Careers In Engineering

Civil Engineering Careers

Civil Engineers design many of the facilities that we use every day, such as roads, buildings, and bridges. Civil Engineers also design dams and water and waste water treatment plants. If you enjoy getting out of the office, civil engineering could be for you, since most civil engineers are also very involved in the construction of these facilities. Firms hiring recent Trine graduates include:

• Michigan Department of Transportation
• Indiana Department of Transportation
• NUCOR Steel Plant in Waterloo, IN
• Engineering Resources Inc in Ft. Wayne, IN
• Office of the City Engineer in Archbold, Ohio
• City of Ft. Wayne Utilities Department
• Corporate Construction, Inc in Auburn, IN
• Cross Roads Engineers in Indianapolis, IN
• Marathon Ashland Petroleum of Ohio
• American Structurepoint in Indianapolis, IN
• Patriot Engineering in Fort Wayne, IN
• Lawon-Fisher Associates in South Bend, IN
• Cives Steel Company in Wolcott, IN
• Miller Brothers Construction in Archbold, Ohio
  

Mechanical Engineering Careers

Manufacturing, quality control, design, and test engineering are some of the possible career choices for mechanical engineering graduates. Listed below are some of the companies that have hired recent graduates:

• Applied Process
• Caterpillar
• Cooper Tire and Rubber
• Dana
• Easton Corp
• Freudenburg-NOK
• General Dynamics
• General Motors
• Harrison Steel
• Hendrickson Suspension
• Honda
• Ingersoll-Rand
• International Truck
• Lockheed-Martin
• KPS Satellite
• Parker Hannifin
• Rolls-Royce
• Ultra Electronics
• U. S. Steel

Biomedical Engineering Careers

Driven by an aging U.S. population and the increasing demand for improved, cost-effective medical devices, the U.S. Department of Labor estimates a 21 percent rise in biomedical engineering jobs over the next decade.  Specific growth areas include rehabilitation and orthopedic engineering. A majority of these jobs, unlike many other engineering specialties, require a graduate degree for many entry-level positions*.

Trine University's graduate program in Biomedical Engineering focuses on an applied engineering and research curriculum that will engage engineers in advanced study of mechanical efficacy, materials, and structures in practical (non-clinical) environments.  Leading orthopedics companies seek engineers who possess qualifications beyond the Bachelor of Science level and experience in the design, development, testing, and application of biomedical devices, physiologic systems, biological and biomaterials.

Design, manufacturing, quality control, testing evaluation, research and development are some of the possible choices for possible career choices for biomedical graduates.  Some of the companies that are likely to recruit our graduates include:

• Bio Met
• Depuy  Orthopaedics
• Eli Lilly
• GE  Medical
• Paragon Medical
• Smith & Nephew
• Stryker Howmedica Osteonics (Stryker Orthopaedics)
• Symmetry Medical
• Zimmer

* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 Edition, Engineers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm (visited January 30, 2009).