Course Description

Engineering Systems is a two-year (one credit per year) weighted +.5 each course.  The course is designed for students to investigate the high-demand career area of advanced manufacturing and engineering technology.  Students learn the different types of manufacturing, the value, and societal, economic, and environmental impacts of manufacturing. Students will also examine key aspects of green manufacturing and assess the product life cycle. More in-depth understanding of production processes will be explored.  Students will outline the product-development process, describe the engineering design process, use the engineering design process to plan production, and apply manufacturing systems to produce a prototype. 

Program Features

• Each course is 1 credit +.5 weighted
• Students explore a high-demand, high skill career
• High-value, behind the scenes field trips
• Qualified instructor (Professor at George Mason University)
• Industry Certification

Certifications

• Workplace Readiness for the Commonwealth
• Manufacturing Technician Level 1 (MT1)

Student Career Pathway Examples

The study of STEM Engineering with additional post-secondary study may lead to these careers:

• Architectural and Engineering Managers *Green Job*
• Electronics Engineering Technicians *Green Job*
• Mechanical Engineering Technicians
• Electrical Engineering Technologists *Bright Outlook* *Green Job*
• Electrical Engineering Technicians*Green Job*
• Environmental Engineering Technicians *Green Job*
• Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians *Bright Outlook* *Green Job*
• Aerospace Engineers *Green Job*
• Civil Engineering Technicians
• Electromechanical Engineering Technologists *Bright Outlook* *Green Job*
• Electronics Engineering Technologists *Bright Outlook* *Green Job*
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists *Bright Outlook* *Green Job*
• Civil Engineers *Bright Outlook* *Green Job*
• Biomedical Engineers *Bright Outlook*
• Mechanical Engineers *Bright Outlook* *Green Job*
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
• Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
• Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
• Automotive Engineering Technicians

Check it Out

• The U.S. has approximately 1.6 million engineering jobs that pay $42 per hour in median wages. Civil engineers account for the most jobs of any engineering field (274,000 in 2014), followed closely by mechanical engineers (264,000) and industrial engineers (229,000). Those three engineering jobs, plus electrical engineers and electronics engineers, make up two-thirds of the American engineering workforce. (Source: Forbes.com)
• Breaking the Stereotype: Engineering Still Needs More Women!

Industry Connections & Program Partnerships