A graduate's work may range from automobile or aerospace to microelectronics manufacturing. Opportunities are available through these industries in the area of research, quality control, product development, design, synthesis, and processing operations. The Mechanical Engineer applies the fundamental principles of mechanics, thermosciences, and design to the needs of society. These principles are delineated in the subjects of solid and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, design, systems analysis, control theory, vibrations, and machine design. Employment opportunities exist in the areas of design, development, and production, including products such as automobiles, power plants, gas turbines, air conditioners, heat exchangers, robots, control systems, electronic equipment, computers, aircraft and space vehicles.
Mechanics is a field of study which permeates all major engineering disciplines.
Solid mechanics deals with analytical formulation of direct and reaction forces on engineered structures, and the resulting response of the structures to these forces. Interestingly, the same principle of forces and response of a structure can be applied to a human muscular-skeletal system. Such a sub-field of Mechanics is known as Biomechanics. The discipline of Mechanics is based on applied mathematics and large scale computing. Fail-safe design is another dimension to this discipline.