Engineer Salaries in Nigeria

An Engineer is someone who works in a variety of fields to analyze, develop and evaluate large-scale, complex systems. Design and draft blueprints, visit systems in the field and manage projects.

Duties

• Analyze and interpret data.
• Produce and Implement designs and test procedures
• Assess project requirements
• Measure performance of mechanical components, devices and engines
• Test, evaluate, modify and re-test products
• Use computer-aided design/modelling software
• Maintain and modify equipment to ensure that it is safe, reliable and efficient
• Undertake relevant research
• Write and document reports
• Provides technical advice

Educational Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering from a school accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination and Professional Engineering (PE) examination.

Skills

• Mathematics skills for design and troubleshooting
• Clear knowledge of mechanical concepts and processes
• Problem-solving skills
• Listening skills
• Communication skills
• Project management skills
• Computer modeling.

Common Engineering Interview Questions

• Why are you interested in a position with our company?
• What new engineering skills have you recently developed?
• Why should we select you for this position?
• What do you enjoy most and least about engineering?
• Describe a situation where you dealt with a difficult client? What would you have done differently?
• Tell me about the most challenging engineering project that you have been involved with during the past year.
• What checks and balances do you use to make sure that you don't make mistakes?
• What are you doing to stay current with the latest technology?
• Tell me about your greatest success in using logic to solve an engineering problem.
• Are you familiar with any software packages? What is the most interesting thing you know how to do with one of these packages?