What is an Explosives Engineer?
Explosives Engineers, also known as Blasters, are primarily responsible for breaking rock to make way for houses, buildings, roads and bridges as well as extracting minerals, metals, and fuels from the ground to provide power, raw materials, and products for manufacturing and consumer goods. To become an Explosive Engineer, one must go through extensive training. This includes both on the job training and classroom training. To become an explosive engineer, it is not necessary to obtain a college degree, but there are both undergraduate and graduate programs available for those interested in obtaining advanced degrees in explosives engineering, mining engineering, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, explosives research or product development. What Does an Explosives Engineer Do? Designing the Blast The most important step for explosives engineers is designing the blast. Explosives Engineers design blasts that will produce desired rock fragmentation results and low vibration le
