As rightly said by Albert Einstein, “Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been ”, Engineering has been a career an option that has held its position of prominence since generations.

Even in today’s time, engineering is one of the most sought after career options and with a growth of almost 7 percent jobs in this field in the last 6 years, its scope is here to stay.  A lot of students have a misconception in their minds that post engineering they will be confined to a monotonous desk job however the diverse career options that engineering opens one’s gates to is unmatchable. Such is the importance of engineering that an engineering graduate can find a career option to pursue in any field of his or her interest. Here are some cool, unique, fun, and very real fields you can pursue a career in with an engineering degree-

      1).    Artificial Intelligence

Are you someone who is intrigued by the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence? Does seeing Sofia make conversations leave you baffled? You can too be a part of this field that is growing with each passing day, thanks to the increasing funding and development. Various engineering majors from software engineering to mechanical engineering can help you build a career in this field.

      2).    Design cars of the future

The need of the hour is to reduce the consumption of fuels like petrol and diesel to reduce the amount of carbon footprint in the atmosphere. Most car developers have shifted their focus towards developing vehicles and cars that run on alternate sources of energy. Hence if you have been a child who always sketched cars in the back of his or her registers and imagined designing your dream car, this might be your chance. A career in this direction will not only be extremely challenging yet fun but will also help you make a vast difference for the betterment of this planet.

      3).    Fashion Industry

If you are someone who has always had a knack for fashion, this is the path for you to go on. Brands like Adidas are emphasising the importance of incorporating engineering in their products to make them extraordinary. Clothing industries have shifted their focus towards creating innovative fabrics that allow them to turn imaginations into reality. Hence you can use your love for fashion to create products that will be all the rage.

      4).    Digital Music Software Engineer

To have a career in the music industry you don’t always have to be on the stage. Digital music software engineers create and maintain computer programs used for producing sound effects. So you don’t only create software’s that allow music to be developed from, but you also build tools for millions to chase their dream using your creation. 

      5).    Formula One Racing Engineer

Formula 1 is a competition that needs no introduction around the world, but for all of its high-speed glamor and prestige, there’s not a huge amount known about its inner workings. The stuff we see on a race Sunday is merely the veneer atop a massive enterprise of globetrotting logistics, intricate planning, and multinational team organization. The job of a Formula One engineer involves various roles apart from the technical aspect of the job from managing the synchronization of the team to analyzing data. Hence if there’s a love for speed in your life, this is the career you should aim towards. 

      6).    Toy Designer

For the ones out there with a creative mind and an interest in product development, designing products is a field open to engineers. Toy designing happens to be an interesting niche- a path pursuable with an engineering degree. With the involvement of more technology, advancement, and competition in the toy industry, toy designing is a path that one should consider if they believe they might have ideas that can make a difference.

No matter what your interests, you’re likely to find an interesting career path within the broad field of engineering. Almost every field has embraced the need to make innovation and advancement a part of their core competency, hence with an engineering degree, landing an exciting job is more possible today than it ever was.

The rapid increase in the use of the internet has led to a more continued increase in the number of cyber-attacks which has led to significant demand for well-qualified cybersecurity and IT risk professionals all around the world. In the short to medium term, demand will outpace supply and organizations will be looking for more professionals to hire in this field.

The increase in the demand for cybersecurity personnel’s coupled with high salaries and the various opportunities in different fields it brings along, it has surely become a career path to consider in today’s time. Following are a few career pathways you can pursue as cybersecurity personnel.

   1)      Security Software Developer

A security software developer is someone who develops security software as well as integrates security into software during the course of design and development. A security software developer is an individual who is responsible for analyzing software implementations and designs so as to identify and resolve any security issues that might exist. In order to make this happen, a security software developer incorporates the appropriate security analysis during each part of the software creation cycle. Their main purpose is to create and maintain the security of the organization for which they work.

   2)       Security Architect Career Path

A security architect is a senior-level employee who is responsible for designing, building and maintaining the security structures for an organization's computer system. A security architect is responsible for designing security structures to thwart malware and hacker intrusions to an organization's computer system. Once these structures are in place, the security architect will test for any weaknesses and audit the entire system. To fully test the system, an outside ethical hacker may need to be brought in to run a thorough penetration test in order to ensure that the system is secure from outside attacks.

   3)      Security Consultant

The role of the cybersecurity or IT security consultant is very crucial to every organization, whether government or private, for helping to prevent these security threats.IT security consultants assess software, computer systems, and networks for vulnerabilities, then design and implement the best security solutions for an organization’s needs. They play the role of both the attacker and the victim and are asked to locate and potentially exploit vulnerabilities. Some IT security consultants are former hackers who have decided to enter the profession after seeing first-hand how vulnerable companies are to security threats.

   4)      Ethical Hackers

The purpose of ethical hacking is to look at the security of a system or network's infrastructure. An ethical hacker will attempt to bypass system security, and find and expose any weak points that could be taken advantage of by a malicious hacker. Vulnerabilities are typically found in improper system configuration and in hardware or software flaws.

An ethical hacker is required to research, document and discuss their methods and security findings with management and IT teams. This intelligence is then used by businesses and organizations to improve their system security so as to minimize or eliminate any potential attacks. Ethical hackers will also provide feedback and verification as an organization fixes security issues.

   5)      Penetration Tester

Penetration testing is the proactive authorized employment of testing procedures on the IT system to identify system flaws. A penetration tester usually attempts to (with permission) hack into a computer and network systems to pre-emptively discover operating system vulnerabilities, service and application problems, improper configurations and more before an intruder cause real damage. Penetration testers must be highly skilled, often using testing tools of their own design, to “break into” the systems under watch. Penetration testers are required to keep accurate records of their activities and discovered vulnerabilities.

   6)      Computer forensic analysts

The field of computer forensics is information security branch of law enforcement and is closely related to forensic science and criminal justice work; therefore, most computer forensic analysts work for law enforcement agencies. The role of the analyst is to recover data like documents, photos, and e-mails from computer hard drives and other data storage devices, such as zip and flash drives, that have been deleted, damaged or otherwise manipulated. Analysts often work on cases involving offenses committed on the Internet ('cybercrime') and examine computers that may have been involved in other types of crime in order to find evidence of illegal activity. As an information security professional, a computer forensic analyst may also use their expertise in a corporate setting to protect computers from infiltration, determine how a computer was broken into or recover lost files.

The field of cybersecurity has a lot of career choices to choose from, however its necessary that you first find out which field interests you the most. A rewarding and exciting industry, excellent career progression, rising salaries, and continued growth are only some of the many benefits that a career in cybersecurity has to offer. If there ever was a time to enter the cyber security field, it’s now.

First thing’s first… Arguably we are living in the most connected society ever! Go ahead and try to google a thing or two what you are curious about right now! Maybe a terminology that’s in your head, a concept you’re not clear about, or LITERALLY ANYTHING that fascinates you! You will get the answers.

There are some things that you have to know like you can not get the toothpaste back to the tube once it’s out… ahem anyway, How many things do you know as a Computer Engineer student?
Most of the engineers always have this fear of missing out on some crucial information. And it’s very common!

So before it’s too late to know, allow us to provide you with some knowledge and wisdom about CE.

Here are the basics, and take our word for it you MUST know it!

1. The most important thing, learn the difference between computer science and computer engineering. You must know which stream you belong to… not all the students are “Rancho” from ‘3 Idiots’

2. Psss psss.... Dude do you know a little bit of illegal stuff?
There are Right things and Wrong things in life, in between these two there is a thing called ‘fine to do things’ like Rooting your phone for example. You must know formatting computers, laptops & mobile phones. Also, you have to be the one who can easily install an OS and know how to upgrade the system.

3. The basic understanding of a computer and it’s components. It is very simple but most of the students don’t pay much attention to it. You must know about the processor and its technology since these days, the computing industry is massively dominated by mobile technology. Latest Mobile phones have faster processors than a low price range laptop from 3 years ago, that too with extended RAM.

4. Let’s talk about some concepts and techniques.
Please go ahead and Check out this blog post by Steve Yegge (have worked in Amazon, now at Google)

• Basic programming (including recursion, file I/O, formatted output, loops, etc).
• Object-oriented design (including design patterns etc). You should be able to produce sensible OO designs as well as understanding the concepts.
• Scripting and regexes.
• Data structures — lists, sets, hashtables, trees, graphs, and so on — as well as Big O notation and algorithmic complexity.
• Bits, bytes and binary numbers — how numbers are represented within the computer, and how to manipulate them.

5. You need to be aware of the latest techniques and hacks going on the mysterious and outstanding thing called the “Internet”
And to help you with that we have selected some websites and applications. Here is the list…

• Fossbytes  - Fresh Bytes of Technology and More A fantastic tech media startup made in India.
• Curiosity - Makes You Smarter Another website that provides you an immense amount of information in various fields, a must for any Computer Engineer.
• Lynda - From LinkedIn Go ahead and grab as much as you can.

6. Video lessons and Youtube Channels.

• The New Boston a YouTube channel for tutorials on almost everything which is related to the computer, do check out some videos
• Gate Lectures by Ravindrababu Ravula You can get the solution of any technical subjects here. Some of the videos are paid but there are many other videos that can help you during your university exam.
• And a recommendation, that is very popular already, Technical Guruji a channel that gives away vital information on technology, in Hindi. Videos on this channel are super simple to watch and understand!

7. The most required skills in your life, Soft Skills. Try developing a vigilant set of skills in your student life to reap the benefits later. As a computer engineer, you must know how to code but this soft skill adds up in your profile and makes a huge impact in your annual package. It’s feasible for any student to pick up a side course go ahead take it on, select any Soft Skill course.

At AVCOE we want our students to grow beyond academics and regular curriculum. With over three decades of expertise in the Department of computer education we are exponentially thriving for our students’ academic betterment.

Department has a tie-up with NVIDIA and has setup NVIDIA GPU Teaching Centre housing four workstations & IoT based NVIDIA Jetson embedded board which gives exposure to students on parallel and concurrent programming.

Also the department has tie up with IIT Powai for AAKASH R&D Project. The department has tie up with MiTu Skillologies, Nashik for Big Data Analytics Centre of Excellence to provide students with big data analytics platform. IRT Incubation Centre, Microsoft Student Partner Program, IBM Academic Initiative and NPTEL Local Centre are other initiatives in the department which has been proved as an extra advantage to the department. Department has also tie up with ESDS Software private Ltd. Nashik for Cloud Computing – Centre of Excellence for the exposure of student on Cloud platform.

For more info visit: AMRUTVAHINI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, SANGAMNER