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This is an ideal career for analytical thinkers. Engineers invent, create and build the world around us. As an engineer you use natural and man-made chemicals and materials to make the things we use every day.

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Aerospace Engineering is involved with modern flight technology. It addresses the design, construction and science of flight dynamics, aircraft structures and digital control systems. Various technologies are used including aerodynamics, avionics, materials science and propulsion. You can work on aeronautical engineering (aircraft that stay within the earth’s atmosphere) or astronautical engineering (craft that operate outside of the earth's atmosphere).

Biomedical Engineers work in the medical field. You use your problem solving skills together with other medical personnel to improve the quality of life of patients. Artificial implants and hearing devices were designed by biomedical engineers.

Chemical Engineers work in manufacturing plants. You could be designing equipment and processes for making energy and food or refining oil.

Civil Engineers plan, design and build bridges, roads, buildings and infrastructure projects. You would also work on maintaining those structures.

If you’re into machinery, you could design and build machines and engines as a Mechanical Engineer.

Sustainable Engineers design physical things using ecologically sustainable principles.  Perhaps you will be a ‘green’ engineer designing a new suburb, a building or refitting a building to be more energy efficient.

Mineral Engineers work in mining and the petroleum industries. You would be getting the raw materials out of the ground and be converting them to a form that is used by industry. The resources boom in Australia has created huge opportunities for this sector.

Electronic and Electrical Engineers work with electrical and electronic equipment such as communications systems, electric motors and machinery controls. You could also be designing the lighting, wiring in cars or planes or the latest in radar and navigation systems.  Perhaps working in the power industry would be more to your liking.

As a Systems Engineer you could be creating a new material using new technologies. You may be working on complex projects such as computer chip design, robotics or building a bridge.

Biomechanical Engineers focus on how engineering can be applied to the human body. Understanding the mechanics of how we walk and run, sit and stand, and bend and flex is critical to designing products that feel comfortable, provide safety and enhance human performance. Backpacks, child safety car seats and running shoes are just some of the products that biomechanical engineers design and test.

Agricultural Engineers design machinery and equipment that is used on farms. You could be working on ways to improve the environment by conserving soil and water or even improving the processes that take the produce from the farm gate through manufacture to the consumer.