MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

RAUL REYES

1ST PERIOD

ENGINEERING

• Engineering is the application of scientific, social, and practical knowledge to invent, design, and improve structures, machines, systems and many other things.

ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES

• Aerospace Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering

• Chemical Engineering

• Civil Engineering

• Industrial Engineering

• Petroleum Engineering

• Computer engineering

HOW TO BECOME A MECHANICAL ENGINEER

• Graduate High School

• Study 4 to 6 years of college to get your bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineer.

• Try to enter to internships while being in college to gather work experience

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGJOB DESCRIPTION

• Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal devices like tools, engines and machines

• Design and oversee the manufacturing of products ranging from medical devices to new batteries.

AVERAGE SALARIES

United States $ 81, 000

Texas $ 79, 000

Houston $ 92, 000

Mcallen $ 77, 000

Number of Jobs in 2012: 258, 100 jobs

JOB TITLES IN TEXAS

Mechanical developer engineer- Design and 3D modeling of solutions using mechanical design skills.

Principal mechanical engineer- provide mechanical engineering expertise for capital projects, studies and plant issues.

JOB TITLES IN UNITED STATES

• Senior piping engineer- development of new or improved processes, equipment and technological methods.

• Manufacturing engineer- plans the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes to support the company’s objectives.

JOB TITLES IN EUROPE

• Maintenance engineer at Austria- developing and implementing a maintenance management system.

• Senior System Integration Engineer at United Kingdom

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGJOBS DESCRIPTION

• Electrical engineers design, develop and test the manufacturing of electrical equipment like electric motors, navigation systems, communication systems and others.

• Electrical engineers work mainly in research and development industries. They also work mainly in offices.

AVERAGE SALARIES

United States $ 83, 000

Texas $ 81, 000

Houston $ 94, 000

Mcallen $ 79, 000

Number of jobs in 2012: 306, 100

JOB TITLES IN TEXAS

• Hardware/ Electrical Engineer- perform the development, qualification, implementation, test, and maintenance of hardware development workscopes.

• Electrical Engineer/ Power Drive design- in charge of research, development, an sustaining activities of electrical designs in innovative products.

JOBS IN UNITED STATES

• Hardware-Analog Engineer Senior: Serve as a technical leader to provide technical guidance, schedule, budget and make sure of technical success on projects.

• Software Automation Engineer- responsible for designing and implementing build infrastructure and evaluate software quality

RESOURCES

• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm

• http://www.indeed.com/salary/Mechanical-Engineer.html

• http://www.engineerjobs.com/jobs/mechanical-engineering/texas/?e=e

• http://www.indeed.com/q-Mechanical-Engineer-l-Houston,-TX-jobs.html

• http://www.euroengineerjobs.com/job_display/94695/Senior_System_Integration_Engineer_AgustaWestland_Yeovil_United_Kingdom