Mechanical & Manufacturing

Engineering Program

Hamid R. Hamidzadeh
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Work of Mechanical Engineers

Mechanical engineers research, develop, design, manufacture,
and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical systems.
They work on power-producing machines .
They develop machine tools, industrial production equipment
and robots, and bio-mechanics and medical related industries.
Mechanical engineers also design tools that other engineers need
for their work.
The field of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and
nanotechnology, which involves the creation of highperformance materials and components by integrating atoms and
molecules, is introducing entirely new principles to the design
process.

Computer Aided Engineering

Computers assist mechanical engineers by accurately
and efficiently performing computations, and by
permitting the modeling and simulation of new designs
as well as facilitating changes to existing designs.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided
Manufacturing (CAM) are used for design data
processing and for turning the design into a product.

Demand for Mechanical Engineers

Over the past thirty years, the demand for Mechanical
Engineers has been ranked as the first or second relative
to other Engineers disciplines.
Employment of mechanical engineers is projected to
grow more rapidly as the demand for improved
machinery and machine tools grows.
Also, emerging technologies in biotechnology,
materials science, and nanotechnology will create new
job opportunities for mechanical engineers.
Additional opportunities for mechanical engineers will
arise because a degree in mechanical engineering often
can be applied in other engineering specialties.

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Architectural

Electrical

Mechanical
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Manufacturing
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Chemical

Civil

Industrial

Mechanical and Manufacturing Interactions with other Disciplines

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Dynamics Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Solid mechanics, Design, and Thermal Science
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Control
Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science, and Control
.Manufacturing Systems, Production, and Design
Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Environmental
Design of Mechanical Systems

MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Mechanical
Science

Material
Science

Solid
Mechanics

Fluid
Mechanics

Mechanical
Design
Manufacturing &
Management

Thermal
Science

Dynamics &
Controls

MISSION STATEMENT
The Department is committed to provide the
students with a dynamic academic and
professional foundation enabling them to
shape the future advancement of knowledge in
the areas of mechanical and manufacturing
engineering and to contribute to the economic
growth and well-being of both the state and
the nation.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
1. To provide the student with the knowledge of
physical sciences, mathematics and engineering
science so that the student has the capability to
delineate and solve mechanical and related
engineering problems.
2. To familiarize the student with the systematic
scientific approach to the identification and solution
of practical problems in mechanical engineering.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
3. To provide the student with experience through the
systematic application of engineering fundamentals to
the design of mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing
components and systems.
4. To develop professional attitudes, ethical character and
an understanding of the engineers responsibility to
society and the impact of technology on society.
5. To provide the student with intellectual challenges and
contemporary issues designed to arouse curiosity and a
desire and need for lifelong learning as a responsible
engineer.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
6. To provide students with experiences which will
prepare them to function effectively in multicultural
and multidiscipline teams.
7. To provide students with hands-on experiential
learning activities with traditional and modern
mechanical and manufacturing machinery, state-ofthe art technologies and software to enhance
engineering problem solving including man-machine
interface problems.

DEMAND FOR SKILLED

TECHNICAL PROBLEM-SOLVERS
As technology increases exponentially with
each decade, the demand for skilled problemsolvers who excel in all fields of engineering
grows, as well.
Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering
in particular requires the design, testing, and
manufacturing skills that are necessary to
compete in today's -- and tomorrow's -technologically complex world.

TODAY'S MECHANICAL
& MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERS
Today's mechanical engineers use cutting-edge
computing, smart sensors, and electronic
technology to design and manufacture
automated products for the future
Science and technology will continue to
expand, and so will the demand for skilled
mechanical engineers

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
With emphases in areas such as smart structures,
electronics packaging, energy and environmental
engineering, and manufacturing, the department
has strong links with other engineering disciplines
and will continue to interact with other areas
This interdisciplinary focus benefits students,
faculty, and industry

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION COMPANIES
AUTOMOTIVE AND RELATED INDUSTRIES
ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRMS
DEFENSE RELATED INDUSTRIES
FOOD INDUSTRY
BIOMECHANICS AND MEDICAL INDUSTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED INDUSTRIES
AIR QUALITY CONTROL INDUSTRIES
OCEAN ENGINEERING
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
ETC.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTERST IN

MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING