Graduate study in Mechanical Engineering

Welcome to Mechanical Engineering

Catherine Pavlov in the Atacama Desert as part of a competitive NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship

Robot built to traverse difficult terrain

Sophia Acevedo — Sophia Aceveo, recent MechE alumna, who landed a job with Walt Disney Imagineering

Rethink the Rink activity — Students participating in Rethink the Rink, a collaboration between CMU Engineering, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Covestro

students working in a group — MechE students engage in collaborative, hands-on projects

Students working in Tech Spark — Students working in the Tech Spark maker space

Students in ANSYS Hall — Students working in the bright and spacious ANSYS Hall

Student using a machine — Mechanical Engineering students engage in hands-on work.

Interested in MechE?

Today’s mechanical engineers are working across technologies and disciplines to solve society’s toughest challenges.

We answer the need for professional skills and talents with intense graduate programs that merge depth in fundamental mechanical engineering areas with breadth in emerging, interdisciplinary areas.

We balanced academic activity with hands-on research and learning opportunities to give our students the ability to solve complex problems through innovation and collaboration.

Graduate study in Mechanical Engineering

Welcome to Mechanical Engineering

Hear from our students

Learn from our faculty

Helpful links