We have all heard of the common engineering jobs such as Electrical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer and Software Engineer; let’s take a look at some of the uncommon and perhaps ‘cool’ engineering jobs that actually do exist.
- Chocolate Engineer – No heavy equipment with this job; the task as a Chocolate Engineer would be to design, create and manufacture various chocolate recipes.
- Roller Coaster Engineer – To design, build and repair roller coasters and ensuring all aspects are safe for the visiting thrill seekers.
- Space Suit Engineer – The development of new space suit systems including the communications, avionics, software and power systems for the suits.
- Sports Engineer – To design innovative sporting equipment and apparel that are guaranteed to work.
- Coconut Safety Engineer – preventing personal injury lawsuits by whacking the coconuts from the trees set among the grounds of hotels and resorts.
These are just 5 examples we came across in our search for some of the most uncommon engineering jobs. More examples include: a Privacy Engineer, Preservation Engineer and a White Hat Hacker.
Work cited:
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/careercorner/david-carek.html
https://themostunusual.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/chocolate-engineer/
https://study.com/articles/Roller_Coaster_Engineer_Job_Description_and_Education_Requirements.html
https://www.ft.com/content/10207ae2-16ba-11e1-a45d-00144feabdc0
https://engineeringsport.co.uk/2012/08/09/what-is-sports-engineering/
https://th.jobsdb.com/en-th/articles/7-uncommon-engineering-jobs-actually-exist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_engineering
