ENGINEERING:

Challenging, Rewarding
Potential Career
Engr. Kenneth Brian Landicho

What is ENGINEERING?

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?
The first thing to say about engineering is that
it covers so many different types of activity that
it's very hard to define.

Engineers make things, they make things

work and they make things work better

Engineers use their creativity

solutions to the worlds problems

Engineers help build the future

to

design

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

Engineering is the application of scientific

knowledge to solving problems in the real world.

ENGINEERING is the profession in which a

knowledge of the mathematical and natural
sciences gained by study, experience, and
practice is applied with judgment to develop
ways to utilize economically the materials and
forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.
(Accreditation
Board
for
Engineering
and
Technology, ABET US)

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

Engineers apply the principles of science and

mathematics to develop economical solutions to
technical problems. Their work is the link
between
scientific
discoveries
and
the
commercial applications that meet societal and
consumer needs. US Department of Labor

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

Comes from the Latin, ingeniere to design or to

devise.
subsystems
Device

Components

Engineering is
a design under
constraint

systems

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

In his book, "Disturbing the Universe" (Sloan

Foundation, 1981), physicist Freeman Dyson
wrote, "A good scientist is a person with original
ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a
design that works with as few original ideas as
possible. There are no prima donnas in
engineering."

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

Albert Einstein, one of the world's greatest

scientists, hit the nail right on the head when he
pondered the question 'what is engineering?'.

Scientists investigate
that which already is;
Engineers create that
which has never
been.

SCIENTIST VS ENGINEERING
SCIENTIST

Investigation,
understanding, and
discovery of nature, its
composition, and its
behavior (i.e., laws of
nature)

Why

Build (experiments, tools,

devices, etc.) to learn

ENGINEERING
Manipulating the
forces of nature to
advance humanity

How

Learn to build
(products and
services useful for
humans)

WHAT IS ENGINEERING?

While science (physics, chemistry, biology, etc.)

allows us to gain an understanding of the World
and the Universe, Engineering enables this
understanding to come to life through problem
solving, designing and building things.

Scientists and inventors often get the credit for

innovations that advance the human condition,
but it is engineers who are instrumental in
making those innovations available to the world.

What do ENGINEERS
do?

WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?

Engineers work on a vast range of different areas that

affect people. These include things such as advances
in biomedical engineering like new materials for hip
replacements or advanced prosthetics.

Engineers build the world around us including

buildings, roads, bridges, schools and hospitals.
Engineers also manage our water, gas and electricity
supplies and they also develop new ways to generate
electricity such as wind and solar power.

Engineers make the food we eat and the medicines we

take. They also develop new materials like high
performance sports fabrics or new electronic displays.

WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?

Plumber

PC Technician

Electrician

Auto Mechanic

Carpenter

Building
Supervisor/Handyman

Welder

Machinist

WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?

Use

math and science knowledge

Find

innovative
problems

Design

ways

to

solve

new products and technology

WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?

Design

Develop

Inspect

Evaluate

Maintain
solve

Test

Analyze

Modify
Research

Create

Innovate

Communicate

WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?

Consulting
Design
Development
Teaching
Manufacturing
Testing
Modelling
Planning
Production
Research
Sales
Prototyping
Maintenance
Analysis

WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?

Engineers can be distinguished from other professions

by their ability to solve complex problems and
implement solutions in cost effective and practical
ways.

Consider that many other professions such as

accounting, teaching and even business studies all
have their own mundane and repetitive tasks its the
ability to create something special like a two-hundred
story skyscraper or a car that runs on the invisible
force electricity that makes engineering stand out!

Engineering provides you with the opportunity to

contribute to society and leave a lasting impression on
the world.

What are the common

FIELDS of ENGINEERING?

FIELDS OF ENGINEERING
Philippine Technological Council (PTC)

is the umbrella organization of all accredited

professional engineering organizations (APO),
which are recognized by the Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC), and self-certifying
engineering professional organizations in the
country.

FIELDS OF ENGINEERING

Aerospace
Engineers

Agricultural
Engineers

FIELDS OF ENGINEERING

Chemical
Engineers

Civil Engineers

FIELDS OF ENGINEERING

Geodetic
Engineers

Mechanical
Engineers

FIELDS OF ENGINEERING

Metallurgical
Engineers

Mining
Engineers

FIELDS OF ENGINEERING

Naval Architects
and Marine
Engineers

Sanitary
Engineers

FIELDS OF ENGINEERING

Electronics
Engineers

Electrical
Engineers

Industrial
Engineers

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

is the practice of designing and optimizing

facilities, equipment, systems and processes for
manufacturing, material processing, and any
number of other work environments.

The field of industrial engineering brings together

the various sciences concerned with technology
the production of goods, performance of
services, and the way in which people work.
(CHED Memorandum Order No. 15, s-2008)

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Human
Factors
Production
Planning
and Control

Manufacturing
Systems and
Processes

Occupational
Safety

Quality
Control

Industrial
Engineer

Systems
Reliability

Facilities
Design

Systems
Analysis and
Design

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATIONS

Production Engineering

Organization and Decision Systems

Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering

ALLIED PROGRAMS

Mechanical
Engineering,
Engineering
Management, Statistics, Business Administration,
Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

The field of Electrical Engineering deals with the

generation,
transmission,
distribution,
and
utilization of electricity.

It also deals with the design, operation and

protection, maintenance and economics of
electrical systems with emphasis on ethical
values to harness economically and safely the
materials, and forces of nature for the benefit of
society and the environment.

(CHED Memorandum No. 34, s-2008)

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

Power Engineer

Design Engineer

Illumination Engineer

Entrepreneur

Sales Engineer

Distribution Engineer

Engineering Educators and Researchers

Instrumentation and Control Engineers

Safety Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Construction and Project Engineer

Software Developer

Electrical Design Inspector

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ALLIED PROGRAMS

Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,

Computer Engineering, Computer Science

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Electronics
Engineering
is
a
branch
of
engineering
that
integrates
available
and
emerging technologies with knowledge of
mathematics,
natural,
social
and
applied
sciences
to
conceptualize,
design,
and
implement new, improved, or innovate electronic,
computer and communication systems, devices,
goods, services, and processes.

(CHED Memorandum No. 24, s-2008)

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

Broadcasting

Telecommunications

Semiconductor Device Fabrication/Manufacturing (Engineer)

Electronics Design

Computer Systems

Instrumentation and Telemetry

Automation, Feedback, Process Control, Robotics and Mechatronics

Industrial Electronics

Signal Processing

Optics

Medical/Biomedical Electronics

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ALLIED PROGRAMS

Information Technology, Electrical Engineering,

Computer
Engineering,
Civil
Engineering,
Computer Science

ENGINEERING: A CAREER PATH

Being an ENGINEER is:

challenging

and rewarding.

coming

up with solutions to problems that no one

else knows the answer.

being

part of a profession that makes life better for

humanity.

finding

the answers to the challenges that confront

society.

about

making a difference and if that sounds

exciting it might be the right career choice for you

ENGINEERING: A CAREER PATH

Engineering has matured and expanded over the

centuries
along
with
our
knowledge
and
understanding of science, mathematics and the laws
of physics and their applications.

It was engineering that brought us out of the caves; it

was engineering that took us to the moon; and if we
ever make it to the stars, it will be engineering that
takes us there. As our knowledge continues to
advance, engineers will have new opportunities to
find practical uses for scientific discoveries.

ENGINEERING: A CAREER PATH

Engineers are shaping the future by applying their

skills to almost everything you can think of, from
medicine to renewable energy, food technologies to
sustainable mining. There really is no limit to what
engineers can do.

ENGINEERING: A CAREER PATH

As the novelist James A. Michener aptly put it in his

novel "Space" (Fawcett, 1983),

"Scientists
dream
about doing great
things. Engineers do
them."