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Featured Resources

Free CoursesUG/Grad

MIT OpenCourseWare Engineering

MIT

Complete undergraduate and graduate engineering courses

Free CoursesAll Levels

NPTEL Engineering

IITs India

India's largest technical education platform

ReferenceProfessional

Engineering Toolbox

EngineeringToolBox

Engineering resources, formulas, and data

CommunityAll Levels

GrabCAD Community

Stratasys

5M+ CAD models and engineering community

Research DatabaseProfessional

IEEE Xplore

IEEE

5M+ research papers and standards

CAD SoftwareAll Levels

Fusion 360

Autodesk

CAD/CAM/CAE tool (free for students)

Engineering Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering

Design, analysis, manufacturing of mechanical systems

Automotive, HVAC, Robotics

Electrical Engineering

Electronics, power systems, telecommunications

Circuits, Power grids, IoT

Civil Engineering

Infrastructure, buildings, transportation, water

Bridges, Dams, Skyscrapers

Chemical Engineering

Process design, materials, energy conversion

Pharmaceuticals, Refineries, Food

Computer Engineering

Hardware-software integration, embedded systems

Processors, Embedded systems, VLSI

Aerospace Engineering

Aircraft, spacecraft, propulsion systems

Airplanes, Satellites, Rockets

Biomedical Engineering

Medical devices, imaging, tissue engineering

Prosthetics, MRI, Pacemakers

Industrial Engineering

Optimization, systems, supply chain, ergonomics

Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality

Environmental Engineering

Pollution control, sustainability, water treatment

Wastewater, Air quality, Remediation

Materials Science

Metals, ceramics, polymers, nanomaterials

Composites, Semiconductors, Alloys

Software Engineering

Software design, development, testing, DevOps

Apps, Systems, AI/ML platforms

Petroleum Engineering

Oil/gas exploration, drilling, production

Reservoirs, Drilling, Refining

Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear power, radiation, fusion research

Reactors, Medical isotopes, Fusion

Online Learning Platforms

MIT OpenCourseWare

Complete MIT engineering courses

NPTEL (India)

IIT engineering courses

Coursera Engineering

University partnerships

edX Engineering

MIT, Harvard, Berkeley

Saylor Academy

Open engineering courses

Class Central

Engineering course aggregator

Khan Academy

Fundamentals and basics

Brilliant.org

Interactive STEM learning

Free Textbooks & Resources

OpenStax Engineering

Rice University

All Disciplines

LibreTexts Engineering

LibreTexts

Engineering Mechanics

Hibbeler (samples)

Electrical Engineering

All About Circuits

Control Systems

Wikibooks

Mechanical Design

Shigley (resources)

Mechanical/Civil

Fluid Mechanics

MIT OpenCourseWare

Thermodynamics

Cengel (resources)

Bookboon Engineering

Various

IntechOpen Engineering

Various

CAD & Design Tools

2D/3D CADPaid (Student Free)

AutoCAD

CAD/CAM/CAEFree Hobbyist

Fusion 360

3D CADPaid (Student)

SolidWorks

Cloud CADFree Tier

Onshape

3D CADOpen Source

FreeCAD

Beginner CADFree

Tinkercad

3D ModelingFreemium

SketchUp

Enterprise CADPaid

CATIA

Enterprise CADPaid

Siemens NX

PTC Creo

3D ModelingPaid

Rhino

2D CADOpen Source

LibreCAD

CAE & Simulation Tools

FEA/CFDFree Student

ANSYS Student

ComputingPaid (Student)

MATLAB

SimulationPaid (Student)

Simulink

MultiphysicsPaid

COMSOL

OpenFOAM

CalculiX

Code_Aster

LTspice

CircuitFreemium

CircuitLab

Falstad Circuit

Electrical & Electronics Tools

PCB DesignOpen Source

KiCad

Eagle

Altium Designer

Proteus

Multisim

Arduino IDE

Embedded IDEFree

PlatformIO

PrototypingPaid

Fritzing

Programming for Engineers

Python

MATLAB

Julia

C/C++

R

Data AcquisitionPaid

LabVIEW

Python LibrariesFree

NumPy/SciPy

Data AnalysisFree

Pandas

3D Printing Tools

Cura

PrusaSlicer

Free Mesh Repair

Meshmixer

Free 3D Modeling

Blender

Simplify3D

Paid Printer Host

OctoPrint

Engineering Standards Organizations

ISO

International Standards Organization

IEC

Electrotechnical standards

IEEE Standards

Electrical/Electronics standards

ASME

Mechanical engineering standards

ASCE

Civil engineering standards

ASTM

Materials testing standards

SAE International

Automotive/aerospace standards

ANSI

American National Standards

DIN

German standards

JIS

Japanese standards

Professional Organizations

IEEE

Electrical/Electronics

400,000+ members

ASME

Mechanical

90,000+ members

ASCE

Civil

150,000+ members

AIChE

Chemical

60,000+ members

ACM

Computing

100,000+ members

ICE

Civil (UK)

95,000+ members

IMechE

Mechanical (UK)

115,000+ members

Engineers Australia

Australia

100,000+ members

NSPE

Professional (USA)

50,000+ members

NAE

National Academy (USA)

Professional Licensure

United States

NCEES FE Exam

Fundamentals of Engineering

NCEES PE Exam

Principles and Practice

ABET Accreditation

Program accreditation

NSPE

Professional Engineers society

International

Engineering Council UK

CEng and IEng registration

Engineers Canada

P.Eng licensure

Engineers Australia

CPEng charter

Engineering New Zealand

CPEngNZ

EUR ING

European Engineer

Washington Accord

International recognition

Top Engineering Schools

MIT

Stanford

UC Berkeley

Caltech

Georgia Tech

ETH Zurich

Cambridge

Imperial College

TU Munich

Tsinghua University

NUS

IIT Bombay

Professional Certifications

PE License

Professional Engineer (USA)

PMP

Project Management Professional

Six Sigma

Quality improvement methodology

LEED AP

Green building certification

CCNA

Networking certification

AWS Certified

Cloud engineering

CQE

Certified Quality Engineer

FEA Certification

Simulation certification

Career Resources

Job Boards & Resources

Engineering.com Jobs

Engineering job board

Indeed Engineering

General job search

LinkedIn Engineering

Professional network jobs

Glassdoor Salaries

Salary information

BLS Engineering

US job outlook data

Salary by Discipline (USA)

Discipline	Entry	Mid-Career	Job Growth
Petroleum Engineering	$95,000	$137,000	+3%
Computer Engineering	$78,000	$132,000	+5%
Aerospace Engineering	$77,000	$126,000	+6%
Chemical Engineering	$76,000	$112,000	+4%
Electrical Engineering	$75,000	$104,000	+9%
Mechanical Engineering	$74,000	$99,000	+11%
Civil Engineering	$65,000	$90,000	+7%
Biomedical Engineering	$63,000	$99,000	+7%
Environmental Engineering	$62,000	$96,000	+6%
Industrial Engineering	$65,000	$93,000	+12%

Emerging Technologies

AI/ML Engineering

Machine learning operations, AI infrastructure

Quantum Engineering

Quantum computing hardware and applications

Sustainable Engineering

Green technology, carbon capture, renewables

Space Engineering

Satellites, Mars missions, space manufacturing

Robotics

Autonomous systems, humanoid robots

Bioprinting

Tissue engineering, organ printing

Additive Manufacturing

Metal 3D printing, construction printing

Cyber-Physical Systems

Industry 4.0, digital twins, IoT

Major Engineering Awards

Turing Award

Computer science Nobel ($1M)

IEEE Medal of Honor

Highest IEEE award

Charles Stark Draper Prize

Engineering achievement ($500K)

Queen Elizabeth Prize

Global engineering (£500K)

Millennium Technology Prize

Tech innovation (€1M)

ASME Medal

Distinguished service

Famous Engineers in History

1856-1943Electrical

Nikola Tesla

AC electricity, induction motor

1847-1931Electrical

Thomas Edison

Light bulb, phonograph

1863-1947Mechanical

Henry Ford

Assembly line, Model T

1452-1519Various

Leonardo da Vinci

Flying machines, engineering drawings

1806-1859Civil

Isambard Brunel

Railways, bridges, ships

1832-1923Civil

Gustave Eiffel

Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty

1912-1954Computer

Alan Turing

Computer science, cryptography

1906-1992Computer

Grace Hopper

COBOL, compiler development

1950-Computer

Steve Wozniak

Apple co-founder, personal computer

1971-Various

Elon Musk

SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink

1914-2009Agricultural

Norman Borlaug

Green Revolution, Nobel Peace

1929-1982Structural

Fazlur Khan

Tube structure, Sears Tower

Engineering YouTube Channels

4M+ subscribers

Real Engineering

In-depth engineering analysis

3M+ subscribers

Practical Engineering

Civil engineering explained

3M+ subscribers

Engineering Explained

Automotive engineering

2M+ subscribers

Simone Giertz

Creative engineering builds

30M+ subscribers

Mark Rober

Engineering entertainment

5M+ subscribers

ElectroBOOM

Electrical engineering experiments

4M+ subscribers

The Engineering Mindset

HVAC, electrical basics

11M+ subscribers

Smarter Every Day

Science and engineering

Top Companies Hiring Engineers

Google

Apple

Microsoft

Amazon

SpaceX

Automotive/Energy

Tesla

Boeing

Siemens

Defense/Aerospace

Lockheed Martin

Intel

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