Structure of professional qualities of an engineer as the basis of reliability of work

Balakshina Yelena Vladimirovna

Modernization of modern industrial complexes and active development of enterprises in various areas of the labor market leads to an increase in the prestige of engineering professions. Numerous innovations introduced in the technological process to ensure its reliability and increase efficiency contribute to the formation of new specialties in engineering. These trends provide an opportunity: for the employment of young professionals with technical education in its more prestigious areas; to realize creative potential in work activity; to advance on the career "ladder." It should be noted that the most preferred and desirable professional fields of engineering in choosing it as a matter of "life," from an economic point of view, are information technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, construction. In this regard, the high significance of the discoveries of engineering thought, its results for the life of society constantly raises questions about the training of high-class engineers confirming their level in practice. The possibility of taking into account psychological trends in the process of professional development of an engineer by differentiating leading professionally significant qualities and highlighting the structure of qualities of an engineer becomes an important basis, which in the future will contribute to the implementation of labor functions at a reliable and safe level already at the stage of entering the profession.

Keywords:engineer, engineering activity, efficiency of activity, creativity, reliability, professionally significant qualities, ability, technical solutions.