Mechanical Engineering Degree
What is Mechanical Engineering?
Because mechanical engineers are so versatile, this field will help prepare you to meet the needs of an evolving technological, solution-driven world. It encompasses meeting the needs of the design and analysis of machines and processes to meet the expanding needs of a changing, technological, energy-based society. Mechanical engineers work in many areas such as the automotive and aerospace industries, governmental agencies and laboratories, manufacturing facilities, power-production, consulting firms and universities.
Program Highlights
- Prepare to succeed in smaller classes taught by dedicated and expert faculty who are committed to helping you.
- Discover many networking and co-op opportunities that can help you land a great job through our many partnerships with local, state, and regional companies.
- Select from a wide variety of electives that will allow you to focus on what you are interested in and personalize your degree experience.
- Gain experience creating an engineering system that integrates multiple sensors and actuators, and provides supervisory autonomous control through an embedded microcontroller unit.
See the Tentative Schedule of Course Offerings for Mechanical Engineering students here.
Future Careers
- Acoustics and Vibrations
- Design and Manufacturing
- Energy Conservation and Harvesting
- HVAC
- Thermal Science and Fluid Mechanics
Companies Hiring ME Students at Tennessee Tech
- Boeing
- Caterpillar
- DENSO
- GM
- Honda
- John Deere
- NASA
- Nissan
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Volkswagen
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