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Career
Opportunities for Majors in Industrial
Engineering
Introduction
Engineering
is a profession in which knowledge of the mathematical and natural
sciences is applied to develop ways to use the materials and forces
of nature economically for the benefit of humanity.
At Rutgers,
four-year undergraduate curricula leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Science are offered in the fields of applied sciences, bioenvironmental,
biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical and computer, industrial,
and mechanical engineering, and materials science & engineering.
Numerous areas of concentration are available within these disciplines,
such as aerospace, biochemical, environmental, and packaging engineering.
Industrial engineering
applies fundamentals from the mathematical, physical, and management
sciences to efficiently design and analyze large systems that serve
industry and government both in manufacturing and service. Specializations
are offered in sophisticated mathematical modeling, quality control
techniques, computer-aided design, simulation, manufacturing, engineering
economics, and production planning and control.
A
Sample of Related Occupations
| Configuration
Analyst |
Metrologist |
Production
Manager |
| Factory
Layout Engineer |
Occupational
Safety Specialist |
Production
Planner |
| Industrial
Engineer |
Operations
Analyst |
Quality
Control Manager |
| Industrial
Health Engineer |
Packaging
Engineer |
Safety
Engineer |
| Inventory
Control Specialist |
Planning
Director |
Standards
Engineer |
| Logistics
Engineer |
Plant
Manager |
Time
Study Engineer |
| Manufacturing
Engineer |
Product
Safety Engineer |
Tool
Planner |
| Material
Planning Analyst |
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Types of Employers
| Private
and Non-profit Organizations |
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Aircraft
Industry
|
Hotels
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Appliance
Manufacturers
|
Houseware
Manufacturers
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Architectural
Firms
|
Industrial
Machinery Industries
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Auto
Industry
|
Insurance
Companies
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Banks
|
Manufacturing
Companies
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Colleges
and Universities
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Pharmaceutical
Companies
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Construction
Firms
|
Public
Utilities
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Consulting
Firms
|
Research
Facilities
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Electronics
Manufacturers
|
Retail
Organizations
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Engineering
Firms
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Telecommunications
Firms
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Furniture
Manufacturers
|
Textile
Industries
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Hospitals
|
Transportation
Companies
|
| Government
Agencies |
|
Bureau
of Engraving and Printing
|
National
Inst. of Standards and Technology
|
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Defense
Mapping Agency
|
Small
Business Administration
|
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International
Trade Commission
|
U.S.
Navy
|
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National
Aeronautics & Space Admin.
|
U.S.
Postal Service
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Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates
| First
Jobs of Recent Graduates |
| Assoc.
Systems Developer, Chase Manhattan |
Industrial
Engineer, Ortho Pharmaceutical |
| Computer
Analyst, Merrill Lynch |
Manufacturing
Specialist, Anheuser-Busch |
| Consultant,
American Management Systems |
Manufacturing
Specialist, Best Foods Baking Group |
| Consultant,
Andersen Consulting |
Media
Engineer, AT&T |
| Consultant,
Booz Allen Hamilton |
Operations
Analyst, Credit Suisse New York |
| Engineer,
Ford Motor Company |
Operations
Analyst, Lehman Brothers |
| Engineer,
Electronic Measuring Device |
Operations
Management Trainee, Metal Management |
| Global
Operations Analyst, Goldman Sachs |
Project
Engineer, Center for Advanced Energy Systems, Rutgers University |
| Global
Technology & Operation Assoc., JP Morgan |
Systems
Programmer, Rutgers University |
| Industrial
Engineer, Lucent Technologies |
Technical
Associate, AT&T |
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Jobs
of Experienced Alumni (advanced
degree information is not available for most alumni)
|
| Asst.
Vice President, NatWest Bank |
Methods
Analyst, UPS Package Engineer, Colgate-Palmolive |
| Assoc.
Professor, Ithaca College (PhD) |
Packaging
Engineer, Colgate-Palmolive |
| Chief
Information Officer, Price Waterhouse (MBA) |
Packaging
Supervisor, Carter-Wallace |
| Consultant,
Accenture |
Planning
Director, Martin Marietta Corp. |
| Director,
Facility Design, American Airlines |
Plant
Manager, Lockheed Martin |
| Director,
Packaging Research, RJR Nabisco Inc. |
Plant
Manager, Owens-Illinois, Inc. |
| Engineer,
AT&T |
Plastics
Sales Rep., General Electric |
| Engineer,
Jacobs Engineering Group |
President,
Avon Packaging |
| Engineering
Supervisor, IBM |
President,
Dials Corporation |
| Environmental
Engineer, NJ Dept. of Energy |
President/Project
Manager, Prism Consulting |
| Gen.
Manager, Electronic Systems Pkg. Corp. |
Procurement
Manager, Merck & Co. |
| Group
Director, Frigidaire Co. |
Production
Manager, Huls America |
| Industrial
Engineer, Nissan Motors Manuf. Corp. |
Project
Manager, J&J - Ethicon, Inc. |
| Logistics
Engineer, North American Philips Corp. |
Sr.
Financial Analyst, General Chemical Corp. (MBA) |
| Loss
Prev. Consultant, Factory Mutual Engr. Assoc. |
Sr.
Mgmt. Engineer, Port Authority of NY & NJ |
| Mgmt.
Consultant, Herbert W. Davis & Co. |
Supervisor,
Ind. Engr. Dept., UPS |
| Manager,
Quality Assurance, General Electric |
Systems
Analyst, IBM |
| Manuf.
Engineering Manager, Hewlett Packard |
Tax
Attorney, Morris McLaughlin Marcus (JD) |
| Manager,
Quality Assurance, General Electric |
Technical
Director, Anco Technical Services |
| Manuf.
Engineering Mgr., Hewlett Packard |
VP,
Operations, J&J - Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical |
| Marketing
Director, Mantis Div. of Schiller-Pfeiffer |
VP,
Quality Assurance, Eureka X-Ray Tube Co. |
| Graduate
Schools Attended |
| Johns
Hopkins University, MS, Computer Science |
Rutgers
University, MS, Statistics |
| NJIT,
MS, Engineering Management |
St.
John's University, MBA, Management |
| NYU
Stern School of Business, MBA, International Business |
Stevens
Institute of Technology, MS, Engineering Management |
| Rutgers
University, MBA, Marketing |
Syracuse
University, MS, Engineering Management |
| Rutgers
University, MS, Industrial Engineering |
University
of Southern California, MBA |
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