What Can You Do With A Major In Mechanical Engineering?
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| Mechanical engineering is concerned with energy and its transformations and the design of objects and structures that move. Mechanical engineers are responsible for conceiving, designing, manufacturing, testing, and marketing devices and systems that alter, transfer, transform and utilize the energy form that ultimately causes motion. Employment opportunities range over product design, development, manufacturing, sales, management, teaching, and research. Employers include industrial companies, consulting firms, and government agencies and non-governmental organizations. |
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Some Related Career Titles
(To research these titles and more go to: (Occupational Outlook Handbook) and see the related print resources in the Career Services Library).
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Director of Structural Analysis
Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer
Facilities Design Engineer
HVAC Mechanical Engineer
Manager of Operations
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Opto-Mechanical Engineer
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- Operations Research Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Project Engineer
- R & D Mechanical Engineer
- Standards Engineer
- Systems Integrator
- Test Engineer
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Typical Employers/Work Settings
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- Manufacturing Industry
- Non-Governmental Agencies
- Power Industry
- Research Firms
- Systems Management
- Transportation Industry
- Utilities Industry
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Beginning Salary Range
Entry Level with a Bachelor’s Degree: $58,000 -From the Spring 2008 NACE Salary Survey (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
For more information on salaries click here
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Links To Professional Associations
Professional Associations are important to explore because many offer student memberships and can give you access to other professionals and their experiences, research, convention or workshop opportunities, professional development and most importantly job databases.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
National Academy of Engineering
National Society for Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
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Job Search/Career Information
National Organizations or Databases
http://www.constructionjobs.com/
http://www.engcen.com/
http://www.engineer.net/
http://www.engineering.com/Default.aspx
http://www.engineerjobs.com/
http://www.engineer-jobs.com/
http://www.engineeringjobs.net/
http://www.interec.net/jobsearch/
http://www.techcareers.com/
http://www.thinkenergygroup.com/
http://www.topengineeringjobs.com -job board that lists many engineering roles in different sectors in the UK and abroad
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Graduate Schools
Local Programs - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and other related programs
University of North Florida
University of Central Florida
University of South Florida
National Programs - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and other related programs
Auburn University
Georgia Tech
Other resources for graduate program research
http://www.gradschools.com/
http://www.petersons.com/
http://www.princetonreview.com/
http://www.bschool.com/engineering-resources-for-schools
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Link To UNF Program
The College of Computing, Engineering and Construction at the University of North Florida offers a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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