Avg. Salary: $80,000 - $130,000
A Bachelor of Engineering typically takes three years of undergraduate study and one year of honours for a total of four years. An Associate Degree in Engineering typically takes four years part-time to complete.
Mechanical engineers work within a broad range of roles within the engineering discipline, using their knowledge and understanding of mechanical power to develop and build machines, tools, engines and other products.
- Analyse problems to determine project requirements
- Design and develop mechanical devices using computer-aided design (CAD)
- Create and test prototypes and analyse the results of the testing
- Modify designs based on test results
An associate degree or bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline. This could be an Associate Degree of Engineering, majoring in Mechanical Engineering, or Bachelor of Engineering majoring in Mechanical Engineering