Mechanical Engineering Career
Mechanical Engineering is a branch of engineering concerned primarily with the industrial application of mechanics and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products.
Mechanical engineering, the broadest of all Engineering
disciplines deals with design and production of tools, machines and all other
mechanical equipment to be used in industries. The industry offers a wide
choice of options extending across many interdisciplinary interdependent
specialties.
Mechanical engineering is concerned with all types of
machinery in industries and all aspects of their mechanism and functioning; the
design, development, construction, production, installation, operation and
maintenance; such as large steam and gas turbines, components of thermal power
stations, internal combustion engines, jet engines, machine tools, air
conditioning and heating machines, refrigerators etc to name a few. They not
only design and create new products, but also develop materials for them and
ways of making them. In a way, mechanical engineers are involved in creating
the future. They are the driving force behind many of our technologies and
industrial processes including innovative products like mobiles, PCs and DVD
etc in our modern world.
The work of a Mechanical Engineer can be extremely
challenging and fulfilling, requiring IT, design and analytical skills together
with an ability to work as a team. As their work involves production,
transmission and use of mechanical power and heat, they have to analyze the
different materials used for the machines and their tolerances; investigate the
different energy sources and the power they generate and the design problems if
any. When designing and making a commercial product they have to take into
account all the business and marketing aspects to make sure that the product is
affordable.
Mechanical Engineers are also responsible for maintenance
and repair of the devices. Care has to be taken that the plants give maximum
output and the machinery is properly maintained. The specializations include in
areas like thermal engineering, design, and production engineering etc.
Mechanical engineers work mainly in manufacturing firms. They can find work in
administrative and managerial positions in government departments or public and
private sector industries or do research as well as teaching in Research and
teaching institutes. They could also opt for technical sales / marketing or work
as independent consultants.
Eligibility:
To become a mechanical engineer one should have a graduate
degree (B.E / B.Tech) or postgraduate degree (M.E) or at least a diploma in
mechanical Engineering. The basic eligibility criteria for a BE / B.Tech is
10+2 or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. After
the bachelor’s one can go in for a post graduate degree. The postgraduate
course generally offers specialized training in thermal engineering, design,
and production engineering. Post graduate degrees are essential for most
teaching posts and positions in management and an additional degree in business
administration is desirable for management positions. There is also the
Associate Membership Examination of the Institute of Engineers (AMIE), which
enables working people in the private and public sector, or diploma holders to
acquire a Bachelor’s engineering degree through distance education. A three
year BEng degree course entitled Mechanical Engineering is also available. This
course is also accredited with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for
Chartered Engineer status. Selection: Selection to the graduate courses ( BE /
B.Tech ) is based on merit i.e the marks secured in the final exams of 10+2 and
through entrance exams. Entrance to the IIT’s is through JEE’ (Joint Entrance
Exam) and for other major institutions through AIEEE (All India
Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture Entrance Examination) OR their own separate
entrance exams and other state level and national level exams.
Job Prospects and Career Options
Mechanical Engineering finds applications in all fields of
technology. They could work in many industries including private or public
sector industries of various types, and their work varies by industry and
function. With the rapid rate of expansion in the industrial sector, the
employment potential for mechanical engineers is very high. In the government
sector, freshers could join as Junior Engineers and go up the ladder as
Assistant Engineers, Assistant Executive Engineers, Executive Engineers, Superintendent
Engineers and so on.
Mechnical engineers are required in automobile, chemical,
electronics, steel plants, oil exploration and refining, technical wings of
armed forces, space research organisation, etc. Candidates with post graduate
degree or an additional management degree could find work in administrative and
managerial positions in government departments or public and private sector
industries or do research as well as teaching in Research and teaching
institutes.
They could also opt for technical sales / marketing or work
as independent consultants. Several government departments including Posts and
Telegraphs, Defense, PWD, and CPWD employ mechanical engineers. Aeronautical,
agricultural, automobile, chemical, and power plants, as well as the railways,
need mechanical engineers to design and maintain their machinery. In
agricultural sector, mechanical engineers play a vital role by establishing
service centres for maintenance of tractors, oil engines, pump sets, electric
motors and other agricultural equipments.
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