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Implications of Offshoring for the Engineering Workforce and Profession--Ralph Wyndrum
Implications of Offshoring for the Engineering Workforce and Profession--Ralph Wyndrum
Pages 202-208
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Thus offshoring does not affect all engiture as I see it: neering disciplines in the same way, at the same pace, or to the same degree. New opportunities for engineers • Offshore outsourcing of engineering services is an are constantly being created by challenges arising from almost inevitable outcome of the globalization trends circumstances, such as hurricanes Katrina and Rita, created by the basic economic forces of shareholder increases in oil prices, and military operations abroad.
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as their business Surveying voted to amend the model state engineer- model, using labor arbitrage to gain a competitive edge. ing licensing law to require "30 credits of acceptable In many instances, in-sourcing has been used to facilitate upper-level undergraduate or graduate level course- planned offshoring of business operations; in other cases, work from approved course providers" in addition to a it had that consequence as in-sourced managers used their B.S.
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firms have offshored more complex research and dedesign work are also moving overseas. sign activities; they have also sought to take advantage of The Commerce Department's 2004 report on work- Asian engineering talent and to target the rapidly growing force globalization concluded that "long-term trends in Asian market." The report adds that "as firms experienced the structure of the (semiconductor)
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growth to $150 to 225 billion by 2020. IEEE-USA believes that offshoring is inextricably tied This summer, Electronic Engineering Times conducted to the broader issue of preserving our national competitivea survey of its electrical-engineering readers to gauge their ness and technological leadership in an increasingly global thoughts on offshoring.
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Govfessions because of the high threshold requirements and ernment often purchases products and services that comparative difficulty of obtaining an engineering degree "stretch the envelope" of the market, and firms that win combined with the current career outlook for professionals those contracts accumulate knowledge and capabilities in our field. I worry that engineering graduates are opting that give them competitive advantages.
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Therefore, I would add three infrastructure. points to the IEEE-USA list: • The National Society of Professional Engineers notes the difficulties offshore engineering raises for adminis • Although I endorse immigration as a positive means tering the engineering licensing system used by states of building our talent pool, I believe that as a nation to protect the public safety.
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Ron Hira, Rochester Institute My thanks to the National Academy of Engineering for of Technology and IEEE-USA vice president of career sponsoring this discussion and my appreciation to the United a ctivities, and other members of the IEEE-USA Board of Engineering Foundation for funding it. I hope this is the start D irectors and staff who reviewed my comments and proof an ongoing dialogue in the engineering community that vided valuable input.
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