机械工程对于包括工程系统，子系统及其组件的设计，开发，制造，管理和控制在内的广泛活动至关重要。通常，机械工程师可用于广泛的行业，例如制造，电力，航空，汽车，材料和加工行业。由于最近技术的迅速发展，机械工程师也越来越多地参与计算机辅助设计和可视化，机器人技术，生物工程，环境工程，太阳能，风能和海洋能以及太空探索。该领域的广度为毕业生提供了令人满意的职业生涯的许多可能性。
Mechanical Engineering is essential to a wide range of activities that include the design, development, manufacture, management, and control of engineering systems, subsystems, and their components. Typically mechanical engineers are employed in a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing, power, aerospace, automotive, materials, and processing industries. As a result of the recent rapid expansion of technology, mechanical engineers also have become increasingly involved in computer-aided design and visualization, robotics, bioengineering, environmental engineering, solar, wind, and ocean energy sources, and space exploration. The breadth of the field provides the graduate with many possibilities for a satisfying career.