Entry Level Qualification 

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Career Fields 

Engineering & Technology

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

JEE MAIN BE/BTECH, JEE ADVANCED, GATE

About Career 

As a Transportation Engineer, you will focus on design, construction and maintenance of transportation systems, both passenger & freight transportation systems. Transportation Engineers create, design, and develop newer transportation systems as well as take part in construction, building, operations, and maintenance of the systems. They employ numerous scientific and technological assessment tools and technical engineering knowledge to also make the existing systems more effective & safe.

Transportation Engineering essentially deals with planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation facilities. These include air, highway, railroad, pipeline, water, and even space transportation.

You will perform detailed designing & engineering, feasibility studies, structural analysis, quantity surveying, quality assurance and quality control and generate contract documents & technical reports pertaining to individual projects.

Though roads often require the most attention of engineers in this field, they may also work on railways, airports, seaports, canals, and space transport modeling. Highway engineering, infrastructure &pavements design and the materials that make up local and national highways comprise essential duties of a Transportation Engineer's job.

Road / Surface Transportation

Transportation Engineers are coming together to improve road infrastructure by implementing new road technologies. One project is to have the lines on the roads glow. In tests, the paint lasted up to 10 hours. This will eliminate the need for lights on the roads and will also help to reduce accidents.

Glow-in-the-dark paint / thermal reactive paints for roads are just in testing but road construction might prove too much for this technology. Currently, reflective paints & tapes are already in place and are yielding impressive results.

Another, by using the IoT technology, lighted roadways would only be lit when a car is sensed on the road. This would also reduce energy consumption. This might lead to an even larger LED market, as they are cost-effective, durable, and can handle numerous on/off cycles.

Wireless induction charging networks are yet to be assembled for electric cars. Such networks are also under development. Electric vehicles are growing in popularity and need a way to extend the time they can survive on road. Transportation Engineers have to contribute immensely to put these structures in place within an effective urban municipal infrastructural design.

Railway Transportation

Railway Transportation Engineers build advanced technical and operational systems required by commercial railway businesses to carry passengers or to transport goods/freight across the country or through densely populated metro areas. Engineers specializing in ports and harbors plan, design & oversee the building of docks, wharves, piers, boat launch facilities, etc. and provide inspection and survey services for seaway-transportation companies.

Maglev and Hyperloop are new-age rail transportation modes running at unimaginable speeds and a 350-mile route from Los Angeles and San Francisco will cost around USD 20 each way on a Hyperloop but the cost to build such an extravagant tube system will cost around USD 6 billion! You must have a look at their designs. They look fascinating.

Air Transportation
The air transport industry is being rocked by revolutionary changes. Airport Transportation Engineers design, build, maintain & develop commercial, private, military and civilian airports, heliport, novel modes of air transport, helipads and seaplane bases. Applications include futuristic air transportation such as helicopter services & other air vehicles which are in the conceptualization phase as of now.

All these will require innovative system designs – Vehicle Designers will design and Mechanical Engineers will build, but the infrastructure for such transportation requires contributions from Transportation Engineers. Take for some examples, Alice Commuter which is an all-electric light aircraft developed by Aviation, a startup company based in Israel. Then there is AirQuadOne which is a prototype of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) battery-driven aircraft conceptualized by Neva Aerospace, a U.K.-based aviation consortium.

Water Transportation

Water transport is the oldest mode of transport! It operates on a natural track so it does not need huge capital investment in the construction & maintenance of its track. The cost of operation is also very less as comparatively less tractive power is required due to the smooth surface of water. Having the largest carrying capacity, it is also most suitable for carrying bulky goods over long distances. Also, ocean transport is indispensable for foreign trade.

July 2039. Anchored off the coast of Alaska, an explorer super-yacht conceptualized by “Bannenberg& Rowell Design” which is 122-meter long sails off under hybrid propulsion with inbuilt hydroponic gardens (where plants grow without soil with their roots surrounded by water having dissolved nutrients). It has glass curtains and remote self-driving tenders which are capable of sending back live videos en route. The yacht can stop at cyclone-affected locations to offer humanitarian support to inhabitants, delivering power, freshwater, & medical supplies!

Space Transportation

Some Transportation Engineers are also engaged in designing and developing simulations for space transport modeling, for example, space elevators starship navigation tracks. These things may seem like the distant future, but they are very much in development now.
As of now, space transportation does not involve specialist Transportation Engineersexcept in very few (almost rare) cases of design & construction of surface infrastructure for spacecraft/rocket launching or large-sized space equipment movements.

But in future, quite a lot of space infrastructure will be built to make regular space transportation efficient. For example, Transportation Engineers may build earth surface transportation infra/systems(for space equipment, passengers in specially designed vehicles, etc.), some aspects of work on space stations orbiting earth (which might be used as transportation hubs for transportation to moon, Mars, and deep space) as well as in future transportation hubs (most likely) on moon and later on Mars. These are not science fictions but a reality in a time frame of 10-25 years.

Have you heard of the SpaceX Mars transportation infrastructure? The one proposed by Elon Musk (the founder of Tesla) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp.to facilitate the eventual colonization of Mars! Believe it or not, SpaceX's immediate settlement objective is to land the first humans on Mars by 2024! The maiden flight would take off in 2022 and the first crewed flight will depart in 2024 with a crew capacity of 100. Engineers are also planning for local production of rocket fuel so that the fully reusable launch vehicles can be employed to shuttle back and forth between Prithwi and Mangal.

New Age Transportation systems

Phew! Coming back to Earth, our urban transportation systems here are getting increasingly digital today and satnav (satellite navigation) based, as authorities are using collected live traffic information to form policies or to use in future urban planning or to identify law breaches. Some Transportation Engineers are engaged in designing transportations networks integrated with such intelligent management systems or use such techniques for transportation forecasting to predict future volumes of movement before planning for new construction sites.

For example smartphone-based rich monitoring: this is a method in which traffic speed, road quality and density are tracked using the various sensors of smartphones used by car drivers. Traffic densities and possible traffic jams can be identified using audio data and GPS tagging of these smartphones.

Such Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is increasingly being used in transportation and traffic management systems to improve sustainability, to reduce traffic congestion and to enhance drivers' experiences
“Uber” (Uber Advanced Technologies Group) already has flying cars in the development (UberAir), which are set to go into testing in 2020, and the company is aiming for a 2023 rollout in certain cities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

As a transportation engineer, you will be engaged with one or more of the following roles and responsibilities:

1. You will apply technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation & management of facilities for any mode of transportation including air, water, pipeline, highway, railroad, and even space transportation.

For some examples, take Maglev trains, hyperloop, etc. Hyperloop is a mode of passenger and/or freight transportation first proposed in 2013 jointly by Tesla and SpaceX which will run at 760 mph which is considerably faster than the fastest Maglev that runs at 375 mph. Shanghai maglev is the fastest in commercial service currently with a speed of 267 mph.

2. You will draw engineering schematics, sketches, plans or specifications for designing or preparing new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as commuter trains, airports, streets, ports/harbors, highways, bridges, or even space transport.

3. You will check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices.

4. You will plan alteration or modification of existing transportation structures to improve safety or function.

5. You will generate documentation and prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports containing distinct technical information about planning, confidential descriptions or specifications for labor or materials, project budgets, schedules, or information about performance weaknesses or other details.

6. You will use analytical or scientific software such as Citilabs Cube; McTrans HCS+; SIDRA INTERSECTION; TrafficwareSynchroGreen etc. or map creation software such as ArcMap GIS, and/or Bentley Micro Station; CAD software such as Autodesk AutoCAD; Bentley In Roads Suite; TrafficwareSimTraffic etc.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies – Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or similar – Post Graduation in Civil & Transportation Engineering, Vehicle & Transportation Engineering or similar

After completing Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies, you can go for a B. Tech (Bachelor of Technology) / BE or B Eng (Bachelor of Engineering) / AMIE or similar Bachelor degree courses in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering,Civil & Transportation Engineering, Civil & Coastal Engineering, Future Transport Engineering or similar. AMIE (Associate Member of Institution of Engineers) is a B. Tech level examination in engineering,for non-formal engineering education,conducted by Institution of Engineers of India (IEI), the largest multidisciplinary body of engineers in the country, and is recognized as equivalent to B.E/B.Tech. Then pursue post graduation(including M Sc programs) in Civil & Transportation Engineering, Vehicle & Transportation Engineering, Transport Engineering & Planning, Traffic Engineering, Highways & Transportation Engineering or similar.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Diploma in Civil Engineering – AMIE in Civil Engineering / direct Entry to 2nd year B Tech Civil Engineering – M Tech / ME in Civil Engineering, Civil & Transportation Engineering, or similar

After completing Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies and then Diploma in Civil Engineering, you can either go for AMIE in Civil Engineering or a direct lateral entry into 2nd year of BTech / BE Civil Engineering. You have to clear GATE after AMIE but not after B Tech/BE. Then apply for M Tech / ME in Civil Engineering, Civil & Transportation Engineering, Vehicle & Transportation Engineering, Transportation Engineering & Management, Traffic Engineering, Highways & Transportation Engineering or similar. AMIE (Associate Member of Institution of Engineers) is a B. Tech level examination in engineering,for non-formal engineering education, conducted by Institution of Engineers of India (IEI), the largest multidisciplinary body of engineers in the country, and is recognized as equivalent to B.E/B.Tech.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies – Intergrated MEng B Eng course in Civil Engineeringor similar

After completing Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies, you can go for intergrated MEng B Eng course in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering with Transport, Civil Engineering with Sustainability, Future Transport Engineering or similar.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies – Bachelor degree in Science/ Engineering –Post graduation in respective discipline - GATE Exam –MS (Research) or M Tech in Civil Engineering, Civil & Transportation Engineering, Transportation Engineering & Management, Urban Development and Management or similar

After completing Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies, you can go for a Bachelor degree in Science and then complete your post graduation in your respective discipline. Then clear GATE exam to apply for MS (Research) or M Tech in Civil Engineering, Civil & Transportation Engineering, Transportation Engineering & Management, Urban Development and Managementor similar programs.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies– BE / BTech in any disciplineorBSc + M Sc (with Mathematics as a subject in Bachelor’s degree) or 4-year BSc programs – GATE exam – M Tech (Research) / PhD inTransportation Systems Engineering

After completing Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies, you can go for I. BE / BTech in any discipline (preferably Civil Engineering/Structural Engineering) II. BSc + M Sc (with Mathematics as a subject in Bachelor’s degree) III. 4-year BSc programs. Then clear GATE Exam to get enrolled in M Tech (Research) in Transportation Systems Engineering. You can also go for a PhD instead of M Tech Res. but this will depend on your GATE score, interview results and prior qualifications.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

To get into this field, you will need to pass Class 10 examination with all subjects as per scheme of studies. Then you must complete Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics along with any other subject as per scheme of studies.

Then you can do a degree in Civil Engineering or you can first study for a 4 year Bachelor degree or complete both Bachelor's & Master's degrees with Mathematics as a compulsory subject during graduation.

If you are not from an Engineering background during your graduation, you will have to clear GATE exam at any cost to get an entry into this field.

You have to specialize in Transportation Engineering or similar disciplines either at the post-graduation or Doctoral level because no college / institution offers direct Bachelor degree program in this field.

Such specialized ‘Bachelor’ degree programs are typically unavailable and very few exist abroad in UK / USA including few integrated MEng BEng programs and individual BEng (Hons) programs.

You can study for a Bachelor’s / Master’s / Doctoral degree in any of the following fields (Note that all these fields may not offer you a degree at all three levels, that is in Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral. Some fields may offer a degree only at the Master’s or at the Doctoral level):

1. Transportation Engineering

2. Civil and Construction Engineering

3. Civil Engineering

4. Transportation Systems Engineering

5. Transportation Planning

6. Civil Engineering with Transport

7. Civil Engineering with Sustainability

8. Future Transport Engineering

9. Civil & Coastal Engineering

10. Vehicle & Transportation Engineering

11. Engineering

12. Highways & Transportation Engineering

13. Transport Engineering & Planning

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Interests

1. You should have interests for Investigative Occupations. Investigative occupations involve working with ideas and quite a lot of thinking, often abstract or conceptual thinking. These involve learning about facts and figures; involve the use of data analysis, assessment of situations, decision making and problem-solving.

2. You should have interests for Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment.

3. You should have interests for Enterprising Occupations. You should have interests for Enterprising Occupations. Enterprising occupations involve taking initiatives, initiating actions, and planning to achieve goals, often business goals. These involve gathering resources and leading people to get things done. These require decision making, risk-taking and action orientation.

Knowledge

1. You should have knowledge of Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, river, or road, or otherwise, including the relative costs and benefits.

2. You should have knowledge of Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of various applications of one or more branches of Engineering Science & Technology to manufacture and produce various goods or constructor erect various structures. This includes knowledge about design, development, prototype testing, manufacturing, construction, installation, repair, and maintenance.

3. You should have knowledge of Technical and Engineering Design - Knowledge of various techniques, methods, specifications and tools for creating, developing and laying out designs of various structures, systems, equipment, devices, and processes. This includes developing blueprints, drawing, and models.

4. You should have knowledge of Civil construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of structures such as airports, ports, harbors, bridges, highways, streets etc.

5. You should have knowledge of Physical Science - Knowledge of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understand fluid, material, earth, ocean, atmosphere, and space dynamics, as well as mechanical, electrical, atomic and subatomic structures, properties and processes.

6. You should have knowledge of Computers–for using computers for various technical and academic purposes.

7. You should have knowledge of analytical or scientific software such as Citilabs Cube; McTrans HCS+; SIDRA INTERSECTION; TrafficwareSynchroGreen etc. or map creation software such as ArcMap GIS, and/or Bentley MicroStation; CAD software such as Autodesk AutoCAD; Bentley InRoads Suite; TrafficwareSimTraffic etc.

Skills

1. You should have Systems Analysis Skills - determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect outcomes.

2. You should have Technical Skills - using various technologies and technical methods to get things done or solve problems.

3. You should have Systems Evaluation Skills - identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

4. You should have Technical Design and Drawing Skills - creating and developing designs and drawings for various structures, machines, equipment, and devices.

5. You should have Quality Control Analysis Skills - conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

6. You should have Critical Thinking skills- Skills in the analysis of complex situations, using logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

7. You should have Judgment and Decision Making Skills - considering pros and cons of various decision alternatives; considering costs and benefits; taking appropriate and suitable decisions.

8. You should have Problem Solving Skills - Skills in analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems and using the best option to solve the problems.

Ability

1. You should have Deductive Reasoning Ability - apply general rules and common logic to specific problems to produce answers that are logical and make sense. For example, understanding the reasons behind an event or a situation using general rules and common logic.

2. You should have Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

3. You should have Inductive Reasoning Ability - The ability to combine pieces of information from various sources, concepts, and theories to form general rules or conclusions. For example, analyzing various events or situations to come out with a set of rules or conclusions.

4. You should have Oral Comprehension Ability - listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

5. You should have Oral Expression Ability - communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Personality Traits

1. You are always imaginative or in most situations.

2. You are always or mostly careful about your actions and behaviour.

3. You are always or mostly disciplined in your action and behaviour.

4. You are always calm or generally remain calm in most situations.

5. You can always act independently or could do so in most situations.

6. You always prefer to experience new things and have new experiences, or you mostly do.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

Transportation Engineers have wide scope for placements in multi-national companies, government organizations, such as public works department, highways & transportation authorities, planning & development departments, educational institutions and research organizations. Moreover, there is ample of scope for entrepreneurship too.

At the beginning of your career, you can get a job as a Transportation Engineering Intern / Graduate Engineer Trainee (after completion of your Bachelor’s degree in Engineering) and then proceed to these work roles in an industry or business segment.

After your Master’s degree, you may surpass internships and traineeships to directly get your first job as a:

1. Transportation Engineer

2. Transportation / Highway Engineer

3. Traffic Engineer / Transportation Planner

4. Service Engineer

5. Public Transportation Planner

6. Build & Release Engineer

7. Evaluation Engineer

8. Process Engineer

9. Monitoring System Engineer

10. Design Engineer – Highways / Transportation

Some types of recruiting companies are:

1. Companies which provide planning & engineering services for all modes of transportation, including roadway, transit, marine, aviation, pedestrian and bicycle facilities such as Larsen and Toubro Construction, Tata Projects, Punj Lloyd Group, HCC (Hindustan Construction Company), Shapoorji Pallonji group, Gammon India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Wirtgen Group, HIL Limited, Honeywell Aerospace etc.

2. Companies which conduct inspections and remedial rehabilitation of existing structures or operating in the Building Industry specifically architectural concrete works contractors, culvert installation contractors, airfield & runway construction contractors, road & track repair contractors, railway & tramway construction engineering consultancies, bridge repair & maintenance contractors such as Asphalt India Corporation, Kenmore India, Sgbl India Limited, Gannon Dunkerley& Company Limited, Isolux Corsan Engineering And Construction India Private Limited etc.

3. Government Public Works Departments / Organizations / Authorities / Ministries including Engineers India, NBCC, RITES, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Road Safety Engineering Cell - Ministry of Road Transport, etc.

4. Companies involved in optimizing city traffic management, traffic networks optimization or development of Intelligent Transport Systems by harnessing in-vehicle information for predictive insights such as Lumiplan Intelligent Transport Systems India Private Limited, CMS Traffic Systems Limited, WSP Global Inc., WaycareTech etc.

SPECIALISATION TRACKS IN THIS CAREER

1. Transportation Engineer - Traffic Engineering

Traffic Engineers deal with safe and efficient movement of people and goods on roadways. They focus primarily on research for safe and efficient traffic flow, such as road geometry, cycling infrastructure, sidewalks and crosswalks, road surface markings, traffic signs, traffic lights etc. Traffic Engineers work in close collaboration with pavement engineers, highway engineers, urban planners and human factors engineers. Typical traffic engineering projects involve designing traffic control device installations and modifications, including traffic signals, signs, and pavement markings.

2. Transportation Engineer – Pavement Engineering

Some Transportation Engineers specialize in “Pavement Engineering” which incorporates the study /assessment of pavement materials & design, structural design of pavement thickness, maintenance conditions / costs and restoration methods for damaged assets etc. Pavement maintenance management system (PMMS) is extensively used by these Engineers, which is a method for inspection & rating of pavement conditions in a given area. The system is also capable of performing cost effectiveness analyses of various maintenance and rehabilitation strategies pertaining to a given set of construction materials.

2. Transportation Engineer - Highway Engineering (Advanced Geometric Design)

Highway Engineers specialize in the planning, design, construction, operation, & maintenance of highway roads, bridges, and tunnels. This is targeted at safe and effective transportation of both people and goods. Highway Engineers must focus on geometric alignment and design of the highways, highway intersections/interchanges, future traffic flows, alignment of pavements etc.

4. Transportation Engineer - Transportation Forecasting

Transportation Forecasters estimate the number of people or vehicles that may use a specific transportation facility in the future for examples, on a planned road or bridge, on a railway line, the number of ships calling on a seaport, or the number of passengers visiting an airport etc. They begin with collection of data on current traffic. Then they combine this data with other known data, such as population, employment, trip rates, travel costs, etc., to develop a traffic demand model.

5. Transportation Engineer - Space Transport Modeling

This is essentially a futuristic application of Transportation Engineering. In the current scenario, Transportation Engineers are working on designing the structures of future space travel for an example, space elevators which are long cables, fixed on Earth near the equator and reaching out into space used for transporting payloads. They have the potential to reduce the cost and time of space access enormously. While this may seem like a thing for the future, there are already patents and designs in place. Transportation Engineers will have a magnanimous role to play in “terraforming” too which is the process of making another planet hospitable for human life. Some of these things may seem like the distant future, but they are very much in development now.

6. Transportation Analyst - Transportation Network Modeling and Optimization

This is an extremely interesting specialization and is emerging to be 1 of the most popular among Engineers. This can be thought of as running parallel to operations research where Engineers have to use real analysis, solutions algorithms, heuristics & algebra along with programming languages / oriented computing using MATLAB / Python or equivalent scripts to create models of passenger flows & traffic in urban transport networks, concept mapping, zoning & origin-destination matrices, networks of private transport, congestion maps in public transportation systems, queuing models at stops etc.

7. Transportation Engineer - Materials Mechanics, Mixture Design & Asphalt Chemistry

Many Transportation Engineers specialize specifically in the study, assessment and mixing of construction materials used to build transportation facilities be it a road, highway, pavement or airport or harbor. They are experts in assessing the quality of fine / coarse aggregate mixes of concrete, moisture content, specific gravity, mix ratio of sand-cement, asphalt chemistry etc.

8. Transportation Engineer - Airports Engineering

Airports Engineers are involved in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities for landing / takeoff, loading / unloading, servicing, maintenance, and storage of any type of aircraft. They develop engineering, design, and construction standards for civil airports, heliports, and seaplane bases. This includes standards for airfield pavement, airport lighting, marking, signs, & other visual aids; safety during construction; surveying and GIS data; bird radar and foreign object detection systems; and more.

9. Transportation Engineer - Transportation Security

Attacks on the transportation infrastructure of a country may have serious destabilizing impacts due to open public availability of information and such attacks make enormous potential damages. To prevent such damages, Engineers conduct research and provide essential planning & vulnerability assessment tools to public as well as private organizations ranging from metropolitan transit authorities to airlines & rail companies. A transportation system has to be resilient so that the critical assets including human lives are not exposed to such hazards. Security is 1 of the most integral parts of Transportation Planning and Policy Making.

10. Transportation Engineer - Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is increasingly being used in transportation and traffic management systems to improve sustainability of transportation networks, to reduce traffic congestion and to enhance drivers' experiences. These Engineers focus on designing transportation systems integrated with technologies such as automatic number plate recognition, speed cameras to monitor applications, integrating live data from parking guidance & information systems, calling for emergency services when an accident occurs, or signs that mark speed limit changes etc. This sub-discipline is emerging to be extremely popular in recent times with high success rates of the network designs using wireless communication technologies such as smartphone-based rich monitoring: this is a method in which traffic speed, road quality and density are tracked using the various sensors of smart phones used by car drivers. Traffic densities and possible traffic jams can be identified using audio data and GPS tagging of these smartphones.

CAREER GROWTH

If you join as a Graduate Engineer Intern/Trainee, then after completion of your training, you will be positioned as Transportation Design Engineer / Research Engineer / Stability & Control Engineer / Design Engineer- New Product Development / Staff Engineer or similar positions. However, if you join after your Master’s degree, you can directly get a job as any one of these positions.

The next level of promotion will be to Senior Engineer level – as a Senior Transportation Engineer / Senior Project Engineer / Surface Transportation Senior Engineer / Senior Aviation Engineer / Senior Design Engineer – Transportation or similar.

After 7+ years of experience, you can expect to become a Lead Engineer and after 12-15 years of experience, a Principal Engineer / Or Chief Engineer / or Principal Lead Engineer.

Then after 15-20 years of experience, you may grow as a Senior Engineering Director/ Vice President Product Support engineering/ Senior Vice President / President / Director of Programs - Product Development /Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer.

Salary Offered  

1. At the entry-level jobs, after your post-graduation depending upon the institution where you are graduating from, you may expect to get about Rs. 40,000 – 1,00,000 or even more a month. In junior level jobs (after 4-5 years of post-graduation), you can make about Rs. 60,000 – 1,50,000 or more per month.

2. In mid-level engineering jobs in India (after 8-10 years of post-graduation), you can expect to earn about Rs. 70,000 – 3,00,000 or even more a month.

3. In senior-level engineering jobs in India (after 15 years of post-graduation), you can expect to earn about Rs. 1,50,000 – 5,00,000 or even more a month.

Global (US)

1. At the entry level jobs, after your Master degree depending upon the institution where you are graduating from, you may expect to get about USD 3,000 – 6,000 or even more a month. You may get these jobs right after your Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering provided you have 3-4 years of relevant engineering experience.

2. After 4-5 years of work experience, you may expect to earn around USD 4,500 to USD8,000 a month or more depending on your job location and roles.

3. In mid-level engineering jobs (after 8-10 years of post-graduation), you can expect to earn about USD 5500 – 8500 or even more a month.

4. In senior-level engineering jobs (after 15 years of post-graduation), you can expect to earn about USD 8,000 – 10,000 or even more a month. Senior corporate leaders get much more than this; their total remuneration including performance bonuses could be as high as two million dollars a year.

MONTHLY EARNINGS IN INDIAN RUPEE 

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience

3. Mid Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also in the near future, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and in some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Analyzing and interpreting data and information - Analysis of data and information to find facts, trends, reasons behind situations, etc.; interpretation of data to aid in decision making.

2. Assessing and evaluating quality - Assessing and evaluating the quality of materials, systems, processes, products, services, etc.

3. Creative thinking - Developing new ideas, concepts, innovative solutions to problems, newer ways of getting things done, designing products and services, creating work of art and craft, etc.

4. Drawing, drafting, laying out and specifying objects, equipment, devices, tools, and systems - Creating and developing designs, drawings, layouts and specifications about how to construct, manufacture, assemble, build, use, and maintain various equipment, devices, tools, and systems.

5. Fabricating, assembling, and constructing equipment, devices, and products - Fabricating, assembling, constructing or otherwise manufacturing products, equipment, devices and tools; testing and calibrating products, equipment, devices, tools and systems.

6. Getting Information and learning - Observing, hearing, reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

7. Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials - Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials to ascertain quality, performance, defects, causes of errors, etc.

8. Making decisions and solving problems - Analysis of data and information; evaluation of alternative decisions and results of decisions; taking the right decisions and solving problems.

9. Monitoring processes, systems, and performance - Observing and recording information on various criteria to monitor mechanical, electronics, electrical and other processes and systems; monitoring progress of projects and tasks.

10. Organizing, planning and prioritizing tasks - Planning and organizing tasks in order to achieve work goals; prioritizing tasks to achieve goals and making the best use of the time available.

11. Processing Information - Compiling, tabulating, calculating, auditing, verifying or otherwise dealing with information processing including data entry, transcription, recording, storing and maintaining databases.

12. Strategic planning - Developing visions and goals, developing strategies and action plans for achieving visions and goals.

13. Updating and using relevant knowledge - Keeping updated with the latest knowledge relevant to your fields of work and use of the relevant knowledge in getting things done.

14. Using computers for work - Using computers for day-to-day office work; using computer software for various applications in day-to-day professional work; entering data and process information; for writing.

15. Working in a team - Working in a team of people; developing team; maintaining professional relationships among team members.