Mechanical Engineering
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Mechanical Engineering career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Mechanical Engineering alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Engine & Environmental Control Systems Intern
Infrastructure, Safety, Environment & Engineering Intern
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Nuclear Engineering Intern
Transmissions Structural Analysis Engineering Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Boehringer Ingelheim
DePuy Synthes
Doncasters Precision Castings
Electric Boat
Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Gerber Technology
GKN Aerospace
IHI Charging Systems International
John Deere
Joining Technologies
MTU Aero Engines
Pratt & Whitney
RBC Bearings
Sirkorsky Aircraft
Stanley Black and DEcker
TBNG Consulting
The Appalachian Trail
The Lee Company
Turner Construction
UTAS
UTC Aerospace Systems
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Associate, Product & Process Quality
Associate Structural Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Power Broilers Engineer
Production Planning Engineer
Propulsion Systems Engineer
Quality Assurance Engineer
Space Academy Research Associate
Vehicle Systems Engineer
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Design Manager
President
Program Manager
Project Engineer
Vice President of Engineering Operations
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Cirtec Medical
GE Power
General Motors
Lockheed Martin
NASA
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Turbine Technologies
UTC Aerospace Systems
Whitcraft Group
Zachry Nuclear Engineering, Inc.
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.E., Electrical Engineering
M.S., Mechanical Engineering
M.S., Electrical Engineering
M.S., Energy Engineering
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering
Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
University of Connecticut
University of Leuven
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