Mechanical engineering deals with machines – the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machinery, equipment, and instruments.
Mechanical engineers may work on manufacturing and maintenance of many kinds of machines – construction and industrial machinery, home appliances, engines, compressors, air-conditioning systems, hydraulic and pneumatic machinery.
Electrical engineering deals with the design, manufacturing, and control, and monitoring of electrical devices and machinery that are required for production and usage of electrical power in industries and homes.
Electrical engineers design and build systems ranging from smaller electronic consoles and computer systems to large telecommunications, control and electrical power engineering systems.
Civil engineering involves the design, construction, and maintenance of large infrastructure structures like railroads, pipelines, bridges, tunnels, dams, water towers and buildings.
Civil Engineers work on planning, design, construction, testing and maintenance of safe, cost-efficient, environmentally sound, and complex structures. They can also be involved with research and study of structural safety and environmental impact of their construction and efficient control of industrial waste and pollution.
Chemical engineering deals with designing systems and machines to transform raw materials (chemicals) into usable end products across various industries, like manufacturing, healthcare, plastics, packaging products, food processing, and electronics.
Chemical engineers research chemicals and their properties, perform experiments on them to evaluate their suitability for the end product, and design and develop equipment to process the chemicals into end products.
Industrial engineering involves designing and improving industrial facilities, equipment, and systems for manufacturing and production.
While mechanical engineers work on designing and producing products, industrial engineers work on analysis and research on costs, materials and processes that go into large-scale production to find efficiencies and profitability.
Automobile engineering involves the design and development of all processes in the manufacture of vehicles.
Automobile engineers work on improving the comfort, cost, safety, and aesthetics of vehicles. They are also involved with smooth working of the production line and finding & fixing quality issues.
Aerospace (and aeronautical) engineering deals with the design, manufacturing and testing of aircrafts, aerospace vehicles and spacecrafts. This can include frame and structure of these vehicles, the electronic control systems, navigation and communication systems.
Aerospace engineers research, develop and test materials suitable for these vehicles and find ways to make the vehicles and their systems more efficient, cheaper and most importantly, safer.
Computer engineering is the practice of designing computer hardware components, computer systems, networks and computer software.
Electronics engineering is the practice of designing computer hardware components, computer systems, networks and computer software.
Software engineering is the practice of designing computer hardware components, computer systems, networks and computer software.
Biomedical engineering deals with research and design of systems, equipment and devices to improve health care and medical services
This includes innovation and maintenance of medical products and equipment (more efficient X-Ray machines, CAT scanners, lasers, pacemakers, surgical robots, etc.) . Another important field in Biomedical Engineering is the design of better equipment for disabled people, including prosthetics, artificial limbs and parts, wheelchairs, etc.
Biomedical Engineers work closely with medical practitioners, including doctors, nurses, technicians, therapists and researchers, as well as end-users (patients who use the equipment) to determine, understand and meet their requirements for systems, equipment and devices.
Environmental engineering deals with environmental issues, specifically prevention and reduction of pollution.
Environmental engineers work to improve recycling, landfills, water and air pollution control, cleaning of polluted sites and ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
Agricultural engineering involves agriculture and crop production, efficiency of farming machinery, pollution and environmental issues, and storage and supply chain of agricultural products.
Agricultural engineers design more efficient and lesser expensive methods of farming, work on improving farming machines, and research solutions to problems like soil erosion.
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