Future of the Mechanical Engineer

By Ryan Loveland

Mechanical engineers play major roles in the global challenges we face today from global warming to personal transportation. A study from ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) asked current engineers their perspective on the future of their field. They questioned these engineers’ optimism on the future of their field. They reveled that early career engineers and students will play major roles in meeting global challenges over the next two decades. The study concluded that the prestige of working as an engineer will increase, as well as the financial rewards. The number of engineers working in under-developed countries will increase. And probably most importantly they found that the need for engineers to increase their ability to communicate more effectively as a team and ability to manage and work with global teams will increase. With the need for engineers growing into the future, new engineers will have to adapt to be able to work as global teams to overcome the challenges of the future.

"ASME Releases Study on the Future of the Mechanical Engineering Profession." ASME Releases Study on the Future of the Mechanical Engineering Profession. ASME, 20 Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.