What is Engineering?

To put it simply, Engineering is the design of stuff. Engineers design many things that we use everyday. From airplanes to automobiles, computers to cell phones, bridges to buildings; Engineers play a key role in designing all the stuff that we see around us. It is important to understand that there are many different types of Engineers to design different types of things.

Let's take a look at a few. . .

Aerospace Engineer: An Aerospace Engineer designs and studies things that fly. Including airplanes and spacecraft. This field can also be found in the design of air movement over and around objects. Such as fans and automobiles.

Computer Engineer: A Computer Engineer designs the software and hardware that you use in your computers. This includes laptops, iPods, GPS systems, and video games.

Electrical Engineer: Electrical Engineers are involved in the design of any system that operates with electricity. Everything that is either plugged in or operates with batteries an Electrical Engineer was involved. This ranges from power grids that span the country to a child's remote control toy.

Industrial Engineer: An Industrial Engineer works with people, money, materials, and energy to create a more efficient product. Their job is to organize the building process of materials and eliminate waste of time and money. A great example of Industrial Engineering is the building of an airplane. Airplanes have tens of thousands of parts that are made in many different places. An Industrial Engineer's job is to bring all these parts together and design the assembly process in a way that makes sense.

Mechanical Engineer: A Mechanical Engineer touches every aspect of your daily life. This engineering discipline is even more broad than the Electrical Engineer. Mechanical Engineering is a broad name for a field of engineering with many subsets. Mechanical engineers work in the design of motion, energy and force to ensure that the products operate safely, efficiently, and reliably. Mechanical Engineers design everything from robots to artificial body parts to shoes.

Engineers play an important role in the design of all things that we enjoy today. Everything produced has an engineer's input into the product or process. There are many different types of engineers and many different fields of engineering, but the bottom line is that engineers are problem solvers. Engineers use technology, knowledge, and experiments to create solutions and design new products!