Career Opportunities Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of the broadest fields of engineering technology. Work done by Mechanical Engineering Technologists varies widely. Interfacing computers and machines is a rapidly growing area of employment. New materials such as high strength ceramics and polymers, fiber reinforced plastics and new bonding agents are growing in importance, and their applications will offer many interesting and fulfilling careers. Energy systems become increasingly important as energy costs rise.
Aerospace companies employ our graduates in design, testing and manufacture.
Also within the domain of the Mechanical Engineering Technologist are careers in such areas as power plants, heating and cooling systems, gas and steam turbines, lumber mill equipment and automotive systems. Recent Bachelor of Science degree graduates in MET have been hired into product support, design engineering, and technical support positions by recognized companies and manufacturers such as Hewlett Packard, Intel, Applied Materials, The Crane Co., Boeing and other major companies. Our graduates with their practical training as engineering technologists, advance quickly through a variety of career tracks. Graduates in Mechanical Engineering Technology are sought by corporations throughout the country who are developing, maintaining and marketing mechanical systems.