April 2017 ////// FOCUS ON: Democratization Simulation P.12 Apps P.12 Education & Certification P.17 digitaleng.news New AMD & NVIDIA Graphics Cards P.33 HPC On-DemandP.30 IOT SECURITY P.39 REVIEW: AUTOCAD FOR MAC P.21 REVIEW: CORELCAD P.25 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// | DEGREES OF FREEDOM | by Jamie J. Gooch Democratization and Education AVE YOU EVER HEARD of an engineering from engineers with a comparison: “If engineers are viewed technology degree? If not, you’re not alone. as being responsible for designing the nation’s technological According to a report by the National Academy systems, engineering technicians and technologists are those of Engineering (NAE), nearly 30% of employ- who help build and keep those systems running.” It further Hers of engineering technicians and technologists had never distinguishes technicians as those with two-year degrees from heard of engineering technology education, and 33% didn’t engineering technologists who have four-year degrees. De- know the difference between work performed by engineers scribed another way: Engineers learn the concepts and math- and work performed by engineering technologists. ematics behind engineering design, while technologists learn how to practically apply technology tools to those designs. In We write a lot about what engineering technology pro- 2014, there were nearly 94,000 four-year engineering degrees viders are doing to “democratize” design engineering tools, and less than 18,000 four-year engineering technology de- which is just a fancy way of saying software and hardware grees awarded in the U.S., according to the report. should be easier to use, have affordable options for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and generally be Democratize Engineering Education accessible to more people. There are many reasons democ- Efforts to boost STEM enrollments should extend to engi- ratization is important. The state of the art in engineering neering technology degrees. There will always be a certain design technology has evolved so quickly that many people number of high school students who are thrilled to par- aren’t aware of what is now possible with 3D design, simu- ticipate in FIRST Robotics and other hands-on programs, lation, optimization and rendering paired with high-perfor- but are too intimidated by the advanced mathematics and mance computing. If more people used the latest tools and theoretical study required to achieve an engineering degree. processes, it could spark new innovations, result in better Increasing the amount of entry-level job candidates with products and help solve difficult problems in society. engineering technology degrees would go a long way toward Downstream from design, manufacturing is being dis- filling the need for high-tech skills in product development rupted by new technologies as well—from the connected and manufacturing today. automation of the industrial Internet of Things to more But if employers aren’t familiar with engineering tech- widespread use of additive and hybrid manufacturing. nology, or what an engineering technologist does, colleges More skilled employees are always needed to realize the and universities will have a hard time drumming up enroll- promise of the factory of the future, and democratization ment. To boost the profile of engineering technologists, the expands the pool of those prospective employees. NAE report calls for the engineering technology education community to make the field’s value more evident to K-12 A Two-Pronged Approach teachers, students and parents, as well as to employers. It The responsibility for widening the playing field doesn’t just further suggests that the National Science Foundation should rest with software and hardware companies making their consider funding research on engineering technology to tools easier to access. The people using them need to get the understand why black students graduate at higher rates from proper education and training to make the most out of the engineering technology programs than from engineering tools available. There are plenty of on-the-job training op- programs, why women are less-engaged in engineering tech- portunities for design engineers (see page 17), but the NAE nology than engineering and why only 12% of engineering report, “Engineering Technology Education in the United technologists have a four-year degree in engineering technol- States” (nae.edu/165760.aspx) sheds light on another oppor- ogy, while 39% of them have engineering degrees. DE tunity to boost the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) job pool. Jamie Gooch is editorial director of DE; contact him via The NAE report distinguishes engineering technologists [email protected]. 2 DE | Technology for Optimal Engineering Design April 2017 /// digitaleng.news COVER STORY COVER STORY TECHNOLOGY FOR OPTIMAL 30 ENGINEERING Preconfigured HPC DESIGN for Simulation Specialized middleware, P.30 license negotiations and workflow management tools distinguish turnkey HPC vendors. 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