Types of

Engineers
Colyn Rogers
Automotive Engineers
What they do
• Conduct or direct system-level automotive testing.

• Conduct automotive design reviews.

• Develop engineering specifications or cost estimates for automotive design concepts.

• Provide technical direction to other engineers or engineering support personnel.

• Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.

• Establish production or quality control standards.

Average salary
Indiana average: $83,600

U.S. average: $90,160

Education requirements
A bachelor's degree is required to be an automotive engineer.

Some schools that teach automotive engineering include Indiana State university and Purdue University.
Three fun facts
1. Ferrari engines are musically engineered to sound perfect by utilizing 3rd and 6th
harmonics on the air intake, like an organ or flute.

2. Hitler designed the prototype of Beetle design for Volkswagen.

3. In 1938, crash tests were first carried out by Audi. These tests gave the company an idea
about how the car would behave in case an accident occurred. Without realizing it, the
company had set a precedent for all other car manufacturers.

What makes it interesting

Automotive engineering is interesting to me because I think it would be cool to design cars.
It's a very good growing career, because the automotive industry is changing all the time.
Mechanical Engineers
What they do
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.

• Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.

• Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.

• Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.

• Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.

Average salary
Indiana average: $83,600
U.S. average: $90,160

Education requirements
A bachelor's degree is required to be a mechanical engineer. Some
schools that teach mechanical engineering are Purdue University,
Indiana University, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Three fun facts
1. Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Leonardo da
Vinci were all mechanical engineers.

2. Mechanical engineers make cool stuff like prosthetic limbs

3. Mechanical engineering is Mr. Nunan's favorite type of

engineering.

What makes it interesting

Mechanical engineering is interesting to me because it seems fun
that mechanical engineers do a lot of stuff.
Chemical Engineers
What they do
• Monitor and analyze data from processes and experiments.

• Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to ongoing chemical reactions.

• Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.

• Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.

• Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Average salary
Indiana average: $101,820
U.S. average: $108,540

Education requirements
A bachelor's degree is required to be a chemical engineer.
Some schools that teach chemical engineering are Purdue
University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Three fun facts
1. These days, chemical engineers work with computer software such as CAD (Computer-
Aided Design) to make their designs as accurate and efficient as possible.

2. Chemical engineering has multiple branches, such as biotechnology and food engineering.

3. Food engineering is similar to biotechnology, except that it focuses on improving food

standards instead of creating medicines.

What makes it interesting

Chemical engineering is interesting because they make a lot
more money than the other ones and chemistry is cool.
Sources

• https://www.onetonline.org/find/career?c=15&g=Go
• https://www.skooltek.in/interesting-facts-related-to-mechanical-and-aut
omobile-engineering-that-blows-your-mind/
• https://kidadl.com/fun-facts/chemical-engineering-facts-for-kids-to-und
erstand-the-subject