What is Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management?
Industrial engineering is a diverse branch of engineering that focuses on how to improve the way things are done, eliminating waste, and maximizing efficiencies in business and industry.
As an IEEM major, you will be trained in a broad spectrum of engineering disciplines that will prepare you for a wide range of engineering careers.
What does an industrial engineer do?
After earning your industrial engineering degree from South Dakota Mines, you might manage business operations or supervise workplace safety and quality control. You might work in industry to make manufacturing processes more efficient.
As an industrial engineer, you will have the option to work in a broad ranch of industries, such as automotive manufacturing, aerospace, mining, healthcare, finance, education, and more. Some duties an industrial engineer might do include:
• Design facilities for people with disabilities
• Oversee workplace safety
• Model logistics for humanitarian relief
• Develop management control systems to make financial planning and cost analysis more efficient
• Review production schedules, engineering specifications, process flows and other information to understand a manufacturing process
• Design and enact quality control procedures to minimize costs
• Gathering data
• Data analysis
• Design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to identify efficiencies
• Estimate production costs
Courses for this Degree
• Engineering Graphics and Computer Modeling
• Cost Estimating for Engineers
• Engineering Economics
• Work Methods and Measurements
• Creativity and Innovation
• Optimizing Techniques
• Production and Operation Management
• Facilities Planning
• Safety Engineering
• Industrial Hygiene
Course Curriculum
Catalog Links: Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Internships and Co-ops
On average, 73% of South Dakota Mines students have applicable work experience when they graduate thanks to internships and co-ops. For these co-ops and internships, students receive an average salary of $22.62/hour.
Our industrial engineering students intern with companies such as:
• Tesla
• Doran Companies
• Michelin
• Solvay Chemicals
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
• Vishay
• Daktronics
• Disney World