What can you do with a degree in… Chemical Engineering? Where do graduates work? Chemical engineers work in many different fields, including biomedical engineering, alternative energy, advanced materials, food and beverage processing, petrochemicals, and production and manufacturing. They are involved in creating processes that are efficient, safe, and environmentally sustainable. This includes creating processes that don’t spill Industries pollutants into our rivers, treating wastes, and developing cleaner burning fuels that are more A degree in chemical engineering will energy efficient and less polluting. provide you with the skills and experience What is Chemical Engineering? to design and optimize all kinds of Recent graduates in Chemical Engineering have “systems”, these can range from production Chemical engineers design processes and gone on to exciting careers in a wide variety of and manufacturing systems to corporate, systems that produce everything from plastics industries, here a just a few: financial and economic systems. These are and paper to pharmaceuticals, processed some common industries that require foods and advanced materials. What a Airboss Defense, Polymer Research Engineer chemical engineers: chemist might produce in a test tube, chemical The Boston Consulting Group, Business engineers produce by the ton. This requires • Energy and Utilities: Alternative Energy, Associate efficient and effective systems. They also Hydro, Oil & Gas, Water Process Engineer Consultant apply their knowledge of scientific processes Hatch, • Engineering and Management to such diverse fields as manufacturing and Schlumberger, Field Engineer Consulting bioengineering. Shell Canada, Drilling Engineer-in-Training • Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and SNC-Lavalin, Jr. Process Engineer Medical Devices To do well in chemical engineering, you • Scientific and Technical Services should be good at math, physics and • chemistry, and also have a creative side. Finance & Insurance • Chemical engineering is all about designing Food & Beverage Production processes and systems, so you must be • Manufacturing & Processing interested in exploring how to transform • Mining something from one state to another and to • Agriculture think about new ways of solving problems. • Chemicals Because chemical engineering involves teamwork, you should have good communication skills and enjoy working with others. Finally, you must be mentally agile — chemical engineers, after all, must be flexible thinkers who can find opportunities where others see obstacles. Salary Information* Useful Resources Starting salaries will vary according to location, industry and employer. Average annual salaries for new graduates Career Resources Canada: $48,000 - $75,000 McGill University’s Engineering Career United States: $65,466 Centre (ECC) - Resources, information, job postings and Internship Salaries links for engineering students $15 - $26 per hour myFuture * Sources include: CACEE Campus Recruitment and - Job postings for McGill students Benchmark Survey (2011), NACE Salary Survey 2009, RIQ Enquete sur la rémunération directe des CHEMploy ingénieurs salariés du Québec (2012) - Career website for chemical professionals American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Career Management Centre Student Life The Engineering Institute of Canada Chemical engineering students work closely - Engineering Career Network with each other throughout their degree and are a very tight knit group. You will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of clubs, Professional Organizations activities and student government. Getting involved in a club or other group is a great Engineers Canada way to meet people and build your résumé. - The national organization of the 12 licensing bodies that regulate the practice of Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) engineering in Canada Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (CSChE) Undergraduate Chapter - The regulating body for Engineers in Quebec Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering (POWE) Contact Us Chemical Institute of Canada - Umbrella group for the Canadian Society for Engineers Without Borders McGill Engineering Student Centre (MESC) Chemistry, Canadian Society for Chemical Career Centre, Student Affairs Office & Peer Engineering and the Canadian Society for Student Affairs Office Tutoring Services Chemical Technology Frank Dawson Adams Building, room 22 - Housed in the Engineering Student Centre; 3450 University Street Academic Advisors provide assistance and Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E8 information on program planning and Telephone: 514-398-8100 academic success. Email: [email protected] www.mcgill.ca/careers4engineers .