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Engineering Careers and Preparation University of Pittsburgh Society of Women Engineers Middle School Engineering Day November 2014
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Contents Brief introductions • About MSA • About me
Engineering careers & expectations • Engineering disciplines • Typical career opportunities
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Benefits of preparing for engineering school early How to help prepare for engineering school Q&A © MSA 2014
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MSA History Established in 1914 • U.S. Bureau of Mines Search & Rescue Team Leaders • Started company after Jed Mine explosion • First major product: Edison Flameless Electric Miner’s Cap Lamp
John T. Ryan
George H. Deike
Pittsburgh-based company with first factory on Braddock Avenue
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MSA Today Global publicly-traded company headquartered in Cranberry Twp., PA • R&D Centers ◘
Cranberry Twp., PA, USA
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Lake Forest, CA, USA
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Berlin, Germany
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Châtillon, France
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Suzhou, China
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Värnamo, Sweden
• Satellite Engineering Sites ◘
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Milan, Italy
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Tokyo, Japan
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• 15 manufacturing locations in 11 countries • Approx. 5,300 associates worldwide • USD 1.9 billion in sales © MSA 2014
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MSA Markets & Customers Global Markets & Customer Base • Oil, gas, & petrochemical • General industrial applications • Metal works (steel, aluminum) • Environmental & hazmat • Utilities • Mining • Military/police
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• Construction • Shipbuilding • Fire service • Retail
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Engineering at MSA Product Lines Fixed Gas & Flame Detection Hearing and Communications
Breathing Apparatus
Thermal Imaging
Industrial Head Protection
Respiratory Protection
Fire Head Protection
Fall Protection
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Portable Gas Detection
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About Me Seneca Valley High School, 2009 University of Pittsburgh, 2013 • B.S. Mechanical Engineering • Completion of three co-op rotations with two Pittsburgh-based companies ◘
Eaton Corp. (Electrical equipment)
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FirstEnergy (Nuclear power)
• SWE, Phi Sigma Rho, ASME, Pi Tau Sigma 8
MSA, May 2013 – Present • Head/Eye/Face/Hearing New Product Development Engineer
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Engineering Careers
Mechanical
Chemical
Civil & Environmental
Computer & Software
Electrical
Industrial
Bioengineering
Materials Science
Engineering Science/Physics
Other disciplines/ certificates
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Many different majors, certificates, minors, etc. available within engineering Engineering can lead to careers in design, quality, operational excellence, marketing, sales, manufacturing, management, etc.—many options!
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Engineering Disciplines Mechanical Engineering • Broadest engineering discipline • Focuses on design/analysis of systems with moving parts or exchange of energy ◘
Consumer products & machine design
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Thermal process design/analysis
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Automotive design/analysis
• Median pay, 2012: $80,580.00
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Example classes •
Thermodynamics
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Fluid Dynamics
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Thermal Systems Design
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Mechanical Design & Measurements
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Statics and Structural Analysis
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Dynamic Systems
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Fracture Mechanics
Typical entry-level positions •
New product development engineer
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Product line support engineer
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Manufacturing or Op/Ex engineer
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Thermal systems design engineer
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Engineering Disciplines Chemical Engineering • Study processes that involve changes to matter and energy ◘
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Design and test processes for drug, food, chemical, consumer product, material manufacturing Research and develop new or improved processes Test and monitor process or product performance
• Median pay, 2012: $94,350.00
Example classes •
Organic Chemistry
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P-Chemistry
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Thermodynamics
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Process Design
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Reactive Process Engineering
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Transport Phenomena
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Dynamics and Modeling
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Process engineer
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R&D engineer
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Engineering Disciplines Example classes
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Statics and Structural Analysis
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Fluid Mechanics
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Soil Mechanics
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Hydrology and Water Resources
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Environmental Engineering
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Buildings
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Construction Management
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Tunnels
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Design for Sustainability
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Roads
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Bridges
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Dams
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Water supply and sewage treatment systems
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Gas & pipeline engineer
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Construction engineer
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Geotechnical engineer
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Transportation engineer
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• Design, construct, and supervise large construction projects
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Engineering Disciplines Computer & Software Engineering • Research, design, and test computer systems and components or software
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Digital Logic
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Linear Circuits & Systems
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Computer Organization & Architecture
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Signals and Systems Analysis
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Digital Design
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Application design
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Embedded Programming
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Embedded programming
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Software Design
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Software design
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Web Applications
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Hardware design
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Lasers & Optics
• Median pay, 2012: $100,920.00
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Typical entry-level positions •
New product/software/hardware engineer
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Network engineer
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Engineering Disciplines Electrical Engineering • Design, develop, and test electrical equipment ◘
Printed circuit boards
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Motors
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Communication systems
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Power generation systems
• Median pay, 2012: $89,630.00
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Linear Circuits & Systems
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Embedded Systems Design
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Digital Electronics
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Digital and Analog Filter Design & Analysis
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Communication Systems
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Power Distribution Systems Analysis
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Power Generation, Operation, and Control
Typical entry-level positions •
New product development engineer
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Product line support engineer
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Instrumentation & controls engineer
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Operations/systems analyst
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Engineering Disciplines Industrial Engineering • Optimize complex processes & products ◘
Review and streamline production schedules, process flow
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Plan product manufacturing and line layout
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Plan or design quality control systems
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Confer with customers and management
• Median pay, 2012: $78,860.00
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Manufacturing Process Engineering
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Engineering Economic Analysis
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Human Factors Engineering
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Total Quality Management
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Data Mining
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Supply Chain Analysis
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Productivity Analysis
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LEAN Six Sigma
Typical entry-level positions •
Production Line Supervisor
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LEAN or Six Sigma Coordinator
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Op/Ex or Quality Engineer
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Manufacturing Engineer
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Engineering Disciplines Example classes •
Organic chemistry
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Cell biology
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Artificial Organs
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Biotransport Phenomena
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Biological Signals and Systems
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Biomedical Imaging
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Tissue Engineering
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Biomaterials and Biocompatibility
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Enter graduate medical school
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Enter graduate physician’s assistant (PA) school
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Design engineer
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R&D engineer
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Bioengineering • Design & analyze solutions to problems in medicine ◘
Design artificial organs or limbs
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Design or analyze new ways to diagnose medical problems
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Design or analyze new biomedical equipment
• Optimize patient care • Median pay, 2012: $86,960.00
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Engineering Disciplines Material Science and Engineering • Develop, research, and test new materials
Example classes •
Materials Structure and Properties
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Materials and Manufacturing
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Mechanical Behavior of Materials
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Ferrous Physical Metallurgy
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Polymers
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Principles of Steel Alloy Processing & Design
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Composites
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Structures of Crystals and Diffraction
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Ceramics
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Micro/nano manufacturing
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Steels
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Semiconductors
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Etc.
Typical entry-level positions •
New product development engineer
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R&D engineer
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Metallurgical engineer
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Ceramics engineer
• Median pay, 2012: $85,150.00
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Polymer/elastomer engineer
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Process engineer
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Engineering Disciplines Engineering Science/Physics • Flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum ◘
Covers higher-level science and math than traditional engineering majors
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Challenging & intensive major
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Upper-level Physics
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Upper-level mathematics
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Sampling of cross-disciplinary classes ♦
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Entry into graduate school
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R&D engineer
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Engineering Disciplines Other disciplines/certificates available (varies with college) •
Aerospace: design of airplanes, spacecrafts, satellites, missiles
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Petroleum: design and develop oil/gas extraction methods
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Nuclear: research and develop processes and/or instruments nuclear energy systems
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Mining: design mine layouts, evaluate possible sites of interest, design or plan transportation
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Product Realization: focus on new product development, designing for customer specifications
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Engineering for Humanity: focus on sustainable development, design for the environment, entrepreneurship
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Supply Chain Certificate: focus on supply chain/facilities logistics and management
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Health Systems Concentration/Certificate: focus on dynamics, structure, and functions of healthcare organizations
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Industrial Example: Engineering at MSA Over 300 engineers, scientists, and technicians worldwide • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Software Design • Industrial Design • Material Science
Focus on innovation/continuous improvement and exceeding global safety standards
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• New product development • Quality assurance • Advanced materials research • Process engineering • Manufacturing optimization
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Industrial Example: Product Innovation at MSA GASSONIC OBSERVER-i
PremAire® Combination SAR Unique combination valve design combines pressure reducer and cylinder valve within one assembly
Artificial Neural Networks distinguish real gas leaks from false alarm sources
V-Gard® GREEN Hard Hat First hard hat made from renewable sources
ALTAIR® 2X Gas Detectors First and Only Gas-less Bump Test
XCell® Sensors Galaxy® GX2 System
Exclusive end-of-sensor-life warning; 50% less cal gas than competitive sensors
Automated system for intelligent testing & calibration of ALTAIR Series Gas Detectors
Gravity® Sure-LineTM Horizontal Lifeline
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Unique, exclusive bypass shuttles enable two workers to share a line and pass each other while maintaining 100% tie-off
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Typical Career Opportunities Upper Management Engineering Technical
Sr. Principal Engineer
Sr. Engineering Manager
Principal Engineer
Engineering Manager
Engineering Management Engineering – Project Management Marketing
Senior Staff Engineer
Engineering Project Manager
Product Group Manager
Engineering Project Specialist
Product Line Manager
Regional Technical Sales Manager
Product Line Specialist
Technical Sales Representative
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Staff Engineer II
Staff Engineer I NPD, Quality, Manufacturing, OpEx,…
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Engineering Undergraduate School In a word: intensive Freshman year curriculum • Physics I & II • Chemistry I & II • Calculus I & II • Analysis tools (Excel, MATLAB) • Basic programming (HTML, C++)
Sophomore – senior year curriculum
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• Calculus III • Linear Algebra • Differential Equations • Department specific courses
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Engineering Undergraduate School Mostly lecture & lab based • Generally 1 hr lectures, 4 hr labs
Heavy course load • 15 – 18 credits a semester
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• Graduate school: research or lab experience • Industry: internships or cooperative education
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Engineering Undergraduate School  Much more time-intensive & stressful than most undergraduate majors
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Engineering Undergraduate School Much more time-intensive & stressful than most undergraduate majors Also very rewarding! • Great career opportunities • Work on things that directly impact the public & improve quality of life
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Engineering Undergraduate School Much more time-intensive & stressful than most undergraduate majors Also very rewarding! • Great career opportunities • Work on things that directly impact the public & improve quality of life
Co-op/internship fairs
• Opportunity to intern, co-op, study abroad, etc. ◘
Study-abroad
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Cooperative Education Office – coops
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International Programs Office ♦
Short-duration (2-4 wk) programs
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Semester-duration programs
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Benefits of Preparing for Engineering School Early Realistic expectations during freshman year • Time-management • Exam difficulty
Increased confidence in core course material, particularly for freshman year • Physics • Chemistry 28
• Calculus • Analysis tools (Excel, MATLAB)
Competitive advantage when applying to college!
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How to Help Prepare for Engineering School Encourage advanced/AP physics, calculus, or chemistry if possible • Freshman curriculum courses for all engineering disciplines • Get college credit/a solid foundation in fundamentals of engineering
Encourage AP or CHS courses for general education requirements if possible (English, Humanities, Social Sciences) • Get college credit but in a familiar high school environment • Can focus on core curriculum freshman year, get ahead of schedule, take more advanced courses, technical electives, etc.
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How to Help Prepare for Engineering School Help to practice good study habits • Most engineers “naturals” at getting great grades in high school
Encourage a balanced lifestyle now • Learn time-management, stress-relief through extracurricular activities • Build resumé in competitive student market
Explore interests prior to applying to schools • Job-shadow an engineer or other professionals (Pittsburgh Chapter – Engineering Apprentices) • Enroll in STEM-focuses classes/clubs 30
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How to Help Prepare for Engineering School
Consider exploratory high school summer programs to determine if engineering (and which discipline) is best fit Examples: • Introduction to Engineering at University of Notre Dame http://www3.nd.edu/~iep/ • Engineering Innovation at Johns Hopkins http://engineering.jhu.edu/ei/about-ei/program-description/
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• Summer Academy for Mathematics and Science at Carnegie Mellon http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/diversity-sams • Summer Engineering Exploration Camp or Summer Engineering Academy at University of Michigan
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How to Help Prepare for Engineering School: More MS/HS Programs Girls of Steel Robotics • http://www.girlsofsteelrobotics.c om/
CMU Tech Nights for Girls • http://women.cs.cmu.edu/techni ghts/
Sarah Heinz House • http://www.sarahheinzhouse.co m/sharp
Greene Academy • http://www.greeneacademy.net/
Pitt Technology Leadership Initiative
SSOE Bioengineering Camp • http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/ TissueEngineeringSummerCam p/
SSOE Investing Now • http://engineering.pitt.edu/Invest ingNow/
Beaver County STEM • https://bcstem.wordpress.com/
TSA (Technology Student Association) • http://www.tsaweb.org/
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Summary Engineering as a career • Many disciplines, programs, options available • Many benefits as well – financial security, challenging work, beneficial to society, international opportunities, creative thinking, etc. Preparing for engineering school • Determine interests • Plan high school classes appropriately ◘
Physics, Calculus, Chemistry
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• Encourage healthy habits
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Studying
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Balancing school with extracurriculars
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Co-op Experience FirstEnergy (1 Rotation) • Shippingport, PA: Components and Maintenance
Eaton Corp. (2 Rotations) • Pittsburgh, PA: Product Support • Raleigh, NC: Quality & Op/Ex
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Study Abroad Experience Pitt Plus3: Augsburg, Germany • Company visits ◘
SGL Carbon
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Impuls Arena
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Audi Museum
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Mercedes/Daimler
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Fujitsu/Siemens
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Munich
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Berlin
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Dachau concentration camp
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