Is ‘E’ your favourite letter in STEM? Check out some of the careers you could land in!
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A is for agricultural engineer
Mix engineering and agriculture to improve farming efficiency, sustainability and safety.
B is for biomedical engineer
Use your knowledge of medical science and engineering to come up with solutions that improve patients’ lives.
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C is for combat engineer
Increase the survivability and mobility of armed forces through data and engineering skills.
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D is for design engineer
Create detailed plans for everything from buildings and bridges to machines, systems and everyday objects.
E is for electrical engineer
Design and develop systems that use electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.
F is for flight test engineer
Assess the handling, performance or systems of different aircraft.
G is for geotechnical engineer
Specialise in the interaction between soil, rock and groundwater with engineered structures.
H is for humanitarian engineer
Use engineering know-how to improve the lives of disadvantaged people and communities.
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I is for instrumentation engineer
Design and develop unique spacecraft instruments, like circuit boards and sensors.
J is for jet engineer
A.k.a. an aeronautical engineer! Build, maintain and operate aircraft and aerospace vehicles.
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K is for kinetic engineer
Investigate motion and force to come up with ways to convert these into energy.
L is for laboratory engineer
Design, build and maintain lab facilities and equipment in fields like biomedicine and chemical engineering.
M is for mechanical engineer
Analyse, make and maintain machines, including renewable energy systems.
N is for nuclear engineer
Build machines that use the nuclear properties of matter, and the different kinds of energy that can be released from atoms, to do useful things.
RELATED: Download our free Nuclear Engineer Job Kit here
O is for optical engineer
Develop different optics used in spacecraft, satellites, sensing X-Rays and infrared rays.
P is for prosthetic engineer
Use mechanical and electrical engineering skills to create artificial limbs and devices.
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Q is for quantum engineer
Design, build and optimise quantum tech using the principles of quantum mechanics and engineering.
R is for roller-coaster engineer
Experts in the design, construction and maintenance of roller-coasters.
S is for site engineer
Oversee infrastructure projects like buildings, roads and bridges to ensure plans are carried out correctly and safely.
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T is for telecommunications engineer
Develop systems that transmit data signals across telecommunications networks.
U is for underground building engineer
A.k.a. a tunnel engineer! Work on the design, construction, maintenance and safety of tunnels..
V is for vehicle engineer
Design and test brake systems, engines, fuel tech and transmissions on spacecraft, robots and rockets.
W is for water engineer
Plan, design and manage projects relating to water, like clean water supplies and preventing flood damage.
X is for your ‘X’
If you’re stumped on what to study, the ‘STEM + X’ formula will help narrow down your options. Take the STEM area you’re most into, combine it with your passion. This could be engineering + nature (environmental engineering), engineering + music (sound engineering) or engineering + soccer (sports engineering).
Y is for yard engineer
Move trains between tracks to keep them organised and on schedule. This career is likely to boom with the rise of solar trains. (Did you know we have the world’s first solar train right here in Australia?).
Z is for zero emissions engineer
A.k.a. a renewable energy engineer! Find ways to use renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydro and biomass.
RELATED: Download our free Renewable Energy Engineer Job Kit here.
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