What is Mechanical Engineering?  Designing individual parts to large scale structures.  A mechanical engineer takes an idea, develops it, and makes it able to be produced at a market level.

What is required?  In depth knowledge of Calculus, physics, and engineering  Understanding of chemistry and biology subjects.  Good work Ethic  Creativity  Problem-solving

Schools for Mechanical Engineering  Massachusetts Institute of Technology- $41,770 a year  Stanford- 43,950 a year  California Institute of Technology- $38,084  University of California- Berkeley- $26,322  Georgia Institute of Technology- $26,860

Jobs for Mechanical Engineers  Overall average salary- $78,160  Federal Government- $91,910  Research and Design of physical and life sciences- $88,190  Aerospace manufacturing- $83,870  Electromedical manufacturing- $83,310  Expect a 6% growth rate

What does a Mechanical Engineer do?  Design, build, and test a prototype.  Aid in manufacturing and production.  Make cost-effective solutions  Understand the pros and cons of the product  Design a way in which the product can be produced quickly and efficiently. A Day in the Life of an Engineer A Day in the Life on another Engineer

D.S. Design  Founded in 1994  Stationed in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Primarily works with replacement parts.  Design, fix, and improve new and existing parts. D.S. Design Company

Rolls Royce  Founded in 1904  Silver Ghost-14,000 miles “best car in the world”  Design luxury cars.  Engineers Aircraft engines Rolls Royce

Rudolf Diesel  German inventor and mechanical engineer,  Inventor of the Diesel engine.  First tested it in 1897, successfully.  Many other inventions have come about due to the diesel engine.

Robert Fulton   American inventor of the first steam boat  Engineered the first successful submarine for Napoleon  Invented some of the earliest torpedoes for the English military.

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