Engineering instrumentation

Hello sir my son wants to make his career in instrumentation engineering so please provide me career prospectus of this branch of engineering.

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Instrumentation is the variety of measuring instruments to monitor and control a process. It is the art and science of measurement and control of process.

Career Definition

Instrumentation engineers designs strain gauges or sensors that capture data about the safety, efficiency, and reliability of industrial machines used in the manufacturing process.

They may also design devices like dynamometers for measuring torque, blood glucose monitors, aircraft sensors, and smoke detectors.

They may develop electrocardiograph equipment and computed tomography scanners or may work on security systems.

Instrumentation engineers have been essential to the success of every aeronautical research project ever flown,

Instrumentation engineers may be employed by manufacturing firms, defense contractors, biomedical companies, government, or work for private engineering firms.

Required Skills

All engineers must have a strong aptitude for math and physics.

Instrumentation engineers must also possess strong communication skills, including the ability to translate project needs into the design and development of hardware suitable for the task.

Excellent problem solving skills and an ability to think outside the box are essential.

Employers

Control and instrumentation engineers (C&I engineers) are needed in a range of engineering sectors including:

Rail;
Construction;
Telecommunications;
Automotive

The most widely recognised recruiters of C&I engineers, however, are the following types of organisations:

Oil and gas/power generation/energy;

Pharmaceutical;

Utilities;

Manufacturing;

Fast moving consumer goods (fmcg);

Chemical engineering