Wherever you go around the world, there are a handful of professions that offer consistently high incomes. Science, technology, medicine and engineering are arguably the most lucrative fields on earth. In this article we will discuss an interesting and topical career — automotive engineering.
Before you ask, the career is topical because the new car market has been on a rollercoaster ride for the past three years. First it fell into an historic 18-month slump before it was bailed out by a government-backed scrappage scheme. Then, after a full year of sales increases, the scheme was discontinued and the new car market fell into a precipitous decline in the summer months.
What does this have to do with automotive engineering? As you might expect, engineers don't design Used Cars. If they did they'd be overjoyed because the used car market is running like a well-oiled machine.
But even a slowdown won't stop young people from going into automotive engineering. The automobile isn't going anywhere anytime soon and a few bad years won't have a lasting effect on the industry. How to start?
As you may have guessed, automotive engineers spend most of their time designing new cars and trucks. But unlike the factotums of old, most engineers these days have a specialty. There are engineers that deal with development, manufacturing, and production. They typically work on teams and deal with specific aspects of the production process.
