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Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology BS

RIT’s degree in robotics engineering prepares you for careers in today’s advanced manufacturing environments, where innovations in robotics and automation are changing the industry.

Program skills

Students in this program are exposed to industrial robotics and automation, complemented by coursework in quality, design for manufacturing and assembly, lean production, economics, and production systems as well as technical skills and capabilities from courses in electricity, microprocessors, computer programming, mechanics, materials, fluids, manufacturing process, and economic analysis. Students work with electronics manufacturing production lines and lead and participate in multidisciplinary engineering teams. 

Program facilities equipment

Students work with state-of-the-art labs that allow practice-based, hands-on experience. Students use 9 industrial robots, 3 CNC machines, 2 vision systems, 2 model FMS systems, Industry 4.0 programmable logic controllers (PLC), and a fully automated surface mount electronics manufacturing and assembly lab. Students use machining, CNC machining, welding, rapid prototyping, and composite fabrication methods. 
Programming Languages: SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB, LabView, ANSYS, Rockwell RSLogix 5000 

Program job titles

Industrial Engineer; Manufacturing Engineering Associate; Process Engineer; Rotational Program in Manufacturing Leadership; STS Process Engineer

Select program hiring partners

Amphenol Aerospace; Danbury Mission Technologies; GE; General Motors; ITT Corp; L3 Harris Technologies; Ortho Clinical Diagnostics; Texas Instruments; Thermo Fisher Scientific; Liberty Pumps; SPX Flow, Inc.; PEKO Precision Products, Inc.; Horizon Solutions; Eastman Kodak Company

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Outcome Rates for Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology BS

Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).

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Knowledge Rate

Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
Outcome % of Students
Employed 100.00%
Full-time Graduate Study 0%
Alternative Plans 0%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 100.00%
Full-time Graduate Study 0%
Alternative Plans 0%

Accreditation

The BS in robotics and manufacturing engineering technology major is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org. Visit the college's accreditation page for information on enrollment and graduation data, program educational objectives, and student outcomes.

Experiential Learning

Cooperative Education

What’s different about an RIT education? It’s the career experience you gain by completing cooperative education and internships with top companies in every single industry. You’ll earn more than a degree. You’ll gain real-world career experience that sets you apart. It’s exposure–early and often–to a variety of professional work environments, career paths, and industries.

Co-ops and internships take your knowledge and turn it into know-how. Your engineering co-ops will provide hands-on experience that enables you to apply your engineering knowledge in professional settings while you make valuable connections between classwork and real-world applications.

Students in the robotics and manufacturing engineering technology program are required to complete four co-op blocks. This typically includes one spring, one fall, and two summer blocks. You'll alternate periods of full-time study with full-time paid work experience in your career field. In some circumstances, other forms of experiential education (e.g., study abroad, research, military service) may be used to fulfill part of the co-op requirement. Each student is assigned a co-op advisor to assist in identifying and applying to co-op opportunities.