Industrial engineers are responsible for designing and improving the critical systems that help organizations fulfill their objectives. As an industrial engineer you will investigate new ways to make your company more profitable; you will identify opportunities to improve your company’s performance in the global marketplace; you will be challenged to innovate, solve problems, and keep your firm ahead of the competition; you will design, analyze, build, and improve systems to produce and distribute goods and services; you will work on product development teams, helping designers create products that can be manufactured easily and inexpensively; and you will play a major role in creating high-performance systems that are more productive, more responsive to customers, and cost less. As an industrial engineer at Iowa State you will learn the fundamentals of the profession and develop specific expertise with hands-on experience in areas that interest you most, including engineering management, manufacturing, human factors, enterprise computing, and operations research. The Industrial Engineering (IE) Program educates its future graduates to accomplish its educational objectives in their early careers. Specifically, the IE curriculum prepares its majors so that, within a few years after graduation, graduates’ attainments are 1. industrial engineering decisions that result in well-reasoned, value-added solutions. 2. communications with stakeholders that are informative, persuasive, and constructive. 3. contributions to team goals through effective team interactions and leadership. 4. new skills and knowledge that advance professional practice and enable career advancement. Details on industrial engineering program outcomes that foster the attainment of these objectives are available at appropriate sections of: www.imse.iastate.edu The industrial engineering undergraduate curriculum provides students with fundamental knowledge in mathematics and science, engineering science, social science, and humanities as well as professional industrial engineering course work. Management electives provide students with an opportunity to become familiar with modern business practices that they will encounter in their career. A senior capstone design course provides students with an opportunity to solve open-ended industrial problems with an industrial partner. The cooperative education program provides students with real world experience in the profession and a good perspective on career choices. Students are encouraged to participate in international experiences through exchange programs and industrial internships.

Careers in Industrial Engineering