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Engineering Technology
What Do They Do?
Engineering technology combines scientific and engineering knowledge and methods with technical skills to put engineering design to work in production and manufacturing. Engineering technologists also find challenging careers in the sales, installation and servicing of highly specialized technological equipment.
Disciplines
- Electronics Engineering Technology is a large field with many different concentrations. Many electrical engineering technologists participate in the development and testing of new communication devices—such as more advanced telephone systems—as well as in supervising the manufacture of these devices. Others specialize in electronics and assist in the design, manufacture, and use of various circuits and electronic devices that produce, amplify, or detect electrical signals. Others focus on instrumentation—the use of electronic devices to make measurements such as pressure, temperature, speed, acceleration, voltage, and current. Still, others concentrate on the construction and operation of computer systems.
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology graduates help create and supervise the processes for manufacturing products. They translate the concepts and specifications of design engineers into the actual production of manufactured goods at the lowest possible cost. Manufacturing technologists direct and coordinate manufacturing processes in industrial plants, and work in areas such as automated testing and product improvement. Technical areas of work include planning, production methods, fabrication, assembly, materials handling, scheduling, and quality assurance.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates convert materials and energy into objects and services needed by the public. For example they help create the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems that make our homes and schools comfortable year-round as well as the power plants that we rely upon. They also help develop the machines we depend upon in our daily lives, including automobiles, airplanes, trains, copying machines, and fax machines. Positions are available in power generation, manufacturing operations, project planning, production supervision, plant operations, quality assurance, reliability testing, and technical sales and services.
- Telecommunications Engineering Technology will prepare graduates with the technical and managerial skills necessary to enter careers in the design, application, installation, management, operation, and/or maintenance of telecommunication systems. Their interests are typically in the applications of telecommunications to solve current industry problems, and they commonly start with a position of "telecommunication analyst". Graduates are ready for entry-level employment with companies which use public and private telecommunications systems, or which sell goods or services in support of telecommunications operations. The explosive growth of telecommunications has created a great demand for specialists in that field.
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