Engineering Specialties-June Sri

From getting a degree in electrical engineering, I can work as a foreign service specialist-security engineering officer. A security engineering officer is responsible for the protection of the Department of State from terrorism, crime, and technical espionage. They manage technical and information security programs, projects, and resources. A security engineering officer conducts technical security assessments and recommend security upgrades to deter terrorism and technical espionage. They identify security risks, analyzes those risks, and specifies system requirements to ensure the integrity of stand-alone computers and network information systems. They travel throughout the world to service embassies and consulates, often in remote locations, including the transport of technical supplies and materials by airplane, train, and public transportation (U.S. Department of State).

In order for me to be successful in the field, I need to understand all requirement classes for engineering and learn what I can do to protect the Department of State from terrorism. I must learn from a security engineering officer himself. I have to try to develop a better security device. I also need to do an internship as soon as possible. So that, I will be able to do my job professionally in the future. For my strength, I can build on foreign languages. I can speak English, Thai, and a little bit of Chinese. I want to continue my study in Chinese, and learn French and Arabic. I think foreign languages will help me work in different countries. I also want to build on my skill in management, and my Physical skill. Weaknesses that I have to correct are the lack of ability to use computer programs, my writing skills, and keep myself updated.

Bibliography

U.S. Department of State, ed. “DIPLOMATIC SECURITY ENGINEERING OFFICER.” U.S. Department of State Careers. 09 Sept. 2008 <http://careers.state.gov>.

Engineering Specialties – Kolyo D

If I were to receive a degree in mechanical engineering I would love to work for a company that is big and works on big projects. A company likes Northrop Grumman or Boeing. I would like to put the knowledge that I received in college and graduate school to good use designing and creating new and improved airplanes and making a lot of money!!! There are many other advantages that I would receive like for example completion of a dream that I have always had. That dream was to work with the top engineers in my field. I have been dreaming of working for a big-time company that designs airplanes for the military for as long as I can remember and a degree in mechanical engineering would give me an opportunity to show me skills and to prove myself worthy of the position I would hopefully be offered and then everything would be perfect.

Engineering Specialties – Wes Vullo

My interest in engineering in general just comes from the fact that I like to problem solve. Also, it is always a treat to study how the world actually works. Creating products to change people’s lives is a great job. My interest in electricity I think is mostly because of growing up during the .com bubble and the Internet explosion. I went from learning about computers to learning about electricity, and it was very interesting

With a degree in Electrical Engineering, I will have access to a lot of high paying jobs. Many jobs are government affiliated, corporate jobs, and they can even be with firms. There are many different fields within Electrical Engineering, all used for various projects. From computers to power systems, there are many projects the EE can undertake. Each field is more of a specialty, and you need to know different things in order to get jobs in different fields. I want to focus in more computer, telecommunications, and systems engineering, but also be sufficient enough to explore the other fields. I chose EE over CE because of that reason. More broad, but covers everything.

Of course knowing about all the fields is difficult, but most of it comes with experience. I can build on weak areas with time and experience. To be a successful engineering, you need to have connections. Connections with people in the industry can seriously help out your chances of getting a internship or even a job. Networking is a must, and I am defiantly looking in to it.

 

Engineering Specialty – Wesley C

An engineering education holds a lot of opportunities for me to affect the world beneficially. Specifically, I want to become a computer or software engineer. Writing software and building hardware is a passion of mine. The computer is at the whims of my commands. I can destroy it as well as enhance it. Computers are the way of the future, and I hope to make my mark on that slate.

The most important part of achieving my goals in this field is persistent study. In an industry that is constantly changing, languages, hardware, it is essential to keep up to date learning. Software has changed from FORTRAN, C, C++, to now, JAVA and XML, and it is likely to change by the time I get my degree.

The biggest strength in software engineering is that I enjoy doing it. Although I would much rather do other things in my spare time, as a career, I find programming and building hardware very enjoyable. My biggest weakness however would probably my resistance to learning new techniques to solve a problem, aka new programming languages.

Engineer Follow Up – Joey M

Like I said before, I am not sure which type of engineering I would like to major in. Of what I have seen, I would like to look more into mechanical, computer/electrical, and civil engineering. I believe each of these majors would offer me successful careers and countless fun experiences and projects.

In order to be successful in any of these fields I believe the most important thing is to have experience. People can study something as much as they want, but the only way to really improve yourself is to experience it first hand. When working on a project involving one of these types of engineering, there will most likely be problems or setbacks that require intelligent solutions. If you have experience from previous projects, these solutions may come to you more easily.

To be successful in one of these fields I am going to need to improve on some all ready existing strengths as well as some noticeable weakness. One strength I would like to improve is my ability to find practical solutions in problems. However, I am not very persistent in my work, and as a result need to work on that weakness.

If I had my Degree… – Keith F

As an electrical engineer in the making, the possibilities are endless. I am fascinated by all electronics devices, they are used by everyone world wide on a daily bases. It takes work to ensure that every thing I design is reliable and flawless. I could see myself designing the electrical components of medial equipment, in which a failure may cost a life  or even designing microprocessors that use much less electricity then the chips presently on the market.

Electrical Engineering is one of the hardest engineering disciplines which heavily relies on math, something that does not come naturally to me. Although I would not consider it a weakness, it could very easily become one if I do not keep upto speed with my Mathematical classes. Rather then a series of weakness I believe I only have one, procrastination which has plauged me since grammar school. Still it has followed me through high school and into college. In the future I am going to face a choice, Procrastination or College, surly I will choose college but not without an academic fight!

Engineering Specialties – Cory

The idea of becoming an engineer always seemed so fitting to my personality, beginning at a young age. I have always excelled at math and the sciences and have always had a fascination with building, constructing, designing, and analyzing scenarios and situations. These traits that I have developed appear to scream become an engineer, and even more to become a civil engineer. I also enjoy the idea of financial security and always having a job.

There are many applications for this career major in the real world, everything from a construction firm to working for the government is a viable pat to follow with this major. However my ultimate goals are not only to succeed as an engineer, but also in a business and corporation standpoint. I plan to use my degree to put me into a situation where I am able to create an engineering firm or organization, whether it is an entrepreneurship or a partnership.  I feel that I can become most successful by pursuing these goals.

To be successful in this field I need to excel in many areas of my education, mainly math, sciences, and courses which teach presentation skills. I also need to be able to network so that I can make contacts and build relationships with engineering firms and other engineers for future work and job offers. The main weaknesses I have are with the minor details of work and really just the education, if I want to excel in this field and be successful I will need to scrutinize over my education and learn as much as I can so that I will be able to apply it to my career.

Engineering Specialty – Michael

I have wanted to be an engineer for a very long time. Ever since I got my first Lego set I wanted to pursue a career in the engineering field. I believe that if I receive a degree in engineering it would be the single most important achievement of my life. Although I will have to overcome some of my weaknesses, such as laziness and stubbornness, to achieve this very important task. Even though it will be hard i believe that it is necessary in order for me to go anywhere in life.

Before I receive my degree I will enroll in an internship, hopefully at a very well known and very reputable company. There I will learn the basics of working for a major company, and all the little things that they don’t teach you in college. After receiving my degree, I will pursue a career in one of the major companies. If no major company accept me I won’t give up, I’ll keep trying until I get a job in engineering because that’s just the type of person I am. I will never go out without a fight.

Engineering Specialties- Will Foreman

I decided that I wanted to be an engineer at a very young age. I did not know what type of engineer that I wanted to be, but it was embedded in my head that it was what I was going to do. I was always picking with toys and taking them apart. Then i rebuilt them just because it was fun. As I progressed through high school I narrowed down my engineering choices to computer and civil. I took the courses that would set me up to be successful in both fields.

When the time to choose came, I made the decision to take the civil engineering route. It interested me more because I like to be outdoors and a great deal of my work will take place outdoors. Civil engineering is broad, so although I do not know what specific part I want to go into, I have narrowed it down to two sections. These two sections are the construction and planning of bridges and the construction and planning of roads. I chose these two sections because I want to be a person that has engineered a great modern marvel such as the Monitor- Merrimac Bridge- Tunnel and The Golden Gate Bridge. I also want to create new highways to help prevent the cause of traffic.

With a degree in civil engineering I have a chance to do both of these things and much more. I need to improve on my critical thinking skills to manage this. Although I do think critacally, sometimes I do not think enough or I think too much so that I overlook the answer. But, I can build on my presenting skills. If I am working with a project on a team, I can use my presentation skills if I am the strongest presenter. These are just a few reasons and things as to why I chose my major of civil engineering.

Engineering Specialty – Micah T.

I want to be a computer engineer mostly because I am interested in computers and i want to learn more about how they work, and because there aren’t as many people getting into the engineering field in today’s world.  I will most likely get involved in fireware development for a company like AMD or Intel, I will have to know a great deal about how electronics work as well as how to program software.

I will have to build on my skills as an ”artist.”  A programmer needs to be creative and flexible in his/her field because of the need for a group of programmers to work together in making a near perfect product before it goes into production.  I believe that my “judge” like qualities will help me be able to potentially spot problems before they appear.