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Careers and Co-op
Industrial engineering is a dynamic field that allows professionals
to work in almost any industry, including manufacturing, service,
distribution, healthcare, banking, and entertainment.
Some of the activities performed by industrial engineers include
work measurement, operations research, applied statistics, human
factors, plant layout, materials handling and design, production
planning and control, manufacturing, management information systems,
management consulting, logistics/distribution planning and design,
and technical sales. Balance, rather than specialization, has allowed
our graduates to pursue varied paths. Examples of the diversity,
along with the roles in which an industrial engineer might function,
are reflected in the Introduction to ISE video which can be found
at the link below and the partial listing of industrial engineering
co-op assignments:
Introduction to ISE
Potential Co-op Employers
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In manufacturing industries:
- perform product life studies
- lay out new or improve existing work areas
- design and implement an information system
- optimize production processes in a semi-conductor manufacturing
plant
- investigate and analyze the costs of purchasing new vs.
repairing existing equipment
- investigate waiting times in connection with a product
line
- investigate delivery of materials, including scheduling,
route modification and material handling
- assist in setting up a production control monitoring
board
- create computer programs for product pricing policies
- perform downtime studies of various operations using
time study and work sampling
- develop and computerize a forecasting model
- perform ergonomic studies and evaluations of workstations
and product designs
- participate in design process of new products and processes
to ensure ease of manufacture
- supervise daily operations of a manufacturing line
In service industries:
- evaluate the ergonomics of workstation designs
- design information systems
- monitor safety and health programs
- manage hazardous and toxic materials storage and disposal
programs
- do cost analyses of distribution procedures
- schedule operations, information flow
- design supply-ordering systems
- manage operations services at hospitals
- evaluate waiting time and space utilization in amusement
parks
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