Why study? at :?

  • Access purpose-built state-of-the-art teaching and laboratory facilities and heavy engineering pods at Tonsley
  • Experience personalised teaching and great staff-student working relationships
  • Put your mechanical engineering skills to the test in a range of national competitions like the Solar Car Challenge and Weir Warman Design Competition
  • Nationally recognised integrated work placement gives you practical industry experience

Your career

Mechanical engineering is concerned with the design, construction and operation of machinery. Mechanical engineers are in great demand locally and internationally in a variety of industries.

Potential occupations include:

  • graduate mechanical engineer
  • graduate project engineer (mechanical)
  • process development engineer/scientist
  • mechanical design engineer
  • graduate production engineer

Potential employers include:

  • mining
  • defence
  • manufacturing
  • shipbuilding
  • building services
  • automotive industry