"Indian emigrants have excelled as managers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. They are among the founders or top executives of at least 972 companies", says AnnaLee Saxenian, who studies immigrant business networks at the University of California.
Competitive pressures and advancing technology will force companies to improve and update product designs and to optimize their manufacturing processes. It is predicted that, international employers will rely on Indian engineers to, further increase, productivity, as investment in plant and equipment increases to expand output of goods and services. Additional engineers will be needed to improve or build new roads, bridges, water and pollution control systems, and other public facilities.
India has a massive talent pool in its community and countries are vying with each other to attract Indian professionals to their shores.
Various Engineering Disciplines and Career Opportunities :
Aeronautical Engineering
Job opportunities for an Aeronautical Engineer lies with various airlines and aircraft manufacturers, Research and Development (R&D) areas & space research laboratories.
Agriculture Engineers
They are involved in the sales, marketing and servicing of farm equipment and agricultural implements, in designing and constructing farm buildings & product planning.
Automobile Engineers
Employment opportunities lie with the vehicle manufacturers/assemblers in maintenance and service stations, private transport companies and insurance companies.
Chemical Engineers
They are needed and gainfully employed in the soap, paint, oil, plastics, synthetic fibers, explosives and petrochemical plants.
Civil Engineers
They are employed at all the major construction companies whether in public or in private, railways, consultancy firms, army etc.
Computer Engineers
They can find employment in almost any area of industrial sector and in defence and research establishments. They can work with multinationals, in management consultancy firms and in areas where computer aided systems are used such as aeronautics and space science, petroleum industry and power plants.
Electrical Engineers
They have job opportunities in industries like the railways, construction, civil aviation, power plants whether thermal, hydro or nuclear and all types of manufacturing plants.
Electronics Engineers
They are employed in industries manufacturing electronic equipment, research and development and. television and radio broadcasting, aerospace industry and automobile industry.
Instrumentation Engineers
The demand for Instrumentation Engineers comes from industries such as steel, chemical, fertilizer, refineries power industry and so on.
Marine Engineers
Marine Engineers find jobs as officers in the merchant navy. Port and harbor authorities and ship repair dockyard companies also employ them.
Material, Metallurgical and Ceramic Engineers
They are employed by research establishments, industries and plants extracting and processing metals like iron and steel, nickel, copper, zinc etc. in rolling mills and in large steel plants.
Mechanical Engineers
Employment opportunities are open in practically every segment of the industry and especially in the area of machine tools, aerospace, automobile industries and power plants.
Mining Engineers
Job opportunities are available at Mines, Geological Survey Institutions and mining companies.
Production and Industrial Engineers
They are in demand in engineering and manufacturing industries.
Telecommunication Engineers
They have ample job opportunities in Information and Broadcasting sectors, railways, police, Para-military, and defence related organizations.
