Looking for a career that’s stimulating, challenging and inspiring? Look no further than engineering.
As an engineer, you could find yourself designing fighter jets (Aeronautical engineering), creating special effects for blockbuster films (Software engineering) and even helping Paralympians smash world records (Medical engineering).
If you are looking for a challenge that actively improves the lives of others, then one of the most exciting areas open to potential engineers is in healthcare. Biomedical engineering is bringing about some of the biggest medical breakthroughs of our time and helping to develop major advances in health for people all over the world.
Working with teams of scientists, nurses and doctors, these engineers are developing everything from medical imaging systems that help fight illnesses such as Alzheimer’s or Epilepsy, to devices such as the cochlear implant which has helped over 59,0001 people around the world to hear again.
Check out the NOISEmakers for some ideas on the different types of engineers out there.
The future is bionic
Biomedical engineers are also at the forefront of developing materials to integrate with the human body. They develop new tissue grown from cells in a lab that can be put back into the body as artificial organs and prosthetic limbs which function effectively; helping victims of disease, accidents and warfare live normal lives again.
Meanwhile, software engineers have enabled doctors worldwide to provide diagnosis and clinical advice for patients who cannot be there in person. Specialists are able to consult with each other instantly no matter where they are globally.
Fight the world’s number one killer
Civil and environmental engineers are also making huge advances. They have developed and are testing inexpensive ways of bringing clean water to some of the world’s poorest countries in order to help stop a child dying every 15 seconds as a result of water borne diseases2.
You don't have to be a doctor to save lives. Make a difference, become an engineer.
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1 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
