What Do Engineers Do?
Mechanical engineers make a difference in the world by…
There's a Job in Engineering for You
Feel the Need for Speed? Design racecars as a mechanical engineer.
Like sports? Design golf clubs as a mechanical/sports engineer.
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- Designing and optimizing the sporting equipment and/or facilities athletes use.
- Using powerful super-computers to study the aerodynamics of solar-powered automobiles.
- Manufacturing ultrasonic devices that deter whales, dolphins, and seals from swimming into fishing nets.
- Designing more resource-efficient and recyclable products that help improve the environment.
- Creating ultra-miniature machines and tiny implantable medical devices that navigate the human body searching for disease and damaged tissue.
Mechanical engineers are responsible for virtually everything you see or use during the course of your day. In fact, if something moves or uses energy, a mechanical engineer was probably involved in its design or production. The advancements made by mechanical engineers range from lifesaving medical devices, athletic equipment, and personal computers to air conditioners, automobile engines, and electric power generation plants. Not to mention mechanical engineers also design the machines that produce these products.
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Did you know?
Engineers are some of NASCAR's hottest hires. In a field where .10 second is the difference between winning and losing, people who can interpret math equations, computer codes, and research data; run simulation and test systems; and communicate it to the driver, crew chief, track personnel are definitely in demand. That is just the beginning. Not to mention, that engineers must have a strong understanding of aerodynamics and engine technology. Engineering is a fast paced, ever changing field. Can you keep up? Mechanical engineering can take you anywhere… you can create the most aerodynamic and fuel efficient NASCAR, or you can drive one and compete in NASCAR races such as Ryan Newman and Ashton Lewis, both are NASCAR drivers and both have mechanical engineering degrees.
Salary
The average starting Salary for a Mechanical Engineer (2007):
| B.S. degree |
M.S. degree |
Ph.D. |
| $54,128 |
$62,798 |
$72,763 |
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