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= Facilities Engineering: =

Objectives:
Facilities engineers have the responsibility of establishing different projects in support of the plant's design and operation needs to be able to ensure an efficient and all the different aspects of safety are met up to standard. The industries that Facilities engineers can go into are the one that would typically require different plant layout plans, need organizational needs, and require different equipment and purchasing needs such as Health Care, Aerospace/Defense, and Energy/Utilities industries. They can also seek employment position such as operating engineer, a chief engineer, a facilities manager, maintenance foreman, or as a building maintenance supervisor. (learn.org) Facilities Engineers may be given management positions in the plants that they are working on to supervise the other facilities engineers and their license requirements, equipment provided, and getting the rights vendors hired to be able to meet the needs for the plant or facility. When working on certain projects, facilities engineers must meet the appropriate amount of resources such as hands and materials.

Some of the objectives that Facilities engineers must face are:

 * Analyzing, designing, and developing basic systems and plants knowledge to be able to improve quality and production


 * Lead/analyze projects and technical responsibilities that a typical facility would have to go through on a day to day basis


 * Be able to be a leader and function well in professional teams and overlooking staff/workers in a project


 * Being able to Communicate effectively with different methods such as speaking and writing, and be able to argue efficiently and compellingly when having the positions of a foreman, manager or a supervisor


 * Knowing professional and ethical morals when pushing forward the safety and regulation of a system operating efficiently and having the maintenance skills to be able to solve any problems presented (Majors, csum.edu)

Educational Requirements:
Facilities engineers are not required to have at least a bachelor's degree but most of them do for experience and it is not unusual to see many facilities engineers with master’s degrees in the given fields. They must have that degree in either structural engineering, mechanical engineering, or manufacturing engineering. Most employers require one to have 3-10 ten years of experience before they will consider someone as eligible for the given job. Depending on how skilled the job is. Licensure and certification are required by a lot of employers, consisting of a professional engineer license, an EPA certification and boiler operator license, and an EPA certification. EPA also was known as Environmental Protection Agency is in charge of protecting human health and the environment, and the certificate for Facilities engineer makes sure the person receiving the certificate is well aware of these dangers. Most importantly all Facilities engineers must be able to problem solve, be able to communicate there verbal and written skills, know the building process of the specific job, and know the specific code requirements for the given job. Some facilities engineers can the bachelors in science degree and required license but they can also receive a associates degree applied in science for Facilities engineering technology.

Course Work Requirements:
The subjects that a Facilities engineer is typically required to know is:

-Science courses FE should take are: Chemistry, Chemistry of Plant Processes, Engineering Physics, Properties of Materials, Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics

-Online courses: Engineering Graphics, Programming Applications, Electronics

-A full engineer course path should include: Plant operations, Boilers, Steam Plant Watch Team Management, Turbines, Statics, Facilities Engineering Diagnostics Lab, Electrical Circuits, Dynamics, Power Generation Plants, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Management, Instrumentation and Measurement, Facilities Management, Automation, Power Engineering Technology, Engineering Ethics

-Mathematics particularly College Algebra and Trigonometry, Calculus

-Other classes they are supposed to take are: Welding, Manufacturing Processes, Steam Plant System Operations, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Electrical Machinery, Heating, Ventilation, and A/C

Schools that have Facilities Engineering degree programs:

 * California State University Maritime Academy
 * Description: A University/ Academy that was normally for maritime degrees such as marine transportation, and marine engineering technology, but they also do other degrees as well such as mechanical engineering, global studies, and facilities engineering technology. The school is located in the San Francisco bay area, via Vallejo. They mostly focus on hands on experience an are required to work on the ship that they own and house at their school.


 * Penn State College of Engineering
 * Description: This university houses facilities engineering as well as aerospace engineering architectural engineering, biological engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, engineering space, industrial engineering mechanical engineering, and nuclear engineering. They are also located in Pennsylvania.


 * UC San Diego
 * Description: This university houses over 125 other bachelors degree programs ranging from arts, biological sciences, engineering, mathematics, and physical sciences.


 * Bates Technical College
 * Description: Bates Technical College focuses on different apprentice and maintenance engineering programs. Student can earn an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Facilities Maintenance Engineering focusing on boiler operations and reparations for buildings.


 * Triton College
 * Description: Triton College has different facilities in art, science, and fine art. One can earn an Associate’s degree applied in science for Facilities Engineering Technology at this school focusing on maintenance and management skills.


 * Cornel University
 * Description: Cornell University offers various programs in which many are engineering such as Facilities Engineering. Focused on Design, Program management, and Projects management aspects in the Facilities engineering responsibilities.

Associations:
- (AFE) Association for Facilities Engineering

- Description: An association of Facility engineers that was created to help its members network their ideas and help other members with work (AFE.og)

Salary:
The salary is dependent on position, degree level, and the number of years of experience. The median salary for a Facilities Engineer with a bachelor’s degree in FE (Facilities Engineering) is $72,093. Their annual salaries can range from $42,475-$120,801.

Jobs Related:
The licenses and level of education that come with working as a Facilities Engineer relates to different positions such as Mechanical Engineer, Civil Engineer or working as a construction manager in major or minor projects. Facilities Engineer Working with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:47HV47/sandbox

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