i want to be an engineer when i get older.?

Question

what subjects should i be considering, what does it take and what i have to do in the job

Answer 1

Depends on a few things like what sort of engineer you are talking about and where in the world you are.

If you mean one of the mechanical, electrical chemical, aerospace or civil enigineer type college degrees there is a heavy emphasis on mathematics and physics subjects generally. Also using a lot of software programs.

The job?An engineer is a versatile guy who can talk jargon with the top level scientist or mathematician and then put it into language and plans the working joe can use to build or maintain something.

Anything like industrial or military research centres, processing plants, remote drilling rigs, mining sites and refineries etc. will have engineers of various levels in it.

In most cases they have a particular task or job at first, reporting to a project leader, scientist or manager generally.They may work their way to having control of a team of technical speciliasts tradesman and junior engineers, or eventually be in charge of the entire facitlity.

Now if you meant another type of 'engineer' like the old No.2 Engineer or train engineer etc. that is a different question...

Answer 2

Study mathematics, geometry, trigonometry, chemistry, and physics. Start thinking what sort of engineer you want to be. Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Chemical, Structural, Aeronautical, Petroleum, Civil are a few of the choices. But, really, if you want to be an engineer, you must be a person that wants to BUILD things. So, what do you think of building? That will lead you in the direction of what sort of engineer you want to be. My father was a Civil Engineer. So was my Grandfather. That was roads, dams, bridges, reservoirs and such. I am Electronic and Computer Science, so I do all that sort of stuff. You get a lot of pleasure from pointing to something and saying "hey, I designed that".