Mechanical Engineering Ever since pre-historic man stopped dragging a heavy object along the ground and stuck a log underneath it to roll it, we’ve been on a quest — to do things better or to do things we couldn’t do before. We’ve been wildly successful. Tools and machines have lightened our loads and taken us from the far reaches of outer space to the inner workings of miniscule nano devices. As a mechanical engineer, you can help write the next chapter in this fascinating story. As a mechanical engineer with a degree from UNH, that opportunity can come a lot sooner. Get off to a good start. You’ll build a multidisciplinary foundation. What does that mean? Simply this: In your first two years you’ll take courses with students from different engineering disciplines. In this way, you’ll see how mechanical, chemical, civil, and electrical engineering have concepts in common with each other, while you also explore what’s unique to each discipline. You’ll also take coursework specific to mechanical engineering, including laboratory classes with the latest equipment. In your analysis and design classes, you’ll find the same computer tools the industry uses. The beauty of the multidisciplinary foundation is that if you’d like to switch to a different engineering major at some point, it’s not a problem — the foundational coursework is common to all of the engineering disciplines.

Mechanical Engineering Career Placement Career Placement Mechanical engineering graduates are employed at a host of nationally recognized industrial firms as well as at an extensive range of Connecticut companies. Distinguished alumni positions include the following: CEO, P-Q Controls, Inc.; CEO, Thermal Engineering of Arizona; Manager of Facilities and Services, Pratt & Whitney; Director of PW6000 Programs, Pratt & Whitney; Manager, Allied Signal; Plant Supervisor, Ford Motor Company; President, Promold; Director of Marketing, Siemon Company; Chairman and CEO, RBC Bearings; Chair and CEO, Doctors Research Group. Graduate School Alumni of the UNH bachelor's degree program in mechanical engineering have entered advanced degree programs at UNH and at numerous other prestigious graduate schools, including Purdue University, University of Colorado, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Illinois, University of Rhode Island and others.