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Engineering

 

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The term "engineering" covers an incredibly wide range of things: there's engineering in building and construction, engineering to do with anything that flies, swims or moves on the roads, engineering in the electronics and communications sector, engineering in the utilities — you name the area, there'll be an engineer in there somewhere.

Engineering is heavily based on maths and many engineers come from a maths background. Here are some examples.


Plus magazine career interviews

Plus magazine interview, biomechanical engineer
Jose Munoz explains how engineering can allow you to explore the unknown, from understanding how mechanical structures bend to investigating the way genes affect the shape of embryos.

Plus magazine interview, audio software engineer
Skot MacDonald combines maths and music in his ideal career as an audio software engineer

Plus Magazine interview, electronic engineer
Geraldine Paxton is a member of the Ford Motor Company Limited's graduate trainee scheme. Geraldine tells us about her work there, from driving cars on the German autobahns to ensuring production lines keep working.

Plus magazine interview, aerodynamicist
Christine Hogan is doing a PhD in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, with the aim of working in racecar design

Plus magazine careers library
A collection of interviews from people in various maths-related careers, showing the wide range of uses maths can get put to in the real world.


Career profiles from scenta

Andrew, aerospace engineer
 

Julie, automotive industry
 

Andrew, automotive industry
 

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The scenta website has lots of information about jobs in engineering, technology and science, and lists current vacancies in these sectors.

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Browse the case studies on the scenta website.


Career profiles from the American Mathematical Society

Kathryn E. Brenan, The Aerospace Corporation

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society complete with details on the type of maths used.


William J. Browning, Applied Mathematics, Inc.

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Jerry Cline, McDonnell Douglas Corporation

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Douglas Cooper, Naval Research Laboratory

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details of the kind of maths used.


Stephen Hobbs, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Jim Phillips, Boeing Information and Support Services

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Candace K. Sleeman, Gorca Systems, Inc

A career profile from the American Mathematical society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Career information from the American Mathematical Society
 
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