Instrumentation and Control Engineering

There are a myriad of career possibilities for instrumentation engineers. For example, they might design strain gauges or sensors that capture data about the safety, efficiency, and reliability of machines used in manufacturing. They also might design devices like blood glucose monitors, aircraft sensors, smoke detectors, or dynamometers that measure torque. They might develop electrocardiograph equipment and computed tomography scanners, or they might work on security systems. In addition, instrumentation engineers have been essential to the success of every aeronautical research project ever flown. Instrumentation engineers might be employed by manufacturing firms, defense contractors, biomedical companies, or government entities; or they might work for private engineering firms.