Engineering

Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to the design of products and systems.

Types of engineering

The original split was between military and civil engineering. Contemporary subsets include:

• Aerospace engineering
• Automotive engineering
• Chemical engineering, which includes:
  • Nuclear and Power Plant engineering
  • Environmental engineering
• Civil engineering
• Electrical and electronic engineering, which includes:
  • Communications engineering
  • Computer engineering
  • Control engineering
  • Power engineering
• Mechanical engineering, which includes:
  • Instrumentation and Control engineering
  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Mechatronic engineering
  • Nuclear and Power Plant engineering
• Mining engineering
• Software engineering
• Systems engineering

Professional standards

Many of the products designed by engineers can, if designed badly, have catastrophic consequences. Therefore engineers have to be well trained and are usually qualified to at least degree standard. In some jurisdictions, it is illegal to pass oneself off as an engineer without the required credentials.

Less qualified individuals often install, operate and maintain the products and systems designed by engineers: they are typically known as technicians, mechanics, riggers or fitters.

External links

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Canadian Council of Professional Engineers | Conseil Canadien des ingenieurs
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick | Association des ingenieurs et des geoscientifiques du Nouveau-Brunswick