Precision Engineering (Hons) Technological University of the Shannon

Overview

Precision engineering is the high-level manufacturing of engineering parts and assemblies for the medical, aerospace, automotive, oil and gas exploration and related industries. It is a combination of Mechanical engineering and design and high-level manufacturing and production technology.

Parts are designed using CAD systems to develop solutions to engineering problems and when completed the accuracy will measure specialised measurement equipment such as co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM).

Work Placement in the third year offers the opportunity to learn about the industry and gain valuable experience in this vital industry.

Students in the  Precision Engineering (Hons) programme from  Technological University of the Shannon will work as individuals and in groups on a variety of industrial standard engineering projects. Students will use some of the newest CNC technologies such as advanced CNC machining, robotics in manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, materials engineering and Lean engineering technology.

This programme has been validated by Engineers Ireland.

Career Opportunities

Programme graduates will work as Precision Engineers in world class manufacturing and production environments and will be highly skilled in areas of CNC machining, CAD/CAM, metrology and material selection methods.

Graduates will typically be employed in one of the following roles: Precision engineer in a world class machining environment; Applications engineer; Design Engineer and Development; Manufacturing engineer; Production engineer; CNC machinist and programmer; Materials engineer; Process control engineer.