Mechanical Engineering - Lafayette College

Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College is a Campus Bachelor Mechanical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Like all engineers, mechanical engineers are problem-solvers. They design, develop, and construct internal combustion engines, machinery, power plants, transportation vehicles, and biomedical devices. They work in manufacturing, marketing, management, research, education, and system design and development. They have plenty of opportunities for challenge, diversity, and advancement in their work. Lafayette's Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a comprehensive program of study that prepares students for professional work or further study. The curriculum includes a solid grounding in mathematics, science, and technology, along with technical electives and humanities and social sciences electives. Design is integrated throughout the mechanical engineering curriculum. Students are introduced to design as a creative, open-ended process through in-depth projects during their first semester. Design is an integral part of most later engineering courses, particularly during the junior and senior years. Courses in both the thermal sciences and the structures and mechanism areas strongly emphasize design. Students use contemporary engineering computer software and apply modern manufacturing processes in completing design assignments and projects. A year-long senior design project is the capstone design experience. Senior projects have included a mini-Baja off-road racer, a basic utility vehicle, a human-powered submarine, a BattleBot, and a radio-controlled airplane that can take off and land while carrying a maximum weight of cargo. ?As a department, we feel it is important for students to have the experience of working together as a team to design and build actual devices and then enter their projects in national competitions,? says Erol Ulucakli, associate professor of mechanical engineering . ?It's a costly endeavor, but worth it.? Seniors may do independent study or honors thesis research work that includes completing a project and defending it in an oral examination. Students often publish the results of their work in professional journals or give presentations on the topic at national meetings. After Graduation Graduates have found jobs in research, design engineering, experimental engineering , industrial management, mechanical design engineering, product engineering , maintenance engineering, manufacturing, and consulting. Employers who have hired graduates in the last three years include: Accenture, APS Technology, Arrow International, BAE Systems, Continental Airlines, Foster Wheeler Corp., General Electric, Ingersoll Rand, Lockheed Martin Corp., Lutron Electronics, Merck & Co., Northrop Grunman, Picatinny Arsenal, Procter & Gamble, PSEG, Siemens Building Technologies, Sperry Rail Service, and Turner Construction. View more details on Lafayette College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Mechanical Engineering courses.