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Whats An Engineer
Whats An Engineer
Creative people
People who like to solve problems
People who like teamwork
People who want to make things better
People who want to help humanity
YOU!
Astronauts
Neil Armstrong Aerospace Engineer
Judy Resnick Electrical Engineer
Lonnie Johnson
Mechanical and Nuclear
Engineering degrees
Invented the Super Soaker
What do Engineers do at
Patuxent River?
All new or modified Navy and Marine Corps aircraft are
tested at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River.
The engineers at Pax River do important work for our
country by ensuring the aircraft and equipment our
service men and women depend on will:
Industrial
Ocean
Architectural
Manufacturing
Petroleum
Biomedical
Materials
Software
Civil
Mining / Geology
Environmental
Nuclear
Why Be an Engineer?
Interesting work and job satisfaction
Great variety electrical, biomedical,
environmental, chemical and more!
Financial security
Math (4 Years):
Algebra I and II
Geometry
Trigonometry
Calculus
Science (4 Years):
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
(Other options include Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, Ecology, Astronomy, and
Earth Sciences.)
Twoyearprogram
Transfer60creditstoUniversityof
Marylandsengineeringschool
UniversityofMarylandattheSouthern
MarylandHigherEduca7onCenter
JuniorandSeniorYearComple7on
Blendofteleconference,classroomand
campusformat
Coopera7veEduca7onOpportunitywith
NAWCADPatuxentRiverEarnWhileYou
Learn
WhereCanYouFindMoreInforma3on?
Na7onalDefenseEduca7onProgram
hQp://www.ndep.us
hQp://www.ndep.us/lLabsPax
AmericanSocietyforEngineeringEduca7on
hQp://www.asee.org
NavalAirSystemsCommand(NAVAIR)
hQp://www.navair.navy.mil/jobs
EngineerYourLife
hQp://www.engineeryourlife.org
SocietyofWomenEngineers
hQp://www.swe.org
hQp://aspire.swe.org