Mechanical Engineering

As a mechanical engineer, what would I do?

Mechanical engineers design and develop machinery, devices, and systems for many different types of applications. For example, mechanical engineers are involved in designing power generation systems, transportation systems, and manufacturing systems. They also help evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical systems. Mechanical engineers work closely with civil, electrical, chemical, industrial, and other engineers on large projects, broadening their knowledge and skills in the process to expand their career opportunities. In addition to the technical aspects of the profession, mechanical engineers can also extend their careers into sales, marketing, and management, exploring a broad range of opportunities and career paths depending on personal preference.

Why choose Mechanical Engineering at Concordia?

The Mechanical Engineering program offers a balance between analysis and practice, and theory and applications. Our undergraduate curriculum places considerable emphasis on design and laboratory components as well as on lectures and coursework. We have about 40 different laboratories, including the gas turbine, vehicle systems, composites, and flight control labs. Final year courses are loaded with relevant projects that give students the opportunity to apply the analytical and experimental skills they have developed and also provide a first-hand introduction to industry.

Students can choose from four options that allow them a certain degree of specialization depending on their interests: (A) Thermo-Fluid and Propulsion, (B) Design and Manufacturing, (C) Mechatronics and Control Systems, or (D) Aerospace and Vehicle Systems. Students in the program can also apply to the Concordia Institute for Aerospace and Design Innovation (CIADI), which offers them a chance to work on engineering projects with companies in the aerospace sector during their degree. Our students also test their engineering design skills in national and international competitions such as the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) vehicle design competitions and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers (CSME) design competition. Awards have been won for vehicle and Micro-Air-Vehicle (MAV) designs.

Our program is accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board and our graduates are eligible to become registered professional engineers. Mechanical Engineering options:

• OPTION A: THERMO-FLUID & PROPULSION: prepares students for careers in the fields of aerospace, power generation, energy transfer and control, environment, and fluids. Specific opportunities include design, analysis, research, development, marketing and maintenance of gas turbines, jet and rocket engines, internal combustion power plants, heat exchangers, solar power generation, heat and ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and hydraulic power.
• OPTION B: DESIGN & MANUFACTURING: providing a career for the students in the design, R&D, manufacturing and the maintenance of machinery. The emphasis is on the production machinery, machine tools, service machines, power transmissions and material handling equipment.
• OPTION C: MECHATRONICS & CONTROLS: provides the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to the students to pursue a career in industrial automation and control. Specific areas of concentration include simulation, robotics, mechatronics, computer-aided control, fluid power control, fuel control systems and microprocessor applications.
• OPTION D: AEROSPACE & VEHICLE SYSTEMS: prepares the students to pursue a career in the design of aerospace and vehicle systems. This unique option stresses the multidisciplinary system approach to design and the courses offered cover topics in flight controls and stability, avionics vehicle systems, design and dynamics, stability of vehicles and basics of propulsion systems.

Companies that hire Concordia Mechanical Engineering graduates

The Mechanical Engineering program's broad-based training provides students with the versatility required to work in a variety of areas, including aerospace, manufacturing, machinery, automotive design, transportation, power generation and management, robotics, and biomechanics. Canadian companies and organizations that have hired our students and graduates in recent years include:

• Bell Helicopters Textron
• Bendix Avelex
• Bombardier Aerospace
• British Aerospace Systems
• CAE Inc.
• Canadian Space Agency
• CMC Electronics
• CPF Dualam Ltd.
• CryoCath
• De Havilland Canada
• Dynetek Industries Ltd
• EMS Technologies
• Flextor Inc.
• Ford
• GM
• Grif & Graf
• Heroux Devtek
• Hydro-Québec
• Johnson & Johnson
• Keen Engineering
• Kolostat Inc.
• Matrox Electronics Ltd.
• Maya Heat Transfer Technologies
• Messier-Dowty
• Ontario Power Generation
• Pratt & Whitney Canada
• Roland Boulanger
• Rolls-Royce
• SKF Canada
• Syncrude Canada