CHAPTER 2

INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING

Contents
2.1 Mechanical Engineering domain
2.2 Mechanical Engineering profession
2.3 Disciplines in the Mechanical Engineering

What Do They Do?

MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Concerns with the design, development and
manufacture of machines and mechanical
engineering systems

Mechanical Eng. Domain

1. Development (Analysis, Research)
2. Design
3. Manufacture
4. Maintenance of mechanical system
5. Consultation

Mechanical Eng. Domain

Modern analysis and design processes in mechanical
engineering are aided by various computational tools
including FEA, CFD, and CAD/CAM. Manufacturing is
typically accomplished with the aid of CNC machines
including robots, milling machines, and lathes.

Mechanical Eng. Domain

Manufacturing is the transformation of raw
materials into finished goods for sale by means of
tools and a processing medium, and including all
intermediate processes involving the production or
finishing of component parts ("semi-manufactures").

Mechanical Eng. Profession

Will lead you into one of a broadest area
engineering. There are job for Mechanical
Engineer in nearly every area of industry

Mechanical Eng. Profession

Mechanical engineering touches almost every aspect of our life.
Mechanical engineers find employment in virtually every
industry, such as the automotive and aerospace industries,
manufacturing, consulting firms, and with government offices
and agencies.
Career opportunities are abundant, varied, and rewarding

Disciplines in Mechanical Eng.

The engineer might start from a blank sheet of
paper, conceive something new, develop and refine
it so that it works reliably, and all the while satisfy
constraints of manufacturability, safety, and cost.
An engineer creates a machine, product, or system
that helps someone to solve a technical problem
Mechanical engineers develop hardware that
exploits those elements in order to serve a useful
purpose. Original design is always the underlying
factor:

Major areas of Specialization

Combustion and Fuel

Heat transfer
Energy systems
Fluid Flow (mechanics)
Innovation and design
Material Selection
Control systems
Turbo machinery

Noise and vibration

control
Automatic control
Computer Aided
Engineering
Management of project
Biomedical engineering
Aeronautics
Robotics

Jobs Applications
1. Jobs Title
2. Resume
3. Application Letter

Sample of Job Tittles:

Design engineer
Test engineer
Application engineer
Computer science
engineer
Materials handling
engineer
Project engineer
Industrial engineer
Packaging engineer
Sales engineer

Manufacturing engineer
System analyst
Mechanical engineer
Aerospace engineer
Consultant
Machine designer
Lecturer
Domestic engineer

Resume
Personal Detail (Name, Current Pic., Status, DOB, IC No.)
Contact Detail (Email, Phone no., Address)
List of Qualifications
Previous Experiences
Activities & Achievements
Software & Hardware Skills
References

Resume Sample

Assignment 1
Write a resume of yours
Format:- any format available in the internet are
acceptable
Submission :- softcopy (email to firdaus@johor.uitm.edu.my)
or
hardcopy

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3
ENGINEERING
SOLUTIONS
Problem analysis
The engineering method
Problem presentation
Computer solution
Use of computer software in engineering
solutions