People/Career

Commercial-vehicle employment conditions improve; salary gains mixed Employment prospects and salaries have improved for the majority of commercial-vehicle engineers (including those in the off-highway industry) since the end of the global recession, according to the recently released 2012 SAE International Salary Study. Whether one’s salary went up or down depends heavily on where one works. Read full story

Taking action on friction As Director, Engineering and Technology–Powertrain Energy, Federal Mogul, Keri Westbrooke is responsible for all North American applications engineering activities for automotive and heavy-duty pistons, piston rings, liners, and ignition design and has global responsibility for steel piston technology. Read full story

SAE salary study shows mixed gains for automotive engineers Employment prospects and salaries have improved for the majority of automotive engineers since the end of the global recession, according to the recently released 2012 SAE International Salary Study. Whether one’s salary went up or down depends heavily on where one works. Read full story

Taking on uphill battles As Vehicle Engineering Manager for the Ford Escape, Ron Razzano is used to overcoming obstacles, managing hundreds of often-conflicting vehicle attributes. In his free time, Razzano also goes to great lengths to face challenges, often the peaks of some of the world’s top mountain ranges. Read full story

Toy cars get kids excited about engineering Getting a rear-wheel-drive vehicle up a 30° incline is a fairly easy task when 150 kids are behind the driving controls. Read full story

Career fair shows no shortage of opportunities for skilled engineers A total of 60 companies came to the SAE 2012 World Congress Career Fair to recruit engineering experts with coveted skill sets. Read full story

Engineer salaries up overall, SAE survey shows New SAE International salary study reveals that while employment conditions for mobility engineers have improved around the world during the past two years, changes in salary are mixed depending on where one works. Read full story

Unconventional steel wheel designs The drawings done by collegiate students for a steel wheel design competition had industry professionals thinking about future production possibilities. Read full story

Hydraulics engineers expand their horizons Eaton describes ways that hydraulics companies are keeping up with the changes in engineering workforce development and hiring. Read full story