MARINE

ENGINEER
CAREER DESCRIPTION
AND GOALS
A Marine engineer is a professional CAREER PATH
who has studied marine
Students in a marine engineering bachelor's program can
engineering also called maritime
expect to complete at least 1-2 years of basic engineering
engineering and is responsible for and mathematics courses before they learn how to apply
the operation, maintenance and concepts about operating systems in craft to marine
repair of all major mechanical and structures specifically.
engineered equipment on board. Students often must participate in lab or hands-on
experiences or projects, in which they might be expected
to head the design of a proposed watercraft. A
Marine engineering is what
4-year undergraduate major in marine engineering can
enables us to build oil rigs, prepare students for careers designing and constructing
pumping oil out of the ground, watercraft. Prerequisites include a high school diploma
underneath our oceans. These are and high standardized test scores. Students pursuing a
important, as we all know how master's in this field must take pre-engineering general
much the world relies on fossil education college courses.
fuels. Secondly, marine
engineering is necessary to build CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
large, efficient and fast cargo,
tanker and other commercial ships. The overall job outlook for Marine Engineer has been
relatively unchanged since 2004. Vacancies for this career
CAREER KNOWLEDGE, have slightly decreased by 13.75 percent nationwide in
SKILLS AND ATTITUDE that time, with an average decline of 2.29 percent per
year. Demand for Marine Engineers is expected to go up,
Marine engineers need to have with an expected 3,290 new
mechanical skills, an eye for jobs filled by 2018. This represents an annual increase of
detail, problem-solving skills, 7.20 percent over the next few years.
decision-making ability,
and good communication skills.
They also have to know about
math, physics and chemistry,
machine operation and
maintenance, safety rules and
methods, hydraulics
and pneumatic, engineering,
electrics, electronics and
computers, and lastly,
deck and safety equipment.
In terms of Personal Qualities, a
Marine engineer should be
responsible, practical and
adaptable, accurate, quick and
efficient, and calm in
emergencies.