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1
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Six types of engineers

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Civil, Environmental, Structural, Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical

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Civil

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Manages projects to do with transportation, the coordination of the project

3
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Environmental

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Reduces impact by using recycled materials

4
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Structural

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Deals with the design of the structural integrity

5
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Chemical

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Conducts land tests, checks the composition of materials used

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Mechanical

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Designs moving systems/component

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Electrical

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Designing and simulating systems with electrics

8
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They all

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Design
Test
Simulate
Maintain

9
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Skills

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Calculating
Communicating 
Simulating
Analysing
Justifying
Evaluating
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Knowledge

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Materials
Efficiency 
Availability
Costs
Properties
11
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They do NOT

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Install their designs.

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Analogue

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Calculate expected values at points in the circuit. Design driver circuits using transistors
Design signal processing circuits using op-amps and transistors

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Digital

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Design logic circuits Boolean, gates, truth tables NAND conversion etc
Design digital sensing circuits
Design control systems using microcontrollers

14
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Programming

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Plan programs for a required sequence
Write programs for micro-controllers
Calculate PWM values for required outputs

15
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Power

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Design power supplies
Ensure Building circuits are compatible with the appliance
Connect correctly to safety trip switch within the consumer unit