College of Engineering

Pursue Careers With Purpose

Engineers and computer scientists serve the common good by solving some of society’s toughest problems. That means engineers are needed everywhere, in all industries, providing creative solutions with their math and science problem-solving skills. Whether building smart cities, developing renewable energy sources, exploring new materials for construction or manufacturing, designing systems for self-driving cars, 3D printing new metals for rocket engines, keeping our water clean, or protecting the nation’s infrastructure from cybersecurity threats—engineers and computer scientists have exciting careers in industry or academia developing technologies that serve humankind.

A degree in engineering or computer science from Tennessee Tech is an opportunity to pursue a career with purpose. It starts with choosing a major that aligns with your interests and values, but it doesn’t end there. Building a career is a lifelong process of growing your skillset through hands-on experience and interdisciplinary education while building a professional network. With more than 30 student organizations, competitive teams, and clubs—combined with our robust co-op and internship programs and a vast alumni network—the College of Engineering provides opportunities to build your network while getting the kind of real-life experience employers are looking for. Tech is home to the largest STEM career fair in the southeast, with more than 120 employers attending every spring—and the companies and agencies that hire our graduates say that Tech grads are career-ready, making them highly sought after.

Plus, our students graduate with the highest early career salaries and least amount of debt of all public universities in Tennessee, according to Payscale and U.S. News & World Report, respectively. While a career is more than a paycheck, a degree from Tech is a financial head start.

Companies That Hire Our Graduates
By the time they earn their undergraduate degree, our engineering students often already have experience under their belts—through internships and co-ops, industry- and alumni-sponsored capstone projects, and undergraduate research. The College of Engineering’s reputation for “career-ready” graduates supported by faculty with excellent industry and government relationships is the secret to our success in bringing more than 120 employers to campus each spring for our STEM career fair—the largest in the southeast. The list below is a sampling of private and public employers who regularly recruit our grads in a variety of industries.
» Automotive

MAHLE

Bridgestone Americas Manufacturing

DENSO

Nissan North America

Q2 Management

Fitzgerald Manufacturing Partners

Volkswagen Group of America

JTEKT North America Corporation

Tenneco

SHIROKI North America, Inc.

Advanced Composites, Inc.

Morrison Industries

» Civil Engineering

LBYD

KIRBY BUILDING SYSTEMS

Cannon & Cannon, Inc.

AECOM

Bennett & Pless, Inc.

OHM Advisors

RaganSmith

BL Companies

Chastain-Skillman, Inc.

Connico Inc.

Ingram Civil Engineering Group, LLC

HMB Professional Engineers, Inc.

Engineering Consulting Services (ECS)

Colliers Engineering & Design

R. Wauford & Company Consulting Engineers, Inc.

WSP

Crunk Engineering LLC

Barge Design Solutions, Inc.

TKC Architecture and Engineering LLC

Weaver Consultants Group

W&A Engineering

Thomas & Hutton

» Construction/Engineering and Construction

I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.

Henderson Engineers, Incorporated

Gresham Smith

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)

K&S Engineering, PLLC

Sargent & Lundy

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Haren Construction

Cooper Steel Fabricators

Rogers Group Inc.

Messer Construction Co.

Wright Brothers Construction Company

Maffett Loftis Engineering, LLC

Robins & Morton

Lee Company

Barnhart Crane and Rigging

Baker Construction DC

Keller North America, Inc.

Garney Construction

Hoar Construction

AGI

Hale Construction, Inc.

Baker Concrete Construction

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

International Fire Protection Inc.

Skanska

» Defense, Research and Government

ARCS Aviation

Marine Officer Selections Nashville TN

SAIC

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center

Dynetics

SCI Technology, Inc.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville District

Joint Warfare Analysis Center

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)

Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) Air Force Test Center (AFTC) – STEM

Statheros

Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Air Force Civilian Service

» Internet, Software, Electronics and Computer Hardware

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

Transcard

Hilton Software

Fast Enterprises, LLC

Urban Science

NTT DATA

Quality Manufacturing Systems, Inc.

Robins AFB - 402d Software Engineering Group

Non-Contact Technologies, LLC

» Manufacturing

Clayton Homes

Automation nth

Destaco

Altium Packaging

Smiths Group

Komatsu

Logan Aluminum

Dometic

GE Appliances, a Haier company

Nuclear Fuel Services

The Chemours Company

ATC Automation

EOSYS

Emerson

Crossville, Inc.

Vertech

Constellium - Rolled Products

Solvay

O'Neal Industries, Inc

Flowserve Corporation

Backer-Springfield

Pace Industries

O. Smith Corporation

Research Electronics International

MDI (Multi-Dimensional Integration)

Cumberland Container Corporation

Tate & Lyle

Eastman

Powerex

SMC Corporation of America

Ravago

Wacker Chemical Corporation

Althea US, Inc.

Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc

Lochinvar, LLC

The Carlstar Group

DuBois Chemicals

Marvin

Parker Hannifin Corporation

Team Technologies, Inc.

» Transportation and Logistics

Averitt Express

FedEx Ground – Gulf

FedEx Ground – General

FedEx Ground

FLEETCOR

Designed Conveyor Systems, LLC

Enterprise Holdings

TQL (Total Quality Logistics)

» Scientific and Technical Consulting

Capgemini America Inc.

Analysis and Measurement Services (AMS) Corporation

Ramboll US Corporation

Jacobs

Intertek

Engineering Research and Consulting (ERC)

» Utilities, Environmental Services and Renewable Energy

Nashville Electric Service

Tennessee Valley Authority

Erwin Utilities

Hitachi Zosen Inova

Qualus Power Services

Mesa Associates Inc

Middle Tennessee Electric

Landscape Workshop

Pace National

Stevens Environmental Consulting, LLC

CNS

Patterson & Dewar Engineers

Nixon Power Services

Jackson Energy Authority

Explore Engineering Occupations & Salaries

What are some of the career paths in engineering disciplines? What can you earn as an engineer or computer scientist? Engineering jobs have among the best prospects for your future—with a median salary of $79,840 in May 2021, engineering jobs have the highest median annual wage of all jobs in all fields ($45,760), with employment growth of roughly 146,000 new jobs in the next ten years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). More information on engineering and computer science salaries can be found below. More in-depth information on specific engineering careers can be found at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website and through links in the table below.

Occupation	Job Summary	2021 Median Pay	Related Academic Programs
Aerospace Engineers	Aerospace engineers design primarily aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles.	$122,270	Mechanical Engineering
Automotive Engineers*	Engineers in the automotive industry apply electrical engineering, computer science, or mechanical engineering to the application, design and manufacturing of various types of automobiles and their systems, including fuel cells, connected and autonomous systems, safety mechanisms, control systems, fuel economy, and emissions, among others.	$95,300	Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	Bioengineers and biomedical engineers combine engineering principles with sciences to design and create equipment, devices, computer systems, and software.	$97,410	Chemical Engineering
Blockchain Engineers*	Blockchain Engineers maintain and support distributed and decentralized blockchain-based networks or block-chain applications such as cryptocurrency exchange, payment processing, document sharing, and digital voting.	$95,270	Computer Science
Chemical Engineers	Chemical engineers apply the principles of chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems that involve the use of fuel, drugs, food, and many other products.	$105,550	Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineers	Civil engineers design, build, and supervise infrastructure projects and systems: roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and water supply and sewage systems.	$88,050	Civil Engineering
Computer Hardware Engineers	Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components, from chips to device controllers. Also focus on computer networks for the transmission of data and multimedia.	$128,170	Computer Engineering
Computer Network Architects	Computer network architects design and build data communication networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and Intranets.	$120,520	Computer Engineering Computer Science
Computer Programmers	Computer programmers write, modify, and test code and scripts that allow computer software and applications to function properly.	$93,000	Computer Science
Electrical and Electronics Engineers	Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment.	$101,780	Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineers	Environmental engineers use the principles of engineering, soil science, and chemistry to develop solutions to environmental problems, as well as protect resources and infrastructure from environmental hazards.	$96,820	Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering
Geological and Geotechnical Engineers	Geotechnical and geological engineers use the principles of geology, hydraulics and structural mechanics to provide safe, economical and environmentally conscious support to civil engineering structures. They interact regularly with all areas of civil and environmental engineering and provide recommendations to benefit their designs and plans.	$97,090	Civil Engineering
Information Security Analysts	Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.	$102,600	Computer Engineering Computer Science
Manufacturing/Foundry Engineer/Casting Process Engineer	Foundry engineers are responsible for developing, launching, and continuous improvements of metalcasting in working foundries. They also design and integrate new technologies in the metalcasting process.	$95,3000	Manufacturing & Engineering Technology
Manufacturing/Process Engineer*	Manufacturing or Process Engineers improve the production of an item, by troubleshooting product design or materials problems, or creating more effective manufacturing processes using knowledge of fabrication, tooling, production equipment, assembly methods, or quality control.	$95,300	Manufacturing & Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineers	Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices.	$95,300	Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics Engineers, Automation Engineers	Mechatronics engineers design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks. This can involve electrical or pneumatic systems, mechanical components for computer-controlled products, and developing machines to perform the work of humans.	$100,640	Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical (Materials) Engineer*	Metallurgists are trained in metalcasting in the foundry industry and related industries. They evaluate materials and develop processes to manufacture materials and parts from metals and alloys to meet specialized design and performance specifications. They also develop new uses for known materials, or research and develop next-generation materials.	$85,000 to $95,300	Manufacturing & Engineering Technology
Network & Computer Systems Administrators	Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of computer networks, working with physical computer networks.	$80,600	Computer Engineering Computer Science
Penetration Tester*	Penetration Testers work in cybersecurity, evaluating network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks using adversary tools and techniques. They attempt to breach and exploit critical systems and gain access to sensitive information to assess system security.	$95,270	Computer Science
Robotics Engineers*	Robotics engineers build, configure, or test robots and robotic applications. This can involve autonomous vehicles, advanced displays and sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems; designing software to control robotic systems; and researching new robotic systems.	$100,640	Computer Engineering Manufacturing & Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering
Software Developers	Software developers research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.	$110,140	Computer Science
Transportation Engineer*	Transportation engineers develop plans for federal and state surface transportation construction projects; prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities; and plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.	$88,050	Civil Engineering
Video Game Designer*	Video game designers design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.	$79,890	Computer Science
Web Developer, Digital Interface Designers*	Web developers create and maintain websites. Digital designers develop, create, and test website or interface layout, functions, and navigation for usability.	$79,890	Computer Science

* Data available for 2022, O*Net Online
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

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