• Mechanical engineering is about turning energy into motion and power. It covers the generation, conversion, transmission and use of mechanical and thermal energy, and includes the design, construction, and operation of devices and systems. It also involves the behaviors of solids, liquids, and gases when forces are applied and when they are heated and cooled.
  • As a mechanical engineer, students could work in research and development, product and process design, technical sales and support, manufacturing, field and test engineering, project management, systems design, and power plant operations and quality control. Students could work in the petrochemical, automotive, transportation, aerospace, electronics, mining, and robotic industries.