To qualify as a Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia, the following pathway will help you on your journey:
If you don't meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering, you may like to consider the following programs:
The Diploma of Engineering and Spatial Science Foundations leads into the Associate Degree of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), which leads into the Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering) which leads into the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering).
This pathway also provides you with the option to exit your studies at year 2 or year 3 with a qualification.
If you already have an engineering technologist qualification, such as the Bachelor of Engineering Technology, and wish to qualify as a Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia, the following program will help you:
Mechanical engineers apply practical analysis and technical principles to design, create, improve and maintain a range of mechanical machinery products and systems that are used for domestic, public and industrial purposes. They design and manufacture a variety of products, such as domestic appliances, industrial machinery, ships, aircraft, engines, pumps, compressors and turbines, as well as complex systems such as the air conditioning and ventilation systems of buildings.
Mechanical engineers work in a variety of settings including mining companies, aviation companies, energy companies, automotive manufacturing companies, transportation companies, government organisations, the health sector and defence.