Education and Research
Information technology is used in education and research to provide educational tools, administrative support, research tools, database information and much more. IT related careers are found in a variety of fields including:
Mechanical engineering in research, design and development of machinery and systems for heating, ventilating and air conditioning, power generation, transportation, processing and manufacturing. Mechanical engineers are employed by consulting firms, by power-generating utilities and in a wide range of manufacturing; processing and transportation industries or they may be self-employed. Learn more...
The aerospace field researches, designs and develops aerospace vehicles, aerospace systems and their components, and performs duties related to their testing, evaluation, installation, operation and maintenance. Aerospace engineers are employed by aircraft and spacecraft manufacturers, air transport carriers, and in government and educational and research institutions. Learn more...
Chemical engineers research, design, and develop chemical processes and equipment, oversee the operation and maintenance of industrial chemical, plastics, pharmaceutical, resource, pulp, and food processing plants and perform duties related to chemical quality control, environmental protection and biochemical or biotechnical engineering. Chemical engineers are employed in a wide range of manufacturing and processing industries, consulting firms, government, research and educational institutions. Learn More...
Mechatronics is the intersection of several related fields, namely Computer, Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, in order to produce practical tools. A Mechatronics specialist would be interested in jobs which integrate knowledge from different engineering fields and use them in order to create tools that can be used without the express knowledge of all of the fields together. Learn more...