Engineering is behind everything - from your mobile phone and make-up to the car you travel in and the shoes on your feet. We know you have lots of questions about engineering, so to answer some of them we have listed your most frequently asked questions below. Click on the links below to see the answers...

Engineering makes up an exciting range of businesses and industries, including construction, transport, cosmetics, medicine, food, fashion and much more.

Engineers work in all kinds of environments, from offices, laboratories and film studios to outdoors and underground. Engineering today is closely linked with technology, and plays a major role in many technological devices and advances – thanks to engineers you might be reading this on your phone for example.

As an engineer you could be designing colour-matching technology to determine the best makeup for different skin tones or working as part of a team to improve the performance of artificial hip joints. The perks of a job in the food industry may include tasting the chocolate prior to production!

There are lots of questions people have about engineering; so to answer some of them we have listed the most frequently asked questions careers advisers face and added a few of our own (based on the questions we receive via this website). Click on the links below to see the answers...

What is engineering?
What does an engineer do?
What jobs are there in engineering?
Do I have to be good at physics,chemistry and mathematics?
If I only choose science subjects, doesn’t that limit my options?
Do I need to go to university to earn good money?
My Dad has a friend who is an engineer; he says it’s a dying industry?
Is it a good job?
Are there apprenticeships in engineering?
Isn’t it just for men?
Will I get my hands dirty?
How much money do engineers earn?
How can I get work experience in engineering?
Sounds interesting, so how do I get into it?

Discover more about the wide variety of careers in engineering...

Engineers influence every aspect of modern life and it’s likely that today you will have already relied on the expertise of one or more engineers. Perhaps you woke to a DAB clock radio, or used a train or a bus? Maybe you’ve listened to an iPod? Or watched television? Did you wash your hair today? Do you have a mobile phone in your pocket or trainers on your feet?

These have all been designed, developed and manufactured by engineers. Here are some examples of where engineers work to get you started.

Sound and acoustics engineer
Food engineer
Safety engineer
Transport engineer
Medical engineer
Systems engineer
Environmental engineer
Aeronautical engineer
Textile engineer
Renewable energy engineer