Undergraduate Careers

What does an engineer do?

An engineer is a professional who solves problems by applying knowledge from the sciences, from the arts, from politics, and from economics and is a professional who makes a difference by inventing things to improve our quality of life. Below are a few examples of what UGA engineers are doing:

• using knowledge from ecology to remediate the adverse impact of pollution on the environment
• using knowledge from microbiology and biochemistry to help develop new drugs
• using knowledge from biology to design new medical devices
• using knowledge physics to design computer-controlled manufacturing systems and other electromechanical devices
• using knowledge from the computational sciences to better integrate software and hardware in computers
• using knowledge from physics to design buildings as well as the environment within buildings
  

Yearly Job Fair

Each October, an Engineering Career Fair is held in the Driftmier Engineering Center Auditorium. The fair offers students an opportunity to learn about career opportunities in engineering (including Cooperative positions) and network with practicing engineers.

Engineering employers are not charged a fee to participate. Employers interested in participating in the fair should contact Kristin Brink for more information.

Students are also encouraged to use the services offered by the University of Georgia Career Center.

Positions held by recent graduates in the UGA engineering undergraduate program:

Project Engineer for Carter and Sloope Inc. - a civil engineering consulting firm in Macon Georgia
Job responsibilities include: designing water treatment systems; developing and monitoring of solid waste facilities; management of storm water and water transfers; solving problems in natural resources

Process Engineer for Merial - a leading global animal pharmaceuticals manufacturer
Job responsibilities include: monitoring control systems for biochemical processes; conducting inspections to insure product quality and worker safety

Manufacturing Engineer for Reliance Electric Co.
Job responsibilities include: supervising the manufacturing process of small electrical motors; redesign of manufacturing processes; scheduling and supervision of assembly line operations; quality control of production processes

Engineer for McNaughton-McKay Electric Company - distributor of electrical products
Job responsibilities include: design of automated systems; field installation of manufactured products; oversight of customized products

Structural Engineer for Winfrey Architectural Concrete Inc. - a company in Erie, Colorado that makes concrete products
Job responsibilities include: designing customized concrete products including architectural cladding and wall panels; supervising drafting and engineering department; quality control of production processes

Systems Engineer for Georgia Power Energy Services
Job responsibilities include: monitor and control transmission and distribution system; development and operational evaluation of power system; management of human, physical, and energy resources

Director of Donor Center Operations for Serologicals Inc. - a global provider of biological products
Job responsibilities include: oversight of global regulatory compliance and quality programs; maintain all aspects of daily center functions and storage equipment and facilities; operation and maintenance of donor tissue

Civil Engineer for Federal Aviation Administration
Job responsibilities include: designing FAA facilities such as air traffic control towers; supervision of construction; installation of radar/surveillance systems

Environmental Engineer for J.W. Salm Engineering
Job responsibilities include: solving problems in natural resources conservation and production; designing storm water management systems; ground water monitoring and soil borings; construct vegetated wetland for municipal wastewater treatment

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For more information contact:

University of Georgia Career Center
Clarke Howell Hall, 2nd Floor
Athens, GA 30602
(706) 542-3375
Fax (706) 542-8431
Jimmy Richardson
Career Consultant
jim...@uga.edu