WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN...
ENGINEERING
Possible Career Options
(some career areas require advanced education)
Acoustical Engineer
Aerospace Engineer
Aeronautical Engineer
Agricultural Engineer
Astronaut
Automotive Engineer
Biomedical Engineer
Ceramic Engineer
Chemical Engineer
Civil Engineer
Computer Engineer
Consulting Engineer
Control Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Engineering Educator
Engineering Technician
Environmental Engineer
Field Service Engineer
Fire Protection Engineer
Geological Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Industrial Designer
Manufacturing Engineer
Materials Engineer
Mechanical Drafter
Mechanical Engineer
Metallurgical Engineer
Naval Engineer
Nuclear Engineer
Operating Engineer
Petroleum Engineer
Plastics Engineer
Physicist
Process Engineer
Research Engineer
Radio Engineer
Safety Engineer
Surveyor
Systems Analyst
Textile Engineer
Leadership/Management Skills
• Applying data
• Identifying priorities and parameters
• Analyzing
Communication/Writing Skills
• Writing factual material clearly and concisely
• Summarizing
• Understand technical/mechanical terms
Research/Analytical Skills
• Manipulating information using expertise in
mathematics
• Applying appropriate methods to test the validity of data
• Using numbers as reasoning tools
• Designing and experiment, plan or model that
systematically defines a problem
Artistic/Creative Skills
• Designing and or using audio-visual aids
Additional Skills
• Using tools to assemble
• Using computers
• Tend to be more analytical thinking
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
100 East 8th Street | Holland, MI 49423
careers@hope.edu
616.395.7950
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN...
ENGINEERING
Web Resources
Online Career Resources After College
www.aftercollege.com
Professional Associations
Acoustical Society of America
www.asa.aip.org
American Association for the Advancement of Science
www.aaas.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov
American Council of Engineering Companies
www.acec.org
Internship Online Resources
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
www.aiche.org
Non-local Internships
www.internships.com
Idealist and Action Without Borders
www.idealist.org
Local Internships
http://jobstop.hope.edu
Employment Opportunity Online Resources
Engineer Jobs
www.engineeringjobs.net
Engineering Jobs and Resume Database
www.feamax.com
Just Engineering Jobs
www.justengineeringjobs.com
The Engineer Job Search Engine
www.engineer.net
More resource links are available
at the Career Development Center website:
www.hope.edu/student/career
American Society for Engineering Education
www.asee.org
American Society of Civil Engineers
www.asce.org
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
www.asme.org
National Action Council for Minorities in
Engineering
www.nacme.org
National Society of Professional Engineers
www.nspe.org
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
www.siam.org
Society for Women Engineers
www.swe.org
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
100 East 8th Street | Holland, MI 49423
careers@hope.edu
616.395.7950
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN...
ENGINEERING
Hope Graduates in the Engineering World
Senior Manager...................................................................................................................................................Accenture
Technical Consultant.......................................................................................Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle
Regional Vice President.....................................................................................................................Alliance Bernstein
Controls Engineer.......................................................................................................................................Apex Controls
Electrical Engineer................................................................................................................................Black and Veatch
Structural Engineer...............................................................................................................................Boeing Company
Production Engineer......................................................................................................................Breitburn Operating
Quality Assurance...................................................................................................................Brighton Tool & Die, Inc.
Autopart Technician...........................................................................................................Burke E. Porter Machinery
Qulaity Engineer................................................................................................................................................Cam Craft
Mechanical Engineer...............................................................................................................................Caterpillar, Inc.
Software Development Engineer II..........................................................................................................Century Link
Rotational Engineer.............................................................................................................Cook Nuclear Power Plant
Business Technology Analyst................................................................................................................................Deloitte
President..........................................................................................................................Disher Design & Development
Embedded Systems Engineer..........................................................................................................DornerWorks, LTD
Engineer - Hybrid Truck..................................................................................................................Eaton Corporation
Aerospace Solar Panel Manufacturing Engineer......................................................................Emcore Corporation
Civil Design Engineer.................................................................................Entergy - Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Product Design Engineer.............................................................................................................Ford Motor Company
Co-Owner/Sales.........................................................................................................Frederick Sales and Engineering
Lead Systems Engineer...................................................................................................................................GE Aviation
Globalcare Technical Support Manager..............................................................................................GE SmartSignal
Dynamics Engineer.............................................................................................................................General Dynamics
Process Engineer...........................................................................................................................................General Mills
Chemical Development Engineer..................................................................................................Gentex Corporation
Sustaining Engineer..............................................................................................................Goodman Manufacturing
Structural Engineer............................................................................................................................HBM Engineering
New Product Development Quality Engineer.............................................................................Herman Miller Inc.
Design Engineer...........................................................................................Honda Research & Development Center
Professor of Engineering............................................................................................................................Hope College
Commodity Manager for Global Sourcing and Procurement.....................................................Intel Corporation
Aerospace Engineer.......................................................................................................Lockheed Martin Corporation
Fire Protection Engineer.........................................................................................................................................Magna
Mining Engineer...........................................................................................Marston, A Golder Associates Company
Rehabilitation Engineer...........................................................................................................Mary Free Bed Hospital
Controller....................................................................................................................................................................Nissan
Interior Design Engineer..................................................................................................Nissan North America, Inc.
Fellow Software Engineer..............................................................................................................Northrop Grumman
Biomedical Engineering....................................................................................................................St. Mary’s Hospital
Manager, Web Architecture and Development......................................................................................Steelcase Inc.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
100 East 8th Street | Holland, MI 49423
careers@hope.edu
616.395.7950