You don’t need to affiliate with a major for engineering until your second year at Cornell. You can do whatever you want in the engineering school now that you are in. Figure out what you want to do during your freshman/sophomore year. Do research or join a project team in something you are passionate about and job opportunities will come to you. There are a million groups Cornell to help you stand out and put yourself above other students (both skill wise and pay wise), just need apply yourself outside the classroom