Engineering Sectors

• Aerospace

  Employs engineers responsible for the design and structure of aerial transport vehicles, including the internal structure of aircraft.
• What products can be found in the aerospace sector?


  1. Civil and military aircraft
  2. Helicopters
  3. UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicles)
  4. Missiles
  5. Spacecraft
• Agriculture

  Building, servicing and repair of agricultural, horticultural and forestry equipment.
• What might some of the other aims of the agriculture industry be?

  designing safer food processing equipment or reducing soil erosion.
• Products and activities in agriculture

  1. Land drainage, reclamation and irrigation
  2. Vehicles for all ground and weather conditions
  3. Testing and installing of new equipment
• Automotive

  design, production and operation of road based vehicles. an automotive engineer also oversees all aspects of the product design life cycle (design to production) of a vehicle.
• Products in automotive sector

  1. cars and racing cars
  2. coaches
  3. buses
  4. motorcycles
  5. trucks
• Chemical

  Involved in chemical reactions in order to create valuable products and solve everyday problems. Chemical engineering is utilised across different sectors.
• Products in Chemical engineering

  1. petrochemicals (refined petroleum used for manufacture)
  2. pharmaceuticals
  3. plastics
  4. fertiliser
  5. drinking water (water treatment)
• Control

  Deals with the principles of control theory to design systems that work in a controlled and in the desired manner. Control system engineers analyse, design and optimise systems that are made up of coordinated mechanical, electrical, electronic or pneumatic elements. This also includes human and technological interfacing. (UI)
• Products in Control Engineering

  1. Robotics
  2. Control systems in transport
  3. Manufacturing assembly lines
• Defence

  Development and production of technology used in national security and in ensuring stability in governments across the world. Engineers are responsible for the design and production of military equipment, vehicles and systems.
• Products in defence sector

  1. aircraft
  2. missile systems
  3. guns
• Electrical

  design and manufacture of electrical for buildings, transport and construction. engineers are involved with the design and implementation of electrical systems.
• Services in Electrical sector

  System design, manufacture and implementation. Examples include wiring and lighting buildings.
• Electronic

  dealing with circuitry and intricacies of electronics. engineers design and test the circuits that are used in consumer electronics, digital/analogue electronics.
• Products in electronic sector

  1. mobile phones
  2. portable music devices (MP3/4)
  3. computers
  4. robots
  5. electrical components
• Logistics

  Dedicated to the scientific organisation of the purchase, transport, storage, distribution and warehousing of wares and finished goods. Logistics is found in all elements of the supply chain from start to finish. (factory to customer)
• Services in Logistics

  1. Transportation (delivery)
  2. Storage and warehousing
  3. Order fulfilment
  4. shipping to customers
• Manufacturing

  Turning raw materials into new products. The sector is spread across a number of industries and also involves R&D into new manufacturing processes, tools and equipment. Engineers utilise high levels of technical expertise and analytical thinking to accomplish this.
• You may have to consider for certain products within different engineering sectors their:

  • The type of engineer involved in making the product
  • potential issues
  • involvement
  • considerations undertaken in their manufacture