Automotive Engineers

Participation in science and engineering fairs can be an invaluable experience for a high school student interested in automotive engineering. Through these fairs, students learn to do their own research and applications in a variety of engineering fields. Too often, students leave high school with a strong academic background in mathematics and science, but have never applied their knowledge to the real world. By developing a project for a fair, students begin to learn how to think like an engineer by creatively using their academic knowledge to solve real-life problems.

Participate in competitions that are offered by SkillsUSA (https://www.skillsusa.org), the Technology Student Association (https://tsaweb.org), and other organizations to build your skills, meet people with shared interests, and compete for scholarships and cash prizes.

Talk with an automotive engineer or automotive technician about his or her career. Ask your school counselor to help arrange an interview.

Check out Discover Engineering (https://discovere.org/stem-careers) to learn about 15 engineering specialties (including several types that work in automotive engineering) and 10 reasons why engineering is a rewarding career field.