Mechanical Engineering

What do mechanical engineers do exactly?

Mechanical engineers are responsible for designing, developing, manufacturing, and maintaining various power-producing machines. These machines can range from simple machines like levers and pulleys to complex ones such as electric generators, rocket-powered scramjet engines, and automotive body-in-white (structure/frame), to AI-powered robot assistants such as Roomba vacuum. Mechanical engineers use principles of physics, mathematics, and material science to design and develop mechanical systems. They use computer-aided design (CAD) software such as SolidWork, NX, or Inventor to create virtual models/drawings of parts and assemblies. These models can then be fed to finite element analysis (FEA) tools such as ABAQUS or ANSYS to analyze stresses/strains, and vibrations.

Mechanical Engineer Designing a drivetrain system

Mechanical engineering is a broad field that can cover many different areas of study such as thermodynamics, mechanics of materials (strength of materials), heat transfer, robotics, manufacturing, and control systems. Aerospace engineering and automotive engineering are examples of some areas of specialization within the mechanical engineering field however there are many others. Mechanical engineering is an exciting and challenging field that combines creativity, analytical skills, and practical knowledge to design and develop mechanical systems that meet the needs of modern society.

Example of an Automotive Engineer

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Deep dive into one of the following topics:

Automotive Structure Design (Automotive Engineering)

Mathematical Modeling (Automotive Engineering)

Chassis Design (Automotive Engineering)

Compressible Flow (Aerospace Engineering)

Manufacturing Process

Design of Fluid Thermal Systems

Dynamics

Finite Element Analysis

Fluid Dynamics

Heat Transfer

Materials

Statics

Strength of Materials

Thermodynamics

Vibrations