about computers, operating systems, computer architecture, and microprocessor design.
Computer science: Computing and digital technologies benefit multiple industries through digital infrastructures that impact big data, virtual reality, wireless networks and communication, visualization, computer gaming graphics, animation, and more. This field includes the design of computers, operating systems, computer architecture, and microprocessors. The demand for expertise in this diverse sector is on the rise.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers work in computer hardware design, peripherals (cameras, computer mice, etc.), and wireless networks.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering includes an in-depth study of hardware design, cooling system design, housing design, packaging design, and software design, development, and testing. Employers seek skills in all of these areas in the computing and digital technology career field.
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Engineers in the computing and digital technology industry apply their knowledge to the design of computing systems and software in various areas. These areas include mobile devices, computers, servers, data science, computer networks, computer vision, pattern recognition, robotics, cybersecurity, and embedded systems.
Majors that Could Lead to Computing and Digital Technologies Careers:
Students interested in careers in computing and digital technologies could start their paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
Below is a list of some of our majors that could lead to careers in computing and digital technologies.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers implement current and emerging computing and digital technologies. By doing so, they improve the functions of multiple systems of drilling and production processes, and they create the machine-learning programs needed for automating functions and simulating subsurface conditions and reservoir management needs.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers use current and emerging computing and digital technologies to design more resilient and environmentally conscious infrastructure, transportation, materials, and transportation systems. They also address economic, environmental, and societal impacts and challenges.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers are trained in data science, which allows them to create new technology and improve existing processes. Expertise in both of these topics is needed in the computing and digital technology career field.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers use current and emerging computing and digital technologies to design more resilient infrastructure, transportation, materials, and transportation systems. They also address economic, environmental, and societal impacts and challenges.
Computer engineering: As a computer engineering major, you will learn about computers, operating systems, computer architecture, and microprocessor design.
Computer science: Computing and digital technologies benefit multiple industries through digital infrastructures that impact big data, virtual reality, wireless networks and communication, visualization, computer gaming graphics, animation, and more. This field includes the design of computers, operating systems, computer architecture, and microprocessors. The demand for expertise in this diverse sector is on the rise.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers work in computer hardware design, peripherals (cameras, computer mice, etc.), and wireless networks.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering includes an in-depth study of hardware design, cooling system design, housing design, packaging design, and software design, development, and testing. Employers seek skills in all of these areas in the computing and digital technology career field.
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What is the Construction and Infrastructure Industry?
Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Majors that Could Lead to Construction and Infrastructure Careers:
Students interested in infrastructure careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to an infrastructure career.
Architectural engineering: The infrastructure industry is rethinking how to design and operate built environments to balance the environmental and economic needs of highly integrated facilities. Architectural engineers are expected to provide reliable, sustainable, and resilient engineering solutions that improve the future human condition.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers often work to implement mechanics into the design of large structures fundamental to basic living, such as buildings, bridges, roadways, dams, and tunnels. Civil engineers work closely with architects, construction managers, other engineers, and communities to develop and maintain sustainable infrastructure systems that meet society’s needs.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: In the infrastructure career field, expertise in manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology is heavily needed in topics such as construction, mechanical equipment, control and automation, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers design systems to provide potable water to communities, treat domestic and industrial wastewater, manage and clean up hazardous waste, and control air pollution.
Computer engineering: Expertise in computer engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
Electrical engineering: Expertise in electrical engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as hardware development for smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
Mechanical engineering: Expertise in mechanical engineering is heavily needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as design, maintenance, and process activities related to roadways, utilities, and wastewater treatment. Additionally, urban planning and logistical analysis are two areas in which mechanical engineers can use their skills.
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Engineers are needed to design the built and digital infrastructure that advances and expands our modern society. Whether you want to work as a civil engineer building dams or developing sensors and automation technology for the manufacturing industry, many pathways lead to infrastructure careers.
Majors that Could Lead to Construction and Infrastructure Careers:
Students interested in infrastructure careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to an infrastructure career.
Architectural engineering: The infrastructure industry is rethinking how to design and operate built environments to balance the environmental and economic needs of highly integrated facilities. Architectural engineers are expected to provide reliable, sustainable, and resilient engineering solutions that improve the future human condition.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers often work to implement mechanics into the design of large structures fundamental to basic living, such as buildings, bridges, roadways, dams, and tunnels. Civil engineers work closely with architects, construction managers, other engineers, and communities to develop and maintain sustainable infrastructure systems that meet society’s needs.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: In the infrastructure career field, expertise in manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology is heavily needed in topics such as construction, mechanical equipment, control and automation, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers design systems to provide potable water to communities, treat domestic and industrial wastewater, manage and clean up hazardous waste, and control air pollution.
Computer engineering: Expertise in computer engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
Electrical engineering: Expertise in electrical engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as hardware development for smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
Mechanical engineering: Expertise in mechanical engineering is heavily needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as design, maintenance, and process activities related to roadways, utilities, and wastewater treatment. Additionally, urban planning and logistical analysis are two areas in which mechanical engineers can use their skills.
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What is Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity professionals protect critical systems from security breaches. As companies seek to protect their sensitive data from attacks, careers in this field are in high demand.
Majors that Could Lead to Cybersecurity Careers:
Students interested in cybersecurity careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a cybersecurity career.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers take classes that teach them how to protect and defend consumers by creating safe and secure systems.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers will gain many skillsets, such as designing and analyzing security systems, tracking and snaring hackers, assessing system weak points and vulnerabilities, and designing/implementing problem-solving strategies when systems are attacked.
Computer engineering: Students learn about and experience hardware and software security for all systems and how this security applies to company information and national security.
Computer science: Computer scientists understand various aspects of cybersecurity, from software engineering and networking to cybersecurity law, risk, and cryptography, making them valuable assets in a variety of fields that require modern electronic security.
Electrical engineering: Within this major, topics such as hardware security, secure networks and communication will be taught, providing students with valuable knowledge used in a cybersecurity career.
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Cybersecurity professionals protect critical systems from security breaches. As companies seek to protect their sensitive data from attacks, careers in this field are in high demand.
Majors that Could Lead to Cybersecurity Careers:
Students interested in cybersecurity careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a cybersecurity career.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers take classes that teach them how to protect and defend consumers by creating safe and secure systems.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers will gain many skillsets, such as designing and analyzing security systems, tracking and snaring hackers, assessing system weak points and vulnerabilities, and designing/implementing problem-solving strategies when systems are attacked.
Computer engineering: Students learn about and experience hardware and software security for all systems and how this security applies to company information and national security.
Computer science: Computer scientists understand various aspects of cybersecurity, from software engineering and networking to cybersecurity law, risk, and cryptography, making them valuable assets in a variety of fields that require modern electronic security.
Electrical engineering: Within this major, topics such as hardware security, secure networks and communication will be taught, providing students with valuable knowledge used in a cybersecurity career.
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What is the Electronics Industry?
Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Majors that Could Lead to Electronics Careers:
Students interested in electronics careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
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Chemical Engineering: Chemical engineers contributed to the invention of semiconductor chips. Chemical engineering scientists are vital in the ongoing development of advanced materials and the manufacturing processes required to produce them.
Computer engineering: Students will gain an in-depth understanding of smartphones, computers, and other smart appliances, which will transfer into skills used in an electronics career.
Computer science: Computer scientists create personal computing devices, from cell phones to smart appliances. They also work on developing usable device designs, making microchips more efficient, and enhancing human-computer interaction.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers will gain an in-depth understanding of smartphones, computers, and other smart appliances, which will transfer into skills used in an electronics career.
Mechanical engineering: The range of skillsets that mechanical engineering students gain includes topics such as designing electromechanical systems, hardware and protective housing, component design and materials development, cooling systems, and packaging design, which will help provide a solid foundation for entering an electronics career.
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Engineers in the electronics industry can design electronic circuits, devices, integrated circuits and their systems. Graduates can work in various industries, from manufacturing to technology development.
Majors that Could Lead to Electronics Careers:
Students interested in electronics careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to an electronics career.
Chemical Engineering: Chemical engineers contributed to the invention of semiconductor chips. Chemical engineering scientists are vital in the ongoing development of advanced materials and the manufacturing processes required to produce them.
Computer engineering: Students will gain an in-depth understanding of smartphones, computers, and other smart appliances, which will transfer into skills used in an electronics career.
Computer science: Computer scientists create personal computing devices, from cell phones to smart appliances. They also work on developing usable device designs, making microchips more efficient, and enhancing human-computer interaction.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers will gain an in-depth understanding of smartphones, computers, and other smart appliances, which will transfer into skills used in an electronics career.
Mechanical engineering: The range of skillsets that mechanical engineering students gain includes topics such as designing electromechanical systems, hardware and protective housing, component design and materials development, cooling systems, and packaging design, which will help provide a solid foundation for entering an electronics career.
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What is the Energy Industry?
Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Majors that Could Lead to Energy Careers:
Students interested in energy careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
Below is a list of some of our majors that could lead to careers in the energy field.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers possess the critical knowledge needed for the uncertainties and challenges of energy production. Producing and manipulating fluid flow in subsurface environments in the most efficient and effective manner leads to careers in drilling applications and technologies, reservoir production techniques, and reservoir resource management.
Chemical engineering: Because of their multifaceted expertise, chemical engineers have been at the forefront of innovation in energy generation, devising methods to use renewable and nonrenewable feedstocks. A vast array of chemical engineering principles is used to generate electricity and to produce different fuel types for transportation, industrial, and residential purposes.
Architectural engineering: Buildings account for much of all U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as much of U.S. electricity use. Architectural engineers are engaged in building and rehabilitating buildings for greater energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers play a vital role in designing, delivering, and managing energy-efficient infrastructure that includes sustainable and renewable energy resources. Engineers meet energy challenges while protecting the environment with solutions that span policy, science, and technology.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers play a vital role in designing, delivering, and managing energy-efficient infrastructure that includes the use of sustainable and renewable energy resources. Engineers meet energy challenges while protecting the environment with policy, science, and technology solutions.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers help bring energy to the world by creating systems that facilitate faster and safer energy transfer.
Computer engineering: Software development for the smart power grid is a sought-after skill that students begin to develop in this major. Students also gain knowledge of and experience with reliability monitoring, which is needed within the energy career field.
Computer science: As more energy companies utilize technology-laden smart grids, wireless sensors, predictive intelligence, and high-tech mission control centers, the percentage of technology-related jobs in the energy sector is on the rise, and computing professionals are in high demand to fill these lucrative positions.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers offer skills based on the smart power grid, power generation transmission, and reliability.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers work on the design of alternative energy systems like wind turbines and solar panels, the design and optimization of systems for extracting and processing petroleum products, and electric power generation and transmission system design, operation, and optimization.
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Whether you want to work in the oil and gas industry or in renewables, there is no shortage of career options for engineers in the energy sector.
Majors that Could Lead to Energy Careers:
Students interested in energy careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
Below is a list of some of our majors that could lead to careers in the energy field.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers possess the critical knowledge needed for the uncertainties and challenges of energy production. Producing and manipulating fluid flow in subsurface environments in the most efficient and effective manner leads to careers in drilling applications and technologies, reservoir production techniques, and reservoir resource management.
Chemical engineering: Because of their multifaceted expertise, chemical engineers have been at the forefront of innovation in energy generation, devising methods to use renewable and nonrenewable feedstocks. A vast array of chemical engineering principles is used to generate electricity and to produce different fuel types for transportation, industrial, and residential purposes.
Architectural engineering: Buildings account for much of all U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as much of U.S. electricity use. Architectural engineers are engaged in building and rehabilitating buildings for greater energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers play a vital role in designing, delivering, and managing energy-efficient infrastructure that includes sustainable and renewable energy resources. Engineers meet energy challenges while protecting the environment with solutions that span policy, science, and technology.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers play a vital role in designing, delivering, and managing energy-efficient infrastructure that includes the use of sustainable and renewable energy resources. Engineers meet energy challenges while protecting the environment with policy, science, and technology solutions.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers help bring energy to the world by creating systems that facilitate faster and safer energy transfer.
Computer engineering: Software development for the smart power grid is a sought-after skill that students begin to develop in this major. Students also gain knowledge of and experience with reliability monitoring, which is needed within the energy career field.
Computer science: As more energy companies utilize technology-laden smart grids, wireless sensors, predictive intelligence, and high-tech mission control centers, the percentage of technology-related jobs in the energy sector is on the rise, and computing professionals are in high demand to fill these lucrative positions.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers offer skills based on the smart power grid, power generation transmission, and reliability.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers work on the design of alternative energy systems like wind turbines and solar panels, the design and optimization of systems for extracting and processing petroleum products, and electric power generation and transmission system design, operation, and optimization.
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What is the Environmental Industry?
Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Majors that Could Lead to Environmental Careers:
Students interested in environmental careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to an environmental career.
Architectural engineering: Within the scope of the environmental career field, architectural engineering focuses on the sustainability and the environmental impact of buildings and building systems. It investigates the building industry’s role in shaping large-scale ecological issues like human health, climate change, and global warming.
Chemical engineering: Environmental and sustainability careers in chemical engineering focus on finding chemical solutions to pressing global issues. Chemical engineers develop organic, sustainable solutions such as gas alternatives and recyclable batteries. The field's broad scope allows chemical engineers to participate in career areas such as wastewater remediation and treatment, pollution control, and carbon capture.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers apply science and engineering to develop solutions for protecting human health and welfare and for minimizing the adverse effects of human activities on the environment. Engineers provide potable water supplies; reduce emissions of pollutants by developing systems for treating air, water, and hazardous wastes; predict the transport and effects of contaminants in natural environments; manage and remediate contaminated sites; and use engineering principles to protect public health.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers apply science and engineering to develop solutions to protect human health and welfare and minimize the adverse effects of human activities on the environment. Environmental engineers are involved in monitoring all aspects of the environment to develop standards that protect public health through the application of engineering principles.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers understand the complexities of ecosystems and strive to balance and sustain the environment while producing the energy that the global population needs. Because drilling, reservoir production, and reservoir management are governed by regulations to protect the planet, unique careers are possible in consulting, management, regulatory advisement and safety fields.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers are heavily involved in environmental career responsibilities, such as the design/development of alternative energy systems, pollution reduction system design for equipment and
transportation, and recycling processes. Other common areas revolve around waste and wastewater and include wastewater management, waste disposal systems, and the design of environmental products/systems for construction sites and wastewater runoff.
Computer engineering: Monitoring and sensing for green energy resources are two primary skillsets offered by computer engineering. Experience and knowledge in these areas will help engineers seamlessly transition into an environmental career.
Electrical engineering: Solar and wind power are two major aspects of environmental careers, and both can be studied through an electrical engineering degree.
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Engineers in the environmental industry solve some of the world's biggest problems, developing environmentally friendly solutions for numerous industries. The opportunities are continuously expanding, whether you want to work in agriculture or civil or architectural engineering.
Majors that Could Lead to Environmental Careers:
Students interested in environmental careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to an environmental career.
Architectural engineering: Within the scope of the environmental career field, architectural engineering focuses on the sustainability and the environmental impact of buildings and building systems. It investigates the building industry’s role in shaping large-scale ecological issues like human health, climate change, and global warming.
Chemical engineering: Environmental and sustainability careers in chemical engineering focus on finding chemical solutions to pressing global issues. Chemical engineers develop organic, sustainable solutions such as gas alternatives and recyclable batteries. The field's broad scope allows chemical engineers to participate in career areas such as wastewater remediation and treatment, pollution control, and carbon capture.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers apply science and engineering to develop solutions for protecting human health and welfare and for minimizing the adverse effects of human activities on the environment. Engineers provide potable water supplies; reduce emissions of pollutants by developing systems for treating air, water, and hazardous wastes; predict the transport and effects of contaminants in natural environments; manage and remediate contaminated sites; and use engineering principles to protect public health.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers apply science and engineering to develop solutions to protect human health and welfare and minimize the adverse effects of human activities on the environment. Environmental engineers are involved in monitoring all aspects of the environment to develop standards that protect public health through the application of engineering principles.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers understand the complexities of ecosystems and strive to balance and sustain the environment while producing the energy that the global population needs. Because drilling, reservoir production, and reservoir management are governed by regulations to protect the planet, unique careers are possible in consulting, management, regulatory advisement and safety fields.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers are heavily involved in environmental career responsibilities, such as the design/development of alternative energy systems, pollution reduction system design for equipment and
transportation, and recycling processes. Other common areas revolve around waste and wastewater and include wastewater management, waste disposal systems, and the design of environmental products/systems for construction sites and wastewater runoff.
Computer engineering: Monitoring and sensing for green energy resources are two primary skillsets offered by computer engineering. Experience and knowledge in these areas will help engineers seamlessly transition into an environmental career.
Electrical engineering: Solar and wind power are two major aspects of environmental careers, and both can be studied through an electrical engineering degree.
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What is Finance and Business Management?
Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Majors that Could Lead to Finance and Business Management Careers:
Students interested in finance and business management careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
Below is a list of some of our majors that could lead to careers in finance and business management.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers are adept problem solvers who strive to develop cost-effective designs for client needs. Employers from various industries seek civil engineers for non-traditional engineering roles, such as management consulting, finance, and technical sales.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers are instrumental in developing online banking and ensuring secure transactions.
Computer science: Computing and digital technology benefit multiple industries through digital infrastructures that impact big data, virtual reality, improving wireless networks and communication, visualization, computer gaming graphics, and animation. The demand for expertise in this diverse sector is on the rise.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers are instrumental in the design and operation of ATMs, online banking, data servers, banks, and high-speed networking.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers are adept problem solvers who strive to develop cost-effective designs for client needs. Employers from various industries seek environmental engineers for non-traditional engineering roles such as management consulting, finance, and technical sales.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers work in sales management, customer service management, business development, and pricing analysis. They also serve as project managers and profit center leaders and hold other business roles with wholesale, industrial, and construction distributors and manufacturers.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers can lead project management initiatives within the finance industry, handling risk analysis, reporting, documentation, costs, and scheduling. They can have fantastic opportunities in non-traditional engineering roles such as management consulting, finance, and technical sales.
Mechanical engineering: Engineers with mechanical backgrounds often become entrepreneurs, project managers, business process optimization specialists, and mathematical analysts. They are adept at optimizing financial processes and products.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers understand resource economics and management, decision analytics, forecasting, and uncertainty assessments. These skills make them valuable in technical sales, banks, lending institutions, and financial and management consultant companies.
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Employers in the finance and business management industry actively hire engineers. The problem-solving skills you learn as an engineer, from trading to investment banking, will set you up for a successful career in finance and business management.
Majors that Could Lead to Finance and Business Management Careers:
Students interested in finance and business management careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
Below is a list of some of our majors that could lead to careers in finance and business management.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers are adept problem solvers who strive to develop cost-effective designs for client needs. Employers from various industries seek civil engineers for non-traditional engineering roles, such as management consulting, finance, and technical sales.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers are instrumental in developing online banking and ensuring secure transactions.
Computer science: Computing and digital technology benefit multiple industries through digital infrastructures that impact big data, virtual reality, improving wireless networks and communication, visualization, computer gaming graphics, and animation. The demand for expertise in this diverse sector is on the rise.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers are instrumental in the design and operation of ATMs, online banking, data servers, banks, and high-speed networking.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers are adept problem solvers who strive to develop cost-effective designs for client needs. Employers from various industries seek environmental engineers for non-traditional engineering roles such as management consulting, finance, and technical sales.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers work in sales management, customer service management, business development, and pricing analysis. They also serve as project managers and profit center leaders and hold other business roles with wholesale, industrial, and construction distributors and manufacturers.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers can lead project management initiatives within the finance industry, handling risk analysis, reporting, documentation, costs, and scheduling. They can have fantastic opportunities in non-traditional engineering roles such as management consulting, finance, and technical sales.
Mechanical engineering: Engineers with mechanical backgrounds often become entrepreneurs, project managers, business process optimization specialists, and mathematical analysts. They are adept at optimizing financial processes and products.
Natural gas engineering: Natural gas engineers understand resource economics and management, decision analytics, forecasting, and uncertainty assessments. These skills make them valuable in technical sales, banks, lending institutions, and financial and management consultant companies.
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What is the Health Care Industry?
Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Majors that Could Lead to Health Care Careers:
Students interested in healthcare careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a healthcare career.
Chemical engineering: Chemical engineers in the healthcare sector work to advance genetic testing and gene therapy procedures by studying and applying chemical principles to these methods. They also work to engineer organisms and microorganisms that can be used in applications like degrading wastes and converting chemicals into more useful ones. Related to the healthcare sector is the pharmaceutical industry, where chemical engineers might create new medicines or synthetic versions of existing medicines or use bacteria, animal, and plant cells to help them understand diseases, disease pathways, and human responses to drugs.
Computer engineering: Today's medical devices involve a combination of patient monitoring, respiration, etc., and can be seen as embedded systems. Computer engineers are important in the process of programming these embedded systems so that they can be used in the medical field.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers design systems that are centered around people and proper ergonomics. Using health-centered design, they improve facilities and products to help support consumers' health.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers are vital for sales and operations roles in the medical field. Some primary areas in which industrial distributors find jobs are pharmaceutical products, medical devices, home health care, and medical supplies distributors.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering students may find a career in which they design and develop diagnostic equipment, surgical methods (including robotic devices and monitoring equipment), sterilization systems, patient devices (such as sleep apnea machines, diabetic pumps, and monitoring systems and cochlear implants), health care apps (to assist patients with finding and managing care), and logistical analysis for optimal use and scheduling of hospital resources.
Computer science: Computing professionals use software engineering to make the jobs of healthcare professionals more efficient. They also improve remote health applications and tools to monitor how people respond to healthcare systems.
Electrical engineering: Electronic hardware is commonly used in medical devices that involve patient monitoring, respiration, etc. Electrical engineers are vital for designing and improving this hardware so that these medical devices are effective and continuously improving.
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Engineers work in many roles within the healthcare industry. The options are endless, whether you want to help develop life-saving medicines, develop hardware to monitor a patient's well-being or work as a physician.
Majors that Could Lead to Health Care Careers:
Students interested in healthcare careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a healthcare career.
Chemical engineering: Chemical engineers in the healthcare sector work to advance genetic testing and gene therapy procedures by studying and applying chemical principles to these methods. They also work to engineer organisms and microorganisms that can be used in applications like degrading wastes and converting chemicals into more useful ones. Related to the healthcare sector is the pharmaceutical industry, where chemical engineers might create new medicines or synthetic versions of existing medicines or use bacteria, animal, and plant cells to help them understand diseases, disease pathways, and human responses to drugs.
Computer engineering: Today's medical devices involve a combination of patient monitoring, respiration, etc., and can be seen as embedded systems. Computer engineers are important in the process of programming these embedded systems so that they can be used in the medical field.
Industrial engineering: Industrial engineers design systems that are centered around people and proper ergonomics. Using health-centered design, they improve facilities and products to help support consumers' health.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers are vital for sales and operations roles in the medical field. Some primary areas in which industrial distributors find jobs are pharmaceutical products, medical devices, home health care, and medical supplies distributors.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineering students may find a career in which they design and develop diagnostic equipment, surgical methods (including robotic devices and monitoring equipment), sterilization systems, patient devices (such as sleep apnea machines, diabetic pumps, and monitoring systems and cochlear implants), health care apps (to assist patients with finding and managing care), and logistical analysis for optimal use and scheduling of hospital resources.
Computer science: Computing professionals use software engineering to make the jobs of healthcare professionals more efficient. They also improve remote health applications and tools to monitor how people respond to healthcare systems.
Electrical engineering: Electronic hardware is commonly used in medical devices that involve patient monitoring, respiration, etc. Electrical engineers are vital for designing and improving this hardware so that these medical devices are effective and continuously improving.
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What is the Materials and Manufacturing Industry?
Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
Majors that Could Lead to Materials and Manufacturing Careers:
Students interested in materials and manufacturing careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
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Architectural engineering: The infrastructure industry is rethinking how to design and operate built environments to balance the environmental and economic needs of highly integrated facilities. Architectural engineers are expected to provide reliable, sustainable, and resilient engineering solutions that improve the future human condition.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers often work to implement mechanics into the design of large structures fundamental to basic living, such as buildings, bridges, roadways, dams, and tunnels. Civil engineers work closely with architects, construction managers, other engineers, and communities to develop and maintain sustainable infrastructure systems that meet society’s needs.
Computer engineering: Expertise in computer engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers design systems to provide potable water to communities, treat domestic and industrial wastewater, manage and clean up hazardous waste, and control air pollution.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: In the infrastructure career field, expertise in manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology is heavily needed in topics such as construction, mechanical equipment, control and automation, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
Mechanical engineering: Expertise in mechanical engineering is heavily needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as design, maintenance, and process activities related to roadways, utilities, and wastewater treatment. Additionally, urban planning and logistical analysis are two areas in which mechanical engineers can use their skills.
Electrical engineering: Expertise in electrical engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as hardware development for smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
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Do you want to develop the material used in spacesuits or study chemical reactions within emerging materials? Do you want to develop stronger construction materials or study the environmental impact of materials? There are many engineering pathways toward careers in this exciting and ever-evolving sector.
Majors that Could Lead to Materials and Manufacturing Careers:
Students interested in materials and manufacturing careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a materials and manufacturing career.
Architectural engineering: The infrastructure industry is rethinking how to design and operate built environments to balance the environmental and economic needs of highly integrated facilities. Architectural engineers are expected to provide reliable, sustainable, and resilient engineering solutions that improve the future human condition.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers often work to implement mechanics into the design of large structures fundamental to basic living, such as buildings, bridges, roadways, dams, and tunnels. Civil engineers work closely with architects, construction managers, other engineers, and communities to develop and maintain sustainable infrastructure systems that meet society’s needs.
Computer engineering: Expertise in computer engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers design systems to provide potable water to communities, treat domestic and industrial wastewater, manage and clean up hazardous waste, and control air pollution.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: In the infrastructure career field, expertise in manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology is heavily needed in topics such as construction, mechanical equipment, control and automation, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
Mechanical engineering: Expertise in mechanical engineering is heavily needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as design, maintenance, and process activities related to roadways, utilities, and wastewater treatment. Additionally, urban planning and logistical analysis are two areas in which mechanical engineers can use their skills.
Electrical engineering: Expertise in electrical engineering is highly needed in the infrastructure career field for topics such as hardware development for smart buildings, structural health monitoring, automation, and sensor networks.
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What is National Defense?
Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Majors that Could Lead to National Defense Careers:
Students interested in national defense careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a national defense career.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers focus on hardware and software which are used by defense systems.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers focus on procurement, warehousing, materials management, supply planning, and logistics to support military and defense manufacturers.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers perform design, maintenance, and construction activities to support military equipment, facilities, and installations.
Computer science: Studies in graphics and computational photography guide computing professionals to help analyze information from drone and satellite images. Software designers, interacting with geographic information system information, can create weapons systems using smart technology to provide super-accurate weapon targeting, and cybersecurity specialists work to provide critical defense of our nation’s protective systems from outside attacks.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers work on the hardware development of systems for defense, electronic warfare, weapon guidance, and navigation. They also contribute to electronic systems engineering technology to develop hardware and software for embedded system applications used by the U.S. Department of Defense industries.
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Engineers working in national defense have the opportunity to help guard our country against threats to national peace and security. From designing military-grade vehicles to building surveillance electronics, engineers have numerous opportunities to work in national defense.
Majors that Could Lead to National Defense Careers:
Students interested in national defense careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a national defense career.
Computer engineering: Computer engineers focus on hardware and software which are used by defense systems.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: Industrial managers focus on procurement, warehousing, materials management, supply planning, and logistics to support military and defense manufacturers.
Mechanical engineering: Mechanical engineers perform design, maintenance, and construction activities to support military equipment, facilities, and installations.
Computer science: Studies in graphics and computational photography guide computing professionals to help analyze information from drone and satellite images. Software designers, interacting with geographic information system information, can create weapons systems using smart technology to provide super-accurate weapon targeting, and cybersecurity specialists work to provide critical defense of our nation’s protective systems from outside attacks.
Electrical engineering: Electrical engineers work on the hardware development of systems for defense, electronic warfare, weapon guidance, and navigation. They also contribute to electronic systems engineering technology to develop hardware and software for embedded system applications used by the U.S. Department of Defense industries.
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What is the Transportation Industry?
Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
Majors that Could Lead to Transportation Careers:
Students interested in transportation careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a transportation career.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers are involved with the safe and efficient movement of both people and goods. They design and maintain all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors. This dynamic field allows engineers to identify and solve complex transportation problems.
Chemical engineering: Prepares individuals for the transportation industry by equipping them with skills in materials science, fluid dynamics, and process optimization. They can develop and improve fuels, design efficient engines, and create sustainable materials for vehicles. Their expertise in chemical processes and safety standards also ensures compliance and innovation in transportation technologies.
Natural gas engineering: Prepares individuals for the transportation industry by providing expertise in the extraction, processing, and utilization of natural gas as a fuel. Professionals in this field can develop and optimize natural gas-powered engines, design efficient fuel systems, and manage the infrastructure for fueling stations. Their knowledge of energy systems and safety protocols makes them well-suited to advance the use of cleaner, alternative fuels in transportation.
Computer engineering: Students gain knowledge about the hardware and software used for systems such as smart roads, bridges, and sensor networks. The need for these skill sets is on the rise in the modern transportation career field.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers are involved in monitoring and developing standards that protect public health and the environment. This dynamic field allows engineers to identify and solve complex problems to reduce emissions of pollutants by developing models for transportation-related sources and mitigation technologies to manage exposures in built and natural environments.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: The delivery of industrial and construction supplies is often complex and time-sensitive. Industrial managers will learn how to plan, optimize, and execute strategies and solutions for efficiently delivering these supplies and improving and maintaining safety while reducing inefficiencies.
Computer science: Exciting computing work is being done at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville campus, including self-driving vehicles, smarter in-vehicle technology, and the development of smart roads and highways to integrate with connected and autonomous vehicles.
Electrical engineering: Autonomous vehicles are a major focus in modern transportation careers. Therefore, knowledge of and experience with electric cars, self-driving cars, and smart roads will be some of the primary outcomes of an electrical engineering degree for a student pursuing a transportation career.
Mechanical engineering: Students learn about technology developments for any transportation/transit system, including power mechanisms, control systems, driver-vehicle interfaces, autonomous systems development, and intelligent transit systems for information and control.
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Engineering in the transportation industry involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. This includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors.
Majors that Could Lead to Transportation Careers:
Students interested in transportation careers could start their career paths through several majors offered by the Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering.
See below for a list of some of our majors that could lead to a transportation career.
Civil engineering: Civil engineers are involved with the safe and efficient movement of both people and goods. They design and maintain all types of transportation facilities, including highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads, airfields, ports, and harbors. This dynamic field allows engineers to identify and solve complex transportation problems.
Chemical engineering: Prepares individuals for the transportation industry by equipping them with skills in materials science, fluid dynamics, and process optimization. They can develop and improve fuels, design efficient engines, and create sustainable materials for vehicles. Their expertise in chemical processes and safety standards also ensures compliance and innovation in transportation technologies.
Natural gas engineering: Prepares individuals for the transportation industry by providing expertise in the extraction, processing, and utilization of natural gas as a fuel. Professionals in this field can develop and optimize natural gas-powered engines, design efficient fuel systems, and manage the infrastructure for fueling stations. Their knowledge of energy systems and safety protocols makes them well-suited to advance the use of cleaner, alternative fuels in transportation.
Computer engineering: Students gain knowledge about the hardware and software used for systems such as smart roads, bridges, and sensor networks. The need for these skill sets is on the rise in the modern transportation career field.
Environmental engineering: Environmental engineers are involved in monitoring and developing standards that protect public health and the environment. This dynamic field allows engineers to identify and solve complex problems to reduce emissions of pollutants by developing models for transportation-related sources and mitigation technologies to manage exposures in built and natural environments.
Industrial management and applied engineering technology: The delivery of industrial and construction supplies is often complex and time-sensitive. Industrial managers will learn how to plan, optimize, and execute strategies and solutions for efficiently delivering these supplies and improving and maintaining safety while reducing inefficiencies.
Computer science: Exciting computing work is being done at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville campus, including self-driving vehicles, smarter in-vehicle technology, and the development of smart roads and highways to integrate with connected and autonomous vehicles.
Electrical engineering: Autonomous vehicles are a major focus in modern transportation careers. Therefore, knowledge of and experience with electric cars, self-driving cars, and smart roads will be some of the primary outcomes of an electrical engineering degree for a student pursuing a transportation career.
Mechanical engineering: Students learn about technology developments for any transportation/transit system, including power mechanisms, control systems, driver-vehicle interfaces, autonomous systems development, and intelligent transit systems for information and control.
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