Understand how products and machinery work, as well as how to design, manufacture, or use technology to develop mechanical systems for high-performance automobiles, aerospace systems, bioengineered devices, energy technologies, and more.
Program skills
Students work in project-based courses to build skills in problem-solving, creative thinking, and mechanical design: engineering analysis, product design, machine design, CAD/CAM/CAE, stress and failure analysis, mechanical component selection and design.
Technical electives develop a student's depth in areas of product design, robotics, automation, plastics processing, and manufacturing. Students also lead and participate in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Program facilities equipment
Students are exposed to state-of-the-art labs that allow practice-based, hands-on experience. Students model, design and fabricate components and assemblies using machining, welding, rapid prototyping, and composite fabrication methods. Testing and evaluation equipment includes metrology, heat-treating furnaces, tensile/compression/shear testing, hardness testers, metallography, strain gauges, wind tunnel, and data acquisition systems.
Programming Languages: SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB, LabView, ANSYS, Rockwell RSLogix 5000
Program job titles reported
Assistant Engineer; Design Engineering; Manufacturing Engineer; Mechanical Engineer; Process Engineer; Operations Manager; Production Supervisor
Select program hiring partners
Advanced Atomization Technologies, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Calspan Corporation, Collins Aerospace, D&W Diesel, Inc., Eaton, Fisher-Price, Garlock Sealing Technologies, GE Aviation, General Dynamics, Honda, Lockheed Martin, LSI Solutions, Magna Products Corp, PPC, a Belden Brand, RoviSys Building Technologies, Securitech Group, Inc, SIG SAUER, TE Connectivity, US Department of Commerce - US Commercial Service
Industries
97%
Outcome Rates*
94%
Knowledge Rate
| Outcome | % of Students |
|---|---|
| Employed | 92.00% |
| Full-time Graduate Study | 4.00% |
| Alternative Plans | 1.00% |
Accreditation
The mechanical engineering technology major is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Cooperative Education
Cooperative Education
Cooperative education, or co-op for short, is full-time, paid work experience in your field of study. And it sets RIT graduates apart from their competitors. It’s exposure–early and often–to a variety of professional work environments, career paths, and industries. Learn more about how co-op at RIT is designed for your success.