I have engineers that I employ that I have never met. There's no need to work for one company. He should join an engineering firm and submit product digitally.
Yes, depends on what type of engineering
Something like CAD design could be done entirely remotely I suppose.
Yes. Many small towns are based on factories that have in house engineers.
Yes. I live in a small town and there are a few companies that are high tech engineering.
A true engineer creates his own job
Yes. Civil Engineers are needed absolutely everywhere. Every bit of the modified landscape (roads, residential subdivisions, retaining walls, berms, etc...) has been worked on by a private engineering firm (hired by the developer) and approved by a government engineer (city or county, depends on the local government situation). The same is true for every building bigger than a house.
Other engineers are more concentrated, but not necessarily in cities. For example, if a factory makes car parts then it will have a mechanical engineer, and maybe some other types of engineers.
If there is a big construction project in or near that town, then yes, for the duration of the project. Otherwise only if there is a factory or remote work possibility, or a long commute. Source: Former engineer.
Especially if you live in the north north east, like philadelphia to boston region, there are a TON of engineering jobs littered throughout all the towns between those two cities.
My small town of 1500 supports 3 engineers. They also get plenty of farm work
My dad is a structural engineer that lives in the woods. He has draftsmen employees and they all work remotely since about the year 2000. I think you can live anywhere and be an engineer.
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