Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Get the in-depth knowledge and design skills you need for a successful career in engineering from the first university in the U.S. to offer a mechanical engineering degree.
From gadgets to medical devices, to vehicles on land, air, space, and sea, to power plants and industrial machines, and engines to robots – mechanical engineers design and manufacture systems or parts for nearly every product manufactured throughout the world. The mechanical engineering bachelor's program at Stevens offers a broad background in engineering and the liberal arts, with the technical skills needed to support the design, testing, and manufacture of products, systems, and devices.
As the first university to offer a mechanical engineering degree in the U.S., the mechanical engineering program at Stevens strives to educate the complete engineer. Classroom instruction and hands-on lab work come together to give you a thorough education on scientific and engineering proficiency, along with the values of professionalism, leadership, entrepreneurship, and ethics.
Our program emphasizes extensive training in communication, learning how to effectively present technical information orally, visually, and in written form, and encourages you to collaborate with your peers and faculty on a wide range of real world projects.
Concentrations
Aerospace Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Power Generation
Product Design and Manufacturing
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Sustainable Energy
The Stevens Advantage: Hands-On Learning, Real World Experience
At Stevens, you’ll learn to think like an engineer. Our design-focused curriculum features a hands-on course every semester that will instill you with broad, foundational knowledge, the complete fundamentals of engineering, and entrepreneurial thinking. Learn more about what makes an engineering education from Stevens a unique experience:
The Design Spine: a unique, design-focused, hands-on course every semester that incorporates entrepreneurial thinking and experiential learning, culminating with Senior Design, a team capstone project working on prototypes for real business problems, potentially in collaboration with a real company
Innovation Expo: an exciting design and entrepreneurship competition where students showcase their senior design prototypes and pitch business ideas
Engineering Cooperative Education Program: nearly 30% of all engineering students participate in Stevens’ Cooperative Education Program where you get on-the-job experience working for real companies
State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities
Undergraduate Research Opportunities: our research-oriented curriculum gives you in-the-lab experience while you're still an undergraduate student
More opportunities for Stevens undergraduate students include:
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An ABET Accredited Program
The Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Mission
The mission of the mechanical engineering program is to produce graduates with a broad-based foundation in fundamental engineering principles and liberal arts, together with the depth of disciplinary knowledge needed to succeed in a career in mechanical engineering or a related field, including a wide variety of advanced technological and management careers.
Program Educational Objectives
To achieve its mission, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with input from its constituents, has established the following Program Educational Objectives:
Graduates use their fundamental engineering knowledge and broad-based education to innovate and develop solutions to meet the current and emerging needs of society (Foundations, Problem Solving, and Innovation)
Graduates excel in working within and leading multi-disciplinary teams (Leadership and Teamwork)
Graduates continually improve their knowledge and skills to drive technological change in an ethical and socially responsible manner (Technology-Centric, Ethics, and Social)
The strategic priorities of our program are to:
Create and nurture a student-centric environment that prepares our students to become technological leaders, creative thinkers, and outstanding problem solvers
Provide 21st-century educational programs that feature innovative content and relevance
Support, recognize, and celebrate our diverse community of learners and scholars
Foster, nurture, and support the growing culture of impactful research and scholarship in our education
Student Outcomes
By the time of graduation, mechanical engineering students will attain:
an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
a fundamental knowledge and an appreciation of the technology and business processes necessary to nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization
Putting You on Track for Professional Success
The mechanical engineering bachelor's program develops in-demand knowledge and skills to put you on track for a highly flexible and successful career path. Mechanical engineering is the broadest and most diverse of all the engineering disciplines as it offers an excellent foundation for work in any industry as well as pursuing graduate school, law school, or medical school. Career opportunities include:
Senior Engineer
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Head of Engineering Group
Product Management Director
Vice President of Engineering
CEO/ President
Potential hiring organizations include companies like: Becton Dickinson, Colgate-Palmolive, ExxonMobile, Fisher Price, Hamilton Sundstrand Honeywell, Lockheed Martin. Picatinny Arsenal, PSEG, Stryker Orthopedics
A Tech Forward Education
My experiences at Stevens gave me a tremendous advantage that allowed me to land my dream job at Stryker. The professional, academic and networking opportunities offered to me inside and outside the classroom assisted in my growth both personally and professionally. I would do it all again if given the opportunity.
Matthew Fiebel
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
My co-op opportunities have been invaluable in learning what it takes to be an engineer and in appreciating how we can apply our knowledge to solve critical problems we face in our everyday lives. Without the academic and professional journey that Stevens provided, I would not have the insight or the perseverance to endeavor towards my professional aspirations.
Miles Bird
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
The faculty go above and beyond to provide us with an outstanding education while catering to our individual needs. They truly care about their students at Stevens, and it shows in their actions.
Tadeusz Chabowski
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
My father asked his Professional Engineering (PE) friends where their best employees were graduating from and five of the seven friends’ first answer was Stevens Institute of Technology and Stevens was the top three listed by all seven Engineers. I knew that Stevens was the right choice if I wanted to get a proper engineering education.
Tadeusz Chabowski
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
My experiences at Stevens gave me a tremendous advantage that allowed me to land my dream job at Stryker. The professional, academic and networking opportunities offered to me inside and outside the classroom assisted in my growth both personally and professionally. I would do it all again if given the opportunity.
Matthew Fiebel
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
My co-op opportunities have been invaluable in learning what it takes to be an engineer and in appreciating how we can apply our knowledge to solve critical problems we face in our everyday lives. Without the academic and professional journey that Stevens provided, I would not have the insight or the perseverance to endeavor towards my professional aspirations.
Miles Bird
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
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