Engineering is the systematic application of knowledge and experience to solve problems and

protect and improve lives. It takes a thought, or an abstract idea, and translates it into reality. 
Engineering helped create almost every human-made object that we interact with on a daily
basis. Everything from mobile phones, coffee cups, and athletic shoes to skyscrapers, national
weather forecasts, and the Internet exists in large part due to the work of engineers.

 Engineering has a powerful impact on our modern society.

 Engineering involves critical skills like problem solving, modeling, and
optimization.
 Engineering demands habits of mind such as optimism, creativity, and
perseverance.
Engineering is not a field of science; nor is it simply the application of science and math. It has
its own history, its own unique body of knowledge, and is much more than its many workforce
disciplines.

They identify problems and use systematic approaches like the engineering design process to
solve them.
Most engineers do not literally build the things we use. Using strong understanding of
math,science, and other disciplines, they develop plans and directions for how things should be
constructed. They conduct experiments and build and test prototypes to determine if ideas are
feasible.

Engineers also design processes like those used in manufacturing to create chemicals and drugs.
They develop the procedures for putting components together on an assembly line or preparing
and packaging food products.

Engineers collaborate with professionals in many different fields, including scientists, builders of
devices, social scientists, business people who market and sell products, and the wide variety of
technicians and technologists who maintain and repair things.