How to Have a Career in Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is an exciting field of engineering to participate in. While some firms only do consulting in industrial engineering, you can also design factory situations and define complex, cutting edge processes to manufacture new and exciting technology. Here is how to start your career in industrial engineering and land a rewarding job.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Choose a college that specializes in engineering and get your industrial engineering education. Most firms will not hire you as a designer until you have your bachelor's degree.
2. Complete your education and research local firms specializing in industrial engineering. Contact them while still in school and ask if you can do an informational interview. This will give you a good idea of how this firm works and what's involved in an industrial engineering career. Develop a list of thoughtful questions to ask about the job and don't take any more than an hour of the engineer's time.
3. Develop your resume. See if you can get a summer job with an engineering company as part of a surveying crew or some other type of intern position. This will give you practical experience and fill out your resume a bit to look much better when you apply for an industrial engineering job.
4. Research companies when you apply for a job. Know what projects they have worked on locally. To find this out, ask the development company that they contracted for project work and speak to them about industrial engineering jobs they have performed.
5. Consider getting your Professional Engineer's licence. This will give you the responsibility and privilege of stamping design drawings and it increases your chances of getting hired.
6. Join industrial engineering societies to network and enhance your professional career development. The Institute of Industrial Engineers has resources and information to help you jump start your career and land a job, enhance your skills to advance your current position and other vital information, resources, links and subscriptions available to keep you on the cutting edge of new technologies and processes as they develop.

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