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Mechanical
Examples:
Mechanical engineers are inventive people who research, develop and build machines that help others. Mechanical engineers are involved in the design of:
- CD players
- Nintendo and Sega game wear
- Snowmobiles
- Rocket engines
- Off-road vehicles
- Robots for manufacturing plants
In your community:
On the road to self-sufficiency and self-government, the skills of Native mechanical engineers will be needed to solve problems related to the management of natural resources; forestry machinery; fishing and fish processing; small manufacturing and industrial development.
As a mechanical engineer you could:
- Adapt vehicles so they function better and have less impact on the environment
- Work with your band council to determine what kind of public works vehicles your community requires
- Design air conditioning and other systems required for new schools and clinics
Aptitude:
If you like...
- Problem solving
- Being creative
- Building things
- Mechanics
- Working with tools
- Drawing
- Helping people
...then perhaps you will like Mechanical Engineering..
Universities:
If you want to study Mechanical Engineering, you can go to the following universities:
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- Lakehead University
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Memorial University
- University of Moncton
- University of New Brunswick
- Dalhousie University
- University of Ottawa
- École Polytechnique
- École de technologie supérieure
- University of Manitoba
- Queen's University
- Royal Military College
- Ryerson University
- University of Saskatchewan
- Université de Sherbrooke
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- University of Western Ontario