Bachelor/Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Careers
Key information
Employability skills from this degree
- Analysing energy and thermo-fluid components and systems
- Designing machines, devices and components, and performing stress-analyses on these systems
- Understanding instrumentation and the control of mechanical devices
- Planning, prioritising, working to deadlines and under pressure
- Working in multidisciplinary teams
- Communication
- Problem-solving through logic and creative and innovative approaches
- Numeracy and IT skills, with excellent use of analytical skills
- Project management
- Awareness of cost/value
- Awareness of social, cultural, environmental, health and safety, and wider professional responsibilities
- Attention to detail
- Good judgement and acceptance of responsibility
Further Study Options
- Structured PhD
- Research PhD
- MSc in Advanced Engineering Materials
- GradDip in Chemical Engineering
- MSc in Software Engineering
- MSc in Applied Physics
- MSc in Project Management
- MSc in Sports Performance
Job titles for graduates with this degree
Graduates progressing directly into employment take up a wide variety of roles. The following provides a sample of initial roles listed on the Graduate Outcomes Survey by graduates approximately one year after graduation:
- Assembly Technician
- Associate R&D Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Automation Project Engineer
- Business and System Integration Analyst
- Cables Engineer
- CAD Technician
- Calibration Specialist
- Calibration Technician
- Commissioning Engineer
- Computer Design
- Control Engineer
- Customer Engineer
- Design Assurance Engineer
- Design Engineer
- EASA Part 21 Design Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Engineering Assistant
- Engineering Cadet
- Engineering Professional Development Programme
- Graduate Design Engineer
- Graduate Engineer
- Graduate Mechanical Engineer
- Graduate Programme
- Hyperbaric Systems Project Engineer
- KTP Associate
- Lead Developer
- Maintenance Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineering Technician
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- MEP Supervisor
- Planning Engineer
- Plant Engineer
- Process Development Engineer
- Process Improvement Engineer
- Process Technician
- Product Design Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Profile Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Project Manager
- Quality Assurance Engineer
- R&D Prototype Technician
- Research and Development Engineer
- Research Assistant
- Software Engineer
- Stores Manager
- Stress Engineer
- Supplier Quality Engineer
- System Install Engineer
- Technical Services Graduate Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Trade Development Executive
- Trainee R&D Engineer
Student profiles
Joseph Mooney
I choose to complete my degree at University of Limerick because of its highly recognized engineering courses, co-operative education and sporting facilities. As a sports scholar, UL helped me to balance my sporting and academic goals and in August 2018, I graduated with a first class honors degree. I am also still at peak performance levels in sport thanks to the university and its staff.
In my leaving cert year I was uncertain of what course I wanted to pursue. I had a great passion for design (my DCG project received 4th best in the country), problem solving, inventing and making these inventions come to life. My favorite subjects in school were: Physics, DCG, Engineering and Mathematics. In choosing Engineering (Common Entry), I was able to study relevant engineering modules in first year before deciding on my specific discipline. After my first year in UL, I knew that mechanical engineering was for me.
I chose mechanical engineering because it is so versatile. Throughout the programme, I developed skills to solve problems in mechanical engineering, but also for applications in many other types of engineering such as aeronautical, biomedical and design. The University of Limerick gave me the opportunity to work for a biomedical engineering company (Johnson & Jonson: Vision Care) for my co-operative education.
Currently I am completing a PhD in the development of cooling systems for 5G wireless technologies. This research requires me to use the knowledge I gained from my undergraduate courses in heat transfer, materials, finite element analysis and mechanics modules. I developed a passion for these topics during my undergraduate and I believe 5G technologies are currently on the front line for global development. A degree in mechanical engineering is so adaptable that if, in time, you want to branch out into another industry you will already have the skills required to do so.
Ruairí Quinlan
Ruairí knew he had an aptitude for mathematics, physics, computer aided design and problem solving in general.
He selected LM116 as a common entry to introduce him to the various disciplines of engineering. He decided on BE Mechanical Engineering and studied subjects such as Mechanics of Solid Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Vibration Analysis, Project Management and Introduction to Programming
In Year 3 Ruairí spent his Cooperative Education in Stryker in a project management position and received the President’s Distinguished Performance award.
Ruairí particularly enjoyed development friendships, group projects and group assignments as part of his time at UL.
He now works in Stryker as a Staff Engineer, Automation & Digitalization.
