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How would you characterize an average day at your job and how is sustainability integrated into your job as an engineer?

Since the start of my high school career I have dreamed of becoming an engineer. I will thrive to major as an engineer because I know that engineers work to solve global problems such as world hunger, clean water, protecting the environment and improving the quality of everyday life. Now that the time is right around the corner, I have a question for all of the engineers out there. #engineering #engineer #mechanical-engineering #civil-engineering #english #software-engineering #industrial-engineering

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Edward’s Answer

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It all depends on what area you decide to work in. As an industrial engineer, I have worked in multiple sectors of industry, which keeps my career fresh and reduces the chances of me becoming bored. With industrial engineering as my major, I have worked in freight transportation and logistics, public sector/state government finance, public sector mass transit and retail logistics.


An average day for me includes coming in to the office to lead and participate in meetings about software systems or business processes. These software systems and business processes impact how quickly and costly cell phones get transported from manufacturers to our warehouses/distribution centers and to stores/customers. All of the meetings are team based, and projects are only successful if the team works together. I think it is way too easy to get stuck in the office, so it is critical for engineers to go out and look, and to see what conditions look like in reality


With regard to sustainability, it is present everywhere. As an industrial engineer, a common goal is to lower costs and eliminate/reduce waste. Energy costs are big in certain types of industries, and energy savings are great for a company's bottom line, as well as the environment.


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Doug’s Answer

Hello! I specialize in an area of software engineering/ development called "Lean and Agile Software Development", which places specific emphasis on the importance of respecting people, specifically the people doing the work - the software engineers and all those who support their work, as well as customers and all "stakeholders" in the business. A key part of respecting people is to work at a sustainable pace. People do their best work when they work at a sustainable pace, for example about 40-50 hours per week. So in my job I work with the organization (managers, engineers and others) to help make sure we have a sustainable pace. Part of that is building the software/ products in such a way as it is easy and safe to make changes without causing lots of problems that lead to having to work overtime. The simple design mentioned in another posted answer is a key factor in building software/ products in such a way. I hope that helps!
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Nick’s Answer

The typical day in engineering depends greatly on your industry, your company and your position but Sustainability is critical to all.


Your first position in engineering could be as a designer, which may require a significant time using CAD or writing code. In that type of position you would take requirements from your customer and design the most efficient product possible. The simplest designs to achieve or exceed the goals have better chance of sustaining through the future.


Your position could also be as an engineering technician which involve using lab equipment to test products or perform experiments. Sustainability in this role would involve making test methods as fast as possible while maintaining the quality of the test results.


You could also be a quality engineer which would involve reviewing designs, inspecting products, data or software and giving valuable feedback to improve quality or sustainability.


I hope this helps!!
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