Engineering roles and disciplines

Question 1

Six types of engineers

Answer 1

Civil, Environmental, Structural, Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical

Question 2

Civil

Answer 2

Manages projects to do with transportation, the coordination of the project

Question 3

Environmental

Answer 3

Reduces impact by using recycled materials

Question 4

Structural

Answer 4

Deals with the design of the structural integrity

Question 5

Chemical

Answer 5

Conducts land tests, checks the composition of materials used

Question 6

Mechanical

Answer 6

Designs moving systems/component

Question 7

Electrical

Answer 7

Designing and simulating systems with electrics

Question 8

They all

Answer 8

Design
Test
Simulate
Maintain

Question 9

Skills

Answer 9

Calculating
Communicating 
Simulating
Analysing
Justifying
Evaluating

Question 10

Knowledge

Answer 10

Materials
Efficiency 
Availability
Costs
Properties

Question 11

They do NOT

Answer 11

Install their designs.

Question 12

Analogue

Answer 12

Calculate expected values at points in the circuit. Design driver circuits using transistors
Design signal processing circuits using op-amps and transistors

Question 13

Digital

Answer 13

Design logic circuits Boolean, gates, truth tables NAND conversion etc
Design digital sensing circuits
Design control systems using microcontrollers

Question 14

Programming

Answer 14

Plan programs for a required sequence
Write programs for micro-controllers
Calculate PWM values for required outputs

Question 15

Power

Answer 15

Design power supplies
Ensure Building circuits are compatible with the appliance
Connect correctly to safety trip switch within the consumer unit