Lasers, robotics, computerized design and drafting-are we talking about what goes on at NASA? A particle physics lab? The kind of place that requires a Ph.D. on your resume? No, this is what students can expect to get involved in after only two years of training for a career in advanced manufacturing or applied engineering technology. Tony Girafalco, executive vice president of the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center in Pennsylvania, describes the opportunities a job seeker can look forward to and how to take advantage of them. Viewers will also draw inspiration from three in-the-field success stories. Alan is an advanced machinist and programmer for The Rodon Group after becoming a certified tool and die maker. Anthony, a 3-D CAD draftsperson for Southco, earned an associate's degree in mechanical engineering technology. And Ian, after earning his associate's degree, became an electronics engineering technician at Nielson Kellerman.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 15, 2012. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Introduction (0:53) -- Alan Jesiolowski, CNC Machinist and Programmer (1:46) -- The Job of a CNC Machinist (2:07) -- Advice to Students (1:19) -- Know Your Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (0:35) -- Anthony Horne, ED CAD Draftsperson (1:56) -- The Job of a CAD Draftsperson and Advice to Students (2:47) -- Manufacturing Jobs Require Training (0:25) -- Ian Evans, Electronics Engineering Technician (2:24) -- The Job of Electronics Engineering Technician (2:36) -- Manufacturing: Not Gone, but Different (0:34) -- Additional Resources and Credits: Advanced Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Technology: STEM Careers in Two Years (1:51).