White Paper: Your Career Path in IACS - Technical and Managerial

Industrial automation and control systems (IACS) are essential elements for modern industries and national critical infrastructure, offering diverse opportunities to students and young professionals. Four possible career paths in IACS are Technical, Managerial, Sales and Academic. Dr. Kelvin Erickson and Dr. Hector Puyosa, committee chair and member, respectively, of the International Society of Automation’s Student Guardian Committee, want to make sure aspiring IACS engineers understand all their options. The following document discusses the technical and managerial career path options.