Engineering Professional Hiring Guide | LinkedIn Talent Solutions

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Engineering professionals play a vital role in innovating, building, and maintaining the solutions that power our world. They design, evaluate, test, modify, inspect, and maintain a wide range of systems and products depending on the industry they specialize in. Broadly speaking, the six major branches of engineering are: chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, management, and geotechnical. And there are many subcategories under each branch. Engineering professionals must be able to think outside the box and have sharp attention to detail. Often, their roles require continuous hands-on project involvement from start to finish.

You might hire an engineering professional to:

Design a building

Design prosthesis

Innovate ways to protect the environment from pollution

Develop and test smartphones

Test a new drug

Investigate and evaluate soil and water

Required skills and qualifications	Preferred skills and qualifications
Up-to-date knowledge, certifications, training, and technical skills	Non-essential certifications are a plus
Expertise in problem analysis, problem-solving, and design thinking	Extensive project management experience
Education in a relevant field	Ability to think outside the box