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Introduction to Engineering
Technology

Seventh Edition

Robert J. Pond & Jeffery L. Rankinen

Chapter 2

Career Choices in the Engineering
Technologies

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Introduction

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Major Technical Areas

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Chemical Engineering Technician (ChET)

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Civil and Architectural Engineering Technician
(CET)

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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician
(EET)

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Computer Engineering Technician (CpET)

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Industrial Engineering Technician (IET)

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Mechanical Engineering Technician (MET)

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Chemical Engineering Technician

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Major areas

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Research and development

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Production

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Technical Sales

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Chemical Engineering Technician
(ChET)

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Specialty areas

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Biological engineering technology

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Nuclear engineering technology

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Materials engineering technology

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Environmental engineering technology

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Petroleum engineering technology

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Chemical Engineering Technician
(ChET)

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Personal qualities needed

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An ability to work well with others as part of a
team

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An aptitude for and enjoyment of detail work

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Accuracy and patience when conducting
laboratory tests

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An ability to exercise care when working with
toxic chemicals or disease
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causing organisms

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Civil and Architectural Engineering
Technician (CET)

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Occupations

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Surveying roads

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Implementing the plans for large structures

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Supervising the building of highways

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Constructing bridges

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Infrastructure inspection

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Civil and Architectural Engineering
Technician (CET)

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Specialty Areas

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Property surveying

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GIS/GPS technician

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Architectural design technician

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Drafting and design technician


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Civil and Architectural Engineering
Technician (CET)

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Civil and Architectural Engineering
Technician (CET)

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Personal qualities

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A willingness to work with others as a part of a
team and to direct others

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An aptitude for science and mathematics

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A need to exercise creativity and an ability to
make decisions

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An ability to think and plan ahead

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A willingness to travel and work outdoors

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Civil and Architectural Engineering
Technician (CET)

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Drafting and Design Technician

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Mechanical drafter

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Electronics drafter

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Personal qualities

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An ability to learn new software

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Creativity and artistic ability

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Attention to detail

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Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Technician (EET)

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Electrical
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involves hard
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wired systems and
high
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power systems

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Electronic
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involves low
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power devices

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Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Technician (EET)

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Careers

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Field service representative

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Instrumentation technician

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Electromechanical technician

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Biomedical electronics technician

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Communications technician

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Computer Engineering Technician
(CpET)

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Computer engineering technician (CpET)
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services, connects, and programs personal
computers or mainframe computer systems.

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Computer Engineering Technician
(CpET)

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Occupations

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Information technologist

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Network specialist

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Personal qualities

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A willingness to work with others as part of a team

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Problem
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solving ability

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A willingness to work long hours to meet deadlines

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A constant drive to be retrained on new hardware and
software

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A willingness to travel


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Industrial Engineering Technician
(IET)

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Industrial engineering technician (IET)
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involved in methods and time study,
production control, and industrial
supervision.

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Industrial Engineering Technician (IET)

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IET Occupations

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Production controller

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Quality controller

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Statistical Process Control (SPC)

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IET personal qualities

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A willingness to work as part of a team

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An aptitude for mathematics, including statistics

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An ability to do detailed work with a high degree
of accuracy

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An ability to manage effectively with good verbal
skills

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Manufacturing Engineering Technician

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Quality Assurance (QA) specialist

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Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Industrial Engineering Technician
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Industrial Engineering Technician
(IET)

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Manufacturing Engineering Technician

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Blend of industrial and mechanical engineering
technologies

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Skills needed

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A strong work ethic and a good knowledge of quality principles

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Good report writing skills coupled with competency in oral
communications

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The ability to form, lead, and work well with teams

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A strong understanding of computers and of computer
-
integrated manufacturing

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A variety of basic IET skills and knowledge, such as costing and
pricing, material selection and safety

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A variety of mechanical engineering technology skills and
knowledge, such as basic turning, milling, grinding, extrusion
and welding operations

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Mechanical Engineering Technician
(MET)

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Works with power
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transmission equipment

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Examples: lever systems, gear trains, hydraulic
and pneumatic systems, pumps and
compressors, lathes, and milling machines

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Career fields

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Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)

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Mechanical design (Tool design)

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Numerical control (NC)

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Technical sales

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Fluid power

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Laser technology


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Mechanical Engineering Technician
(MET)

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Works with Computer Aided Design (CAD)
extensively

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Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

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CAD/CAM

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Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)

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Mechanical Engineering Technician
(MET)

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Personal qualities needed to succeed as a
MET

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A willingness to work with orders as part of a
team and to direct others

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An aptitude for mathematics and science

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An ability to work with care and accuracy

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Creativity in design work

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Mechanical aptitude