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Mechanical Engineers are associated with mechanical design (including medical devices and implants), alternative/renewable energy and energy conversion, automotive engineering, fuel and combustion technologies, heat transfer, materials, noise control and acoustics, manufacturing processes, power in transportation, automatic control, product safety and reliability, refrigeration and air conditioning.

Along with diverse areas of specialization come a wide range of career paths. A mechanical engineer may work in the area of classical machine design conceiving and optimizing devices to perform any number of functions. Mechanical Engineers can also be associated, for example, with the development and design of biomedical products, satellite and robotic controls, and more efficient energy transfer techniques.

Career Opportunities

• Internal combustion engines, aircrafts
• Medical devices and implants
• Alternative/renewable energy
• Finite element analysis and design
• Composite and advanced materials
• Tissue engineering
• Micromanufacturing and optoelectronic packaging
• Turbomachinery, pressure vessels-reactors, and heat exchangers
• Robotics and dynamic controls
  

Many mechanical Engineers also choose to pursue careers in research and development, sales, law, and medicine.