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Industrial Engineering Program
What is Industrial Engineering?
Industrial
engineers focus on systems and how system components fit together. They
often are the people who lead the way in understanding how to use the
finite resources of the world to the maximum advantage. Industrial engineers
must understand people as well as technology. Consequently, industrial
engineering draws upon a variety of different disciplines, from mathematics
to psychology, from communications to computer science, from production
management to process control.
See the L-29 Research Aircraft pictured above in flight.
What do IEs do?
Industrial
engineers (IEs) figure out how to do things better. They engineer processes
and systems that improve quality and productivity. IEs make significant
contributions to their employers by saving money while making the workplace
better for fellow workers. Industrial engineers apply their skills in
a wide variety of settings, such as manufacturing systems, traffic control
systems, financial risk management, and medical service systems.
Here is an interesting video about Industrial Engineering.
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See what being an Industrial Engineer at Disney looks like.
Are Industrial Engineers happy with their jobs? Check out this article on the IIE website.
Where do our IE graduates get jobs?
Our IE graduates have careers that take them all over the world and allow them to do all sorts of different things. Most undergraduate students get their first job in the Midwestern United States. Principal employers of our recent graduates are:
Consulting—Accenture, Ernst & Young Consulting, FM Global, Infosys Tech., Seimens Transportation
Energy—Alliant Energy, MidAmerican Energy
Food—General Mills, Hormel Foods, Nestle-Purina, Oscar Mayer, Quaker Oats
Government—Chicago Transit Authority, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Oakridge National Lab, Rock Island Arsenal
Manufacturing—Alcoa, Allsteel, Caterpillar, Centro, John Deere, Emerson Process Management, General Electric, Hon Industrial, IBM, Intel, Ipsco Steel, Johnson Controls, Maytag, Micron Tech., Pella Corp., Quality Manufacturing Corp., Rockwell-Collins, Silgan Plastics, 3M, United-McGill, Vermeer Manufacturing
Medical Services—Butler Technical Group, Cerner Corp., Civco Medical Instruments
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