[5] After the regular public schools in New York City, Pigott studied mechanical engineering at Columbia University, obtaining his Mech.E.
[5][6] After his graduation in Pigott in 1906 started his career at the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as chief draftsman, and later became construction engineer.
[5] For another eleven years Pigott worked in the design, construction, and operation of central steam power stations.
[11] His research was also focussed on the development of special equipment, which includes projects as the "marsh buggy" and piston ring pressure tester.
[2] In World War II "a good deal of research work was done for the automotive industry, particularly aviation, covering the investigation and solution of the problem of oil foaming in flight, heat distribution in high output aviation engines, the solution of difficult bearing problems for gas turbines and engines, and the manufacture of a good deal of special test equipment.