Mechanical engineering involves several disciplines including applied mechanics, design engineering, mechatronics, and technology and society. Technology and society examines relationships between technology and social issues. Mechatronics combines mechanics, electronics, and software. Design engineering uses CAD and other design programs. Applied mechanics incorporates experimental and computational methods. The field offers various career opportunities at companies like Raytheon and Aerotek requiring a mechanical engineering degree and design software proficiency. The average salary is $78,160 annually and job growth is projected to be 9% through 2020.

2. Mechanical Engineering

3. Mechanical Engineering
• Disciplines
• Technology and Society
• Mechatronics
• Applied Mechanics
• Design Engineering

4. Technology and Society
• Technology & Society (T&S) division est. 1972
• Relationships between technology and society
• Public policy on existing and new technologies
• Ethical Questions
• Intellectual property rights for engineers
• Sustainable Engineering / Environmental
Engineering

5. Cell Phones for the Poor
Link between owning cell-phones
and an increase in socio-
economic opportunities,
especially those of an extremely
disadvantaged background.
-http://ieeessit.org/technology_and_society

6. Mechatronics
• Began in 1969 in Japan
• Combination of mechanics and electronics,
along with software and information
technology
• Some examples include: disk drives, cameras,
imaging systems, anti-lock breaks
• Transformers

8. Design Engineering
• Commonly work with design programs such as
CAD and MATLAB
• Growing industry: Top 500 design firms had a
total revenue of 85.06 billion dollars in 2011
(up 6% from prior year)
• The top business for design engineering
currently is AECOM Technology Corp. in Los
Angeles, California

9. Applied Mechanics
• One of the oldest and largest divisions
• Strives for intelligent use and optimization of
mechanics
• Active discipline that incorporates
experimental, theoretical, and computational
methodology
• Includes experimental studies in bio-
mechanics, composite materials,
dynamics…etc.

10. Job Opportunities
• TARDEC ®(Tank, Automotive, Research,
Development and Engineering Center) in
Warren, MI
• SMART Scholarship (DoD)
• Chrysler, Ford and GM (Internships based on
field)
• Just about every company that needs
something designed.

11. Requirements for Careers in
Engineering
• All jobs require a minimum of a Bachelor of
Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited
university
• Most jobs require some prior experience to the
field pertaining to the career you are applying for
(this means you need to get an internship!)
• Proficiencies in other areas such as MS Office,
CAD, and MATLAB applications seems to be a
running trend among entry level careers

13. Entry Level Job Examples
Aerotek®
• Equipment Analysis
• $42,000-45,000
• Requires BSME, Solidworks and AutoCAD
Raytheon Missile Systems
• Sr Mechanical Engineer I
• Requires Masters in ME
• Proficiency in MS Office Programs
• Secret Security Clearance
• Proficiency in CAD

14. Career Outlook
• Median Pay (2010) :$78,160 per year
• Number of Available Jobs (2010): 243,200
• Job Growth (2010): 9% which is slower than
average
• 21,300 jobs were added in 2010
*figures based on http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm

15. Mechanical Engineering at WSU
• Undergraduate opportunities in research
projects in biomechanics, machine design,
energy conversion…etc.
• Internship opportunities in a number of fields
• Problem solving and group working
experience (Like this class)

16. Citations
• http://divisions.asme.org
• http://ieeessit.org/technology_and_society/free_sample_a
rticle.asp?ArticleID=20
• “About.” AECOM. N. p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.
• “Mechatronics.” Mechatronics. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2013
• http://tardec.army.mil/
• http://youtube.com
• http://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/1610590/sr-
mechanical-engineer-i
• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-
engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm
• Engineering.wayne.edu