Mechanical engineers apply the principles of motion, energy, force, and materials to design products that are safe, efficient, reliable, and cost effective. In addition to design, these professionals work in research and development, testing, and manufacturing. Mechanical engineers are suited for employment in diverse areas, including the aerospace, automotive, biomedical, chemical, computer, communications, nanotechnology, and power-generation industries.
As a mechanical engineer, you will determine the direction of your career. Pathways are far-reaching and include:
- Working with computer software to design and develop new machinery
- Studying auto aerodynamics using powerful supercomputers
- Inventing an ultrasonic device that deters whales, dolphins, and seals from swimming into fishing nets
- Designing a rocket engine to withstand the subzero temperatures of outer space
- Developing a microprobe small enough to dissect a single nerve cell under a microscope
- Analyzing machinery such as gas turbines, control devices, and jet engines, with the goal of improving performance
- Designing prostheses or biomedical devices
Jobs held by our graduates include:
- Foundation brake engineer
- Powertrain engineer
- Motorsports support engineer
- Nuclear engineer
- Test design engineer
- Systems engineer
- Product engineer
- Controls development engineer
- Mechanical development engineer
- Manufacturing engineer
- Service engineer
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