[ID:0646]In addition to the perks of international travel and new cultural experiences, an international engineering career offers an opportunity for advancing professionally as well as participating in innovative, meaningful projects abroad. With globalization, an international assignment can be beneficial for long-term career gain. Many North American firms compete for international contracts, so engineers who show that they are competent in the international arena tend to be acknowledged by management.

A point of view prevalent among international consulting firms is that overseas work broadens an engineer's perspective and exposes him or her to situations that one...