Overview

There are major changes happening all around us – climate change, aging populations, environmental degradation. As a Mechanical Engineer you would be well placed to help society meet the challenges that these changes bring. You could be designing new medical devices, creating new technologies for renewable and conventional energy, developing more efficient transportation systems or more efficient processes for industry. Mechanical Engineering is considered one of the broadest fields of engineering and there are opportunities in a variety of industrial sectors. As you progress in your career as a Mechanical Engineer you are likely to be called upon to lead organizations and inspire positive change

What will I learn at British Columbia Institute of Technology?

Your successful engineering career will be based upon a mechanical engineering program that will allow you to develop the skills you require to:

• Model - develop and construct mathematical, physical and conceptual models from scientific principles for the purposes of analysis and design

• Design and develop - employ technical knowledge, design methodology, and apply appropriate tools and resources to design, simulate, visualize and develop components, systems and processes to meet specified performance criteria

• Select materials - select appropriate engineering materials based on a knowledge of the main properties of materials

• Investigate experimentally - design and conduct experiments, devise appropriate measurements, analyze and interpret data and form reliable conclusions

• Build and test - demonstrate proficiency in a substantial range of workshop and laboratory procedures with a strong grasp of principles and practices of workshop and laboratory safety

• Pursue sustainability – ensure that the design, development and specification of materials and components are in balance with the needs of the environment

• Manage projects - apply project management techniques

• Forecast and manage budgets - incorporate cost considerations throughout the planning and execution of a project and to manage within realistic constraints of time and budget