why would anyone want to be an engineer?

Answer 1

Engineers see real world problems and come up with effective and cost-efficient solutions that would benefit society. I'm an engineer (or at least have a degree) and my friends and I used to come up with solutions for small problems that used to bug us right in the faculty! I never would have been able to do that before. Plus, you have the skills to do it yourself, instead of hiring and paying someone else to do it.

Answer 2

Engineering is an exciting fiels to get into. What Engineers are and how they differ from other professionals? The definition of Engineering is those who work with forces that are not visible and make use of them for the good of humanity. Physicists work with the Science behind things where as Engineers work with unseeble. I am an Engineer and worked on cutting edge projects of those times and it was exciting. Since it was just after graduation it was also time for consolidation of all what we learned before that. Though I have changed profession to management, the memories of my Engineering days still linkers on sometimes and gives me wonderful feeling whenever I embark on some Engineering problem solutions that comes by once in a while. I also had ambitions of working for NASA and other major projects, but circumstances took me out of my chosen profession and got into economics and management which also I enjoy nowadays. As an Engineer my advice is to figure out the invisible forces work with things that can only be imagined but cannot be felt and make them work for the causes of human race. It is exciting, challenging and creative pursuit for those who are inclined to do so.

Answer 3

Engineers happen to also be called "The Sons of Martha", from a poem of the same name composed by Rudyard Kipling. Basically, the reason I became an engineer is to make the world a better (safer, more efficient, quieter, stronger, etc) place for my fellow human beings. I've learned a lot of things from books, but even more by the doing of things. I expect I still have a lot to learn and to do ... and to teach.

The poem is appended below.

The Sons of Martha ~ Rudyard Kipling 1907
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The sons of Mary seldom bother, for they have inherited that good part;
But the Sons of Martha favour their Mother of the careful soul and the troubled heart.
And because she lost her temper once, and because she was rude to the Lord her Guest,
Her Sons must wait upon Mary's Sons, world without end, reprieve, or rest.
It is their care in all the ages to take the buffet and cushion the shock.
It is their care that the gear engages; it is their care that the switches lock.
It is their care that the wheels run truly; it is their care to embark and entrain,
Tally, transport, and deliver duly the Sons of Mary by land and main.

They say to mountains, "Be ye removed." They say to the lesser floods, "Be dry."
Under their rods are the rocks reproved-they are not afraid of that which is high.
Then do the hill-tops shake to the summit-then is the bed of the deep laid bare,
That the Sons of Mary may overcome it, pleasantly sleeping and unaware.
They finger death at their gloves' end where they piece and repiece the living wires.
He rears against the gates they tend: they feed him hungry behind their fires.
Early at dawn, ere men see clear, they stumble into his terrible stall,
And hale him forth a haltered steer, and goad and turn him till evenfall.
To these from birth is Belief forbidden; from these till death is Relief afar.
They are concerned with matters hidden - under the earthline their altars are-
The secret fountains to follow up, waters withdrawn to restore to the mouth,
And gather the floods as in a cup, and pour them again at a city's drouth.

They do not preach that their God will rouse them a little before the nuts work loose.
They do not teach that His Pity allows them to drop their job when they dam'-well choose.
As in the thronged and the lighted ways, so in the dark and the desert they stand,
Wary and watchful all their days that their brethren's day may be long in the land.

Raise ye the stone or cleave the wood to make a path more fair or flat -
Lo, it is black already with blood some Son of Martha spilled for that!
Not as a ladder from earth to Heaven, not as a witness to any creed,
But simple service simply given to his own kind in their common need.

And the Sons of Mary smile and are blessed - they know the Angels are on their side.
They know in them is the Grace confessed, and for them are the Mercies multiplied.
They sit at the Feet - they hear the Word - they see how truly the Promise runs.
They have cast their burden upon the Lord, and - the Lord He lays it on Martha's Sons!

Answer 4

As an engineer, I wanted to become one so that I could work on exciting and cutting edge projects. Personally, I work as an aerospace engineer. I work for a NASA contractor on the Shuttle and Ares programs. It's a great feeling to watch a launch and know that you had something to do with the safe and successful flight of that rocket.

It's also exciting and interesting work, and also very challenging. You have to use all facets of knowledge in today's engineering fields from basic book smarts to common sense. And as engineers we interface with customers and vendors alike, not to mention the teams we work with to accomplish staggering deadlines. It keeps life interesting and gives you real pride in your work. Plus, the pay ain't bad :).

This is just one engineer's humble opinion. Others may have different experiences.

Answer 5

An engineer takes knowledge from mathematics, physics, and other fields depending on the field you go into like chemical, mechanical, electrical, and uses that knowledge to create or improve things in our everyday lives. I am a wireless communications engineer and I use my knowledge to enhance cell phone customer's experience, including better coverage, better internet services. It is a great experience for me knowing that because of me, customers will be happier and safer (911 calls) because I was able to improve their experience. And as one guy mentioned, the pay ain't bad.

Answer 6

As a civil engineer, I enjoy challenging and defeating nature. Nature is crafty, so an engineer always has to be on his or her toes. Nature is always watching. Waiting.

Answer 7

to build things