Mercedes-Benz wants robots and ‘more capable’ humans to work together


1 March, 2016
The anxiety of workers in the world these days is that their jobs are going to be taken by a robot who can do their job more efficiently and better than they can. Some jobs are being replaced by robots but The Guardian reports that car maker Mercedes-Benz is opting...Read More

Airplane engineers find themselves at the bottom of Boeing


29 February, 2016
Airplane engineers at Boeing might have a rocky week ahead. Boeing Co said that it is planning to retrench some of its airplane engineering staff, confirmed by an exclusive Reuters report.  Allegedly, a memo sent around within the company stated that they could be making voluntary layoffs. The memo quoted...Read More

Facebook encourages global connectivity with new Telecom Infra Project


29 February, 2016
Facebook has announced their new project that will see tech companies and internet service providers all over the world linking arms to bring the world of virtual reality - and other services that might require the internet - to life. The project they're calling the Telecom Infra Project will be an engineering team...Read More

Facebook encourages global connectivity with new Telecom Infra Project


29 February, 2016
Facebook has announced their new project that will see tech companies and internet service providers all over the world linking arms to bring the world of virtual reality - and other services that might require the internet - to life. The project they're calling the Telecom Infra Project will be an engineering team...Read More

Is this the robot to end all manual labour?


26 February, 2016
The future is here and it might be a little too unnerving to watch.  Boston Dyanmics, an engineering and robotics design company owned by Alphabet (the company that owns Google) has unveiled an upgraded iteration of their Atlas Humanoid. In a new video the 'next generation' robot is seen opening a door and circumnavigating...Read More

Female engineer recruitment on the rise


26 February, 2016
The engineering industry is being influenced to become more attractive as a field of study to females, with hopes that the male dominated industry might look more equal in the near future.  ExxonMobil - the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company - is at the helm of this...Read More

Engineering job survey reveals salaries and happiness


23 February, 2016
This week, engineeringcareer.org went searching for the engineers of popular social forum site Reddit. From February 21st  to February 27th, National Engineers Week is celebrated in the United States. The week puts emphasis on the need for engineers in society. We interviewed thirteen engineers from the website and asked a few questions about engineering and the...Read More

2D Material Discovered to Improve Computer Speed Dramatically


16 February, 2016
Engineers from the University of Utah have recently discovered a revolutionary type of 2D semiconducting material that will open the door for faster smart phones and computers, while consuming significantly less power. The semiconductor made from tin monoxide (tin and oxygen) is a layer of 2D material and only one...Read More

Engineering Opportunities at Boeing with Defence Contracts


10 February, 2016
Aerospace company Boeing plans to drastically increase it’s employment of engineers for future endeavours. Boeing Defence Australia’s (BDA) Director of Human Resources Melissa Davidson has announced that the organization will create 220 new roles this year – including 197 for engineers – due to recently winning two major defence contracts....Read More

Employment out of the Industry


5 February, 2016
A recent study by Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia) has shown that majority of engineering graduates actually end up working within the IT industry, rather than the Engineering Industry. Their findings were published in the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. The university analysed data on over 200,000 people who have a...Read More