Introduction to Engineering Technology Seventh Edition Robert J

Introduction to Engineering Technology Seventh Edition Robert J. Pond & Jeffery L. Rankinen Chapter 2 Career Choices in the Engineering Technologies Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 1 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Introduction • Major Technical Areas – Chemical Engineering Technician (Ch. ET) – Civil and Architectural Engineering Technician (CET) – Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician (EET) – Computer Engineering Technician (Cp. ET) – Industrial Engineering Technician (IET) – Mechanical Engineering Technician (MET) Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 2 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Chemical Engineering Technician • Major areas – Research and development – Production – Technical Sales Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 3 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Chemical Engineering Technician (Ch. ET) • Specialty areas – Biological engineering technology – Nuclear engineering technology – Materials engineering technology – Environmental engineering technology – Petroleum engineering technology Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 4 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Chemical Engineering Technician (Ch. ET) • Personal qualities needed – An ability to work well with others as part of a team – An aptitude for and enjoyment of detail work – Accuracy and patience when conducting laboratory tests – An ability to exercise care when working with toxic chemicals or disease-causing organisms Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 5 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Civil and Architectural Engineering Technician (CET) • Occupations – Surveying roads – Implementing the plans for large structures – Supervising the building of highways – Constructing bridges – Infrastructure inspection Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 6 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Civil and Architectural Engineering Technician (CET) • Specialty Areas – Property surveying – GIS/GPS technician – Architectural design technician – Drafting and design technician Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 7 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Civil and Architectural Engineering Technician (CET) Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 8 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Civil and Architectural Engineering Technician (CET) • Personal qualities – A willingness to work with others as a part of a team and to direct others – An aptitude for science and mathematics – A need to exercise creativity and an ability to make decisions – An ability to think and plan ahead – A willingness to travel and work outdoors Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 9 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Civil and Architectural Engineering Technician (CET) • Drafting and Design Technician – Mechanical drafter – Electronics drafter – Personal qualities • • • An ability to learn new software Creativity and artistic ability Attention to detail Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 10 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician (EET) • Electrical – involves hard-wired systems and high-power systems • Electronic – involves low-power devices Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 11 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician (EET) • Careers – Field service representative – Instrumentation technician – Electromechanical technician – Biomedical electronics technician – Communications technician Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 12 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Computer Engineering Technician (Cp. ET) • Computer engineering technician (Cp. ET) – services, connects, and programs personal computers or mainframe computer systems. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 13 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Computer Engineering Technician (Cp. ET) • Occupations – Information technologist – Network specialist • Personal qualities – – A willingness to work with others as part of a team Problem-solving ability A willingness to work long hours to meet deadlines A constant drive to be retrained on new hardware and software – A willingness to travel Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 14 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Industrial Engineering Technician (IET) • Industrial engineering technician (IET) – involved in methods and time study, production control, and industrial supervision. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 15 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Industrial Engineering Technician (IET) • IET Occupations – Production controller – Quality controller • Statistical Process Control (SPC) Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 16 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Industrial Engineering Technician (IET) • IET personal qualities – A willingness to work as part of a team – An aptitude for mathematics, including statistics – An ability to do detailed work with a high degree of accuracy – An ability to manage effectively with good verbal skills • Manufacturing Engineering Technician – Quality Assurance (QA) specialist • Statistical Process Control (SPC) Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 17 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Industrial Engineering Technician (IET) • Manufacturing Engineering Technician – Blend of industrial and mechanical engineering technologies – Skills needed • A strong work ethic and a good knowledge of quality principles • Good report writing skills coupled with competency in oral communications • The ability to form, lead, and work well with teams • A strong understanding of computers and of computerintegrated manufacturing • A variety of basic IET skills and knowledge, such as costing and pricing, material selection and safety • A variety of mechanical engineering technology skills and knowledge, such as basic turning, milling, grinding, extrusion and welding operations Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 18 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Mechanical Engineering Technician (MET) • Works with power-transmission equipment – Examples: lever systems, gear trains, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, pumps and compressors, lathes, and milling machines – Career fields • • • Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) Mechanical design (Tool design) Numerical control (NC) Technical sales Fluid power Laser technology Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 19 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Mechanical Engineering Technician (MET) • Works with Computer Aided Design (CAD) extensively • Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) • CAD/CAM • Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 20 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.

Mechanical Engineering Technician (MET) • Personal qualities needed to succeed as a MET – A willingness to work with orders as part of a team and to direct others – An aptitude for mathematics and science – An ability to work with care and accuracy – Creativity in design work – Mechanical aptitude Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen 21 © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved.