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School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Solutions for the future built on 130 years of scholarship

We conduct world-renowned research and teaching in the areas of aerospace, mechanical and mechatronic engineering. We set the benchmark for the education of future engineers in these fields.

We are one of Australia's premier engineering schools with an international reputation built on more than 130 years' experience.

Our school is home to some of Australia’s most prominent research institutues and centres in the fields of aerospace, mechanical and mechatronic engineering, including:

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Aeronautical engineering (undergraduate course)

Understand the design, production, testing and maintenance of aircraft and their systems, including conventional fixed-wing aircraft, spacecraft and drones.

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Mechanical engineering (undergraduate course)

From fighter jets, space vehicles and car engines to lifts and air conditioners, learn the design aspects to transform the use of machines across a range of innovative and emerging industries.

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Mechatronic engineering (undergraduate course)

Combine various engineering disciplines to understand the technology underpinning robotics, autonomous systems, automated manufacturing and intelligent microprocessor-based technologies.

Space engineering (undergraduate course)

Our space engineering major is designed to promote a high level of understanding of theory and practice in field of astronautics. Key areas of study include orbital mechanics, space vehicles, satellite design, ground station infrastructure, space avionics and space robotics.

Engineering (postgraduate courses)

Hone your management skills and strengthen your technical expertise with a Master of Engineering. Or change paths and build a career in engineering with a Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated).

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Head of School, Professor Stefan Williams

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Students visiting Blueprint Lab

Engineering students conquering the start-up world

Engineering alumni are combining their innovative ideas with the experience gained during their degree to create successful start-ups.

Ian Manchester takes helm of national robotics research hub

The Australian Centre for Field Robotics has announced Professor Ian Manchester, an expert in robot control systems and robust machine learning, as its new director.

Lift off! Space projects soar with new funding

The three separate grants have been jointly awarded to Faculty of Engineering researchers and partner organisations to develop and manufacture aerospace infrastructure.

Defence awards engineers $2m extension funding

Thanks to $2million in funding awarded by the Department of Defence, Sydney researchers will co-lead a truly global R&D collaboration, involving nine universities, on frontier materials science challenges in advanced manufacturing.

COVID-19 no barrier for student rocketry team's success

The USYD Rocketry Team has placed second and third at the 2021 Spaceport America Cup, an annual international student rocketry competition that was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organic, printable device could restore sight to the blind

A Sydney engineer is developing a low-cost, 3-D printed electrical device that uses absorbed light to fire the neurons that transmit signals from the eyes to the brain, acting as an artificial retina for those who have lost this capacity.

University launches Digital Sciences Initiative

The Initiative will focus on four key research missions: digital health imaging, digital agriculture, data-centric engineering and defence.

Sydney students simulate flight of NASA’s Ingenuity

As part of a group assignment, students from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering simulated the flight of NASA's Mars Helicopter before it took its successful maiden voyage.

Discovery could help lengthen lifespan of electronic devices

University of Sydney researchers have made a significant discovery in the field of materials science, for the first time providing a full picture of how fatigue in ferroelectric materials occurs.

University partners with Thales, HEO Robotics on space research

The University of Sydney has signed a research agreement in collaboration with Thales Australia and HEO Robotics to investigate technologies for autonomous vision-based space object detection and tracking.