Mechanical engineering

What is mechanical engineering?

Mechanical engineers design, analyse, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems.

As a mechanical engineer you’ll design and maintain of a wide variety of machines. These could include power generation and transport systems, renewable energy and environmental systems, computing and biomedical systems, or vehicle and engine design.

With the growing demand for mechanical engineers in the environmental, biomedical, aerospace and nanotechnology fields, a mechanical engineering career can be diverse, with opportunities to innovate around every corner.

• Develop and improve mechanical systems such as biomedical devices, automatic control systems, environmental pollution control devices, clean combustion, underwater exploration and space vehicles.
  
• Become a space vehicle engineer, biomedical implant engineer, automotive engineer or automated airport facilities engineer, among many other career options.
• There are many sectors in which you can lead the development of technologies, including health, the environment, travel, transport, construction and renewable energy. Work for small start-ups or large corporations like Google, Honeywell, Boeing, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Ford, Rio Tinto or NSW Transport.
• Graduate salaries start at $60–63K per annum (Graduate Careers Australia).

There are many reasons to choose our Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechanical) as your first preference.

• Through practical learning and industry experiences, you will be ready to transform the use of machines across a range of innovative and emerging industries.
• You’ll learn about all aspects of mechanical engineering, including power generation, transport, building services, machinery, manufacturing, computer-aided design, advanced materials and environmental studies.
• Our engineering degrees are designed to ensure our graduates are best positioned to engineer for the digital age, and are embedded with enhanced foundation studies in data and computation.
• As part of your degree you will undertake the award-winning Professional Engagement Program enabling you to change your approach to learning through self-reflection, and undertake a six-week internship to gain valuable firsthand experience.
• Specialise in Computational Engineering, Computer Systems, Energy and the Environment, Engineering Data Science, Humanitarian Engineering or Industrial and Product Design Engineering.
• You may also be eligible to undertake the Space Engineering program in conjunction with this degree– the only program of its kind in Australia.
• Apply your skills to designing, building and racing an internal combustion car in the Formula SAE student-led competition. 
• Broaden your career prospects by combining your Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechanical) with a second degree in arts, commerce, science, health science, medical science, laws or project management. Combined degrees range from 5 to 6.5 years in length, with the same annual workload as a single degree student.
• This degree is accredited by Engineers Australia. Our graduates are also recognised internationally through the Washington Accord of the International Engineering Alliance.