What type of engineer are you?

[nzwasp]

Seems like there's a boat load of engineers on beyond - Im interested in what types of engineers. I probably know about 40 engineers in Calgary and I would say 80% of them are process engineers.

I don't know all the types I am just including the ones I can think of.

Edit: One of the reasons i'm interested is - in a typical oil and gas company what make up of engineers would you typically see?

Also does the university of Alberta and Calgary graduate a overwhelming amount of certain types of engineers to work in oil/gas.

[pheoxs]

Degree in Electrical and work in Automation & Controls

[EK 2.0]

Train Engineer....

Choo Choo!!

[R154]

Mechanical. Work in Electrical.

[killramos]

You will get 2 answers to this question, what people took in school and what they do for a living. I remember a statistic from school that 90% of engineers will call themselves something different than what they took in school within 5 years. Either through discipline switch or specialization.

For me it's Mechanical Engineering and Business Development (essentially Evaluations) currently. Formerly worked in Reservoir Engineering.

Since you asked:

Reservoir is a specialized subset of petroleum engineering with the task of modelling oil and gas reservoirs using numerical and analytical methods in order to understand what has happened within the formation (reservoir) itself and predict what it will will do in the future ( forecast). Generally using more sophisticated methods than simple curve fitting that are used throughout the industry. A lot of work in fluid phase behavior and property characterization, pressure and fluid response, and implications for beyond primary recovery of oil and gas fields.

[bjstare]

Degree in Electrical, work in Project Management.

[dirtsniffer]

Mechanical - work in manufacturing - customer facing tech services / tech support role

[sabad66]

Software Engineering by school, but working as a Business Analyst. Since I haven't done much 'engineering' since graduating, my pinky ring sits at home collecting dust

[NoPulp]

Not sure if you're asking who holds a degree in engineering, or who does engineering.

I'm a mechanical engineering technologist and do water management, gates mostly used for irrigation. I went to school at first for a degree, but switched to tech, much more enjoyable for me.


You'll find most people are mechanical, electrical or civic. Sometimes chemical or petro. All the other ones you listed are more of a position or a branch off discipline IMO. I think the most broadest type of engineer is mechanical. Most companies mostly care that you hold a degree in engineering, not the actual discipline typically.

[bjstare]

Cue Eng vs Tech debate. Haven't had one in 2016 yet.

[jwslam]

Mech by schooling.
Working as none of the above. Pretty sure I'm the only one or one of very few on here that's a Fire Protection / Process Safety Engineer.

[realazy]

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, but worked as a Petroleum Engineer at a producer. I did both production and development before moving onto a finance role now in tax recently as part of a more creative rotation due to my interests in pursuing an MBA.

To answer your question, most producers hire Mechanical, Chemical, and Oil & Gas/Petroleum engineers.

[gretz]

Mechanical Imagineer by day... Work as a mech. eng. designing / manufaturing custom drilling equipment.

CNC machinist by night at home, making fun parts for the masses

[redblack]

Sandwich engineer. Would you like extra meat and cheese today?

[lasimmon]

Degree in Petroleum, work in Petroleum.

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by cjblair
Cue Eng vs Tech debate. Haven't had one in 2016 yet.

Beat me to it!

The OP said engineer though. An engineer is a professional designation, and as such, I don't feel there is much ambiguity in what he asked, he's not talking about us lowly technolgists

[haggis88]

Originally posted by jwslam
Mech by schooling.
Working as none of the above. Pretty sure I'm the only one or one of very few on here that's a Fire Protection / Process Safety Engineer.

That sounds like a great job. I've seen a few job postings for things like this and wondered if it would be a good fit for me. Is it something that your mechanical skillset transferred to easily?

Originally posted by redblack
Sandwich engineer. Would you like extra meat and cheese today?

You laugh, but in countries where "Engineer" is not a protected term (i.e the UK), even the guy who comes to install your cable is an "Engineer"

[bjstare]

Originally posted by HiTempguy1




Beat me to it!

The OP said engineer though. An engineer is a professional designation, and as such, I don't feel there is much ambiguity in what he asked, he's not talking about us lowly technolgists

Wow, I'm thoroughly impressed. Your post is on the money, but I didn't expect it to come from you

[nzwasp]

Yeah I was mainly interested in engineers.

Although to me it seems technologists are much more hands on vs engineers which are design focussed is that fair? well except the engineers in the field.

[Strider]

Mech with petro minor
Working in a reservoir/evaluation role

I know/see very few process engineers, I'd imagine they're employed more on the EPC side than E&P.

Also echoing the comment that very often discipline by schooling will differ from discipline by trade.