While architects design buildings for meeting occupants’ spatial, use, and aesthetic needs, architectural engineers make sure that these buildings are structurally sound, provide constant environmental comfort to occupants in winter and summer, power their lights, computers, and machines, and provide a safe escape in case of fire.
Sample Companies who have hired WPI Architectural Engineering Graduates
Fuss & O’Neill
Good Harbor Techmark
Kleinfelder
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Suffolk Construction
The Cardinal Group
Wold Architects and Engineers
WPI
Sample Graduate Schools
WPI
Average Starting Salary:
$59,667 (2018)
Sample Job Titles:
Rotational Engineer
Software Automation Engineer II
Localization Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Software Engineer
Business Analyst
Sample Major Qualifying Projects:
Engineering Geology of Worcester County
WPI Replacement to Kaven Hall: Structural Design
Integration of Food, Energy, and Water Systems in Affordable Housing
Redesign of WPI Townhouses
Reurgence Tower - eVolo Skyscraper Competition