Technology Engineering

If you like technology, people, travel and want to earn good money, have you thought about a sales engineer job?Sales engineers are always in demand and they are paid more than technicians with comparable experience and qualifications. The work can be very interesting because over time a technical representative acquires a large body of knowledge of his specialization. When a client has a requirement the sales engineer discusses the application and suggests technical products and methods to achieve a solution.The technology sector is fast-moving; new materials and processes are invented and introduced continually. Markets change too and people in engineering sales have the opportunity to travel and live in all parts of the globe.As a technical sales rep, you meet a lot of people and will have many interesting conversations. If your job covers a large territory, as time goes by you will develop friendly contacts throughout the area you cover.Starting salaries are around ?25,000 GBP or $50,000US and sales commission can double those amounts. There is good opportunity to progress your career by taking on larger and more important territories and later to move into sales management, and potentially senior management.To succeed as a technical sales professional requires, potentially ... [more..]

Many vocational and technical schools and community colleges offer biomedical engineering education designed to convey the basic knowledge of electronics and microprocessors used in biomedical devices. An education in biomedical engineering furnishes aspiring biomedical technicians with basic engineering skills for analysis, problem solving, and applications of technology to complex problems that may be encountered with medical devices and instrumentation.Training in biomedical engineering prepares students with knowledge of technical medical instruments and devices; to work with other health care professionals in the design of instrumentation, devices, and software; to develop new procedures; and to conduct research that resolves problems with electronic and electrical biomedical instruments.Biomedical engineering education includes courses in operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting devices, such as defibrillators, EKG machines, dialysis equipment, and ultrasound instruments. Training in biomedical engineering develops knowledge through courses in biomaterials, biomechanics, medical imaging, rehabilitation engineering, orthopedic engineering, and more.Vocational, technical, and trade schools and community colleges that offer biomedical engineering education provide options for earning diplomas, certificates, Associate of Arts (AA), and Associate of Science (AS) degrees. Accredited schools often provide strong education programs that allow credits to be transferable to four-year colleges and universities, where students can continue studies to earn Bachelor of Arts (BA) ... [more..]

Writing your own Technical Engineer CV or Resume requires a different approach from the way that many engineers go about preparing their jobs CV. Technical careers, although having many similarities to commercial careers, demand a different way of thinking and a better way of presenting your technical skills and experience.There is a simple rule of thumb that you can follow, which means that the underlying skills, accountabilities and authority of your job have to be equated to the job role you want, so that there is a clear fit upon which you base your job application.But many technical people value their technical skills far more than their people skills and so are guilty of ignoring factors which could make them an outstanding candidate.When only the 'hard' skills are presented on their Technical Engineer CV, and any 'soft' skills left out or not given sufficient emphasis, an opportunity to be seen as a great candidate is missed.I understand the precision of thought and the analytical approach required of an engineer, but you should consider that to be 'taken as read' and not expect your work to speak for itself. The key issue is that it is important to remember that although ... [more..]

There is often disagreement among experts in the private sector and public labor statistics about what are the top 10 paying jobs. The list changes from year to year and state to state. Often new careers emerge that are highly specialized and once defined jump onto top paying job lists. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a list every year and is often cited by financial publications as the definitive list of top 10 paying jobs.Certain jobs seem to never leave the top 10. As expected these jobs are highly specialized and always in demand no matter what the current financial climate or location the survey is conducted. CEO's, doctors and lawyers are consistently the highest paid professionals in the U.S.Keep in mind that these list are an average salary so careers with a wide range of earning potential such as financial advisors rarely make the list. Also some lists will break out jobs into sub-category's so 'doctor' could make the list multiple times for Psychiatrists, Obstetricians and surgeons.Let's take a look at a few different lists of the top 10 paying jobs in the US for 2007:According to askmen.com1. Surgeon2. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)3. Engineering Manager4. Airline Pilot ... [more..]