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David C’s Answer
Hi Nelson,
Here is a website you can go to that will highlight some of what you should expect is needed.
https://www.nescoresource.com/resources/top-skills-needed-to-be-a-mechanical-engineer
I would also like you to understand that there are some skills, or as I like to call them "skill sets", that are usually not taught in college but is required or expected by the manufacturing industry. I am in the process of developing a series of such must have skill sets to assist new Mechanical Engineers to understand what really is expected from them when they get hired. I've had to teach many new engineers these very skill sets when hired on and so decided to take it upon myself to develop this program.
Designer Dave
Here is a website you can go to that will highlight some of what you should expect is needed.
https://www.nescoresource.com/resources/top-skills-needed-to-be-a-mechanical-engineer
I would also like you to understand that there are some skills, or as I like to call them "skill sets", that are usually not taught in college but is required or expected by the manufacturing industry. I am in the process of developing a series of such must have skill sets to assist new Mechanical Engineers to understand what really is expected from them when they get hired. I've had to teach many new engineers these very skill sets when hired on and so decided to take it upon myself to develop this program.
Designer Dave
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Soumya’s Answer
The major skills required by Mechanical Engineers are enlisted here:
1. CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
2. DFM (Design for Manufacturing),
3. GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing),
4. FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
5. FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
6. DOE (Design of Experiments)
7. CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing)
8. SPC (Statistical Process Control)
9. General Coding Softwares (Python, Matlab, C++)
A good way to gather these skills is to engage in design projects where you start with your initial ideas and then take it all the way to manufacturing. While doing such an activity, you would be exposed to all these skill-sets and depending on the variability of the projects, you can master them to a certain degree. Industry internships and co-ops are definitely going to give you a lot more insight.
1. CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
2. DFM (Design for Manufacturing),
3. GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing),
4. FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
5. FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
6. DOE (Design of Experiments)
7. CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing)
8. SPC (Statistical Process Control)
9. General Coding Softwares (Python, Matlab, C++)
A good way to gather these skills is to engage in design projects where you start with your initial ideas and then take it all the way to manufacturing. While doing such an activity, you would be exposed to all these skill-sets and depending on the variability of the projects, you can master them to a certain degree. Industry internships and co-ops are definitely going to give you a lot more insight.
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Matthew’s Answer
Dave's right. There are the base skills any mechanical engineering student requires (various math curriculum, physics, up through more advanced requirements like design, testing, etc.). But there are other skills like being able to work on a team (you'll be doing a lot of group projects both in school and the real world), ability to learn new systems and processes, be a good listener, may need to travel and other "skills" that are not learned in a textbook.