Manufacturing Systems Engineering

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Studying Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Weber State

Weber State’s manufacturing systems engineering major gives creative students the knowledge and skills to create and use new materials to meet future needs, helping to relieve human drudgery by automating dangerous and onerous production processes.

Manufacturing Systems Engineering Highlights

You’ll gain skills to form and lead teams of engineering experts.

You’ll have opportunities to gain experience in engineering and production labs focusing on:

Plastics and composite
Robotics
Automation and controls
CAD graphics
Fluids engineering
Additive manufacturing
Metal removal and production
Engineering materials

You’ll graduate in a field with a growing number of career opportunities.

Beyond the Classroom

As a manufacturing systems engineering major, you can gain practical experience through cooperative work experiences and community service in the local area.

You can also get involved with professional organizations such as:

SAE International
The International Society of Automation
SME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Mark Dalene

Class of 2012
“The manufacturing engineering technology program at Weber State gave me the hands-on and theory-based education that the industry wants. The faculty members were sincerely focused on my success.”

What You’ll LEARN at Weber

You’ll become an expert in four primary proficiency areas:

The design and manufacturing of products
The design of manufacturing systems
Materials and manufacturing processes
The management of production processes and resources

What You CAN DO After Weber

Your degree will open doors to many employment opportunities in the Northern Utah area. On the job, manufacturing systems engineers take on tasks such as:

Developing new facilities
Creating computer models and images of products and processes
Managing the production process
Conducting productivity studies
Testing products and evaluating materials
Troubleshooting on the factory floor

Since your degree will also prepare you for opportunities in fields outside manufacturing, you can apply your skills in environments such as hospitals, entertainment firms, educational institutions and more. If you have questions, contact a WSU Career Advisor.

Faculty Perspective

Manufacturing systems engineering students will turn ideas into reality. They will play a key roles in the creation of almost every single product that you see or use, from clothing to computers, from automobiles to space shuttles, from frozen foods to toys.

George Comber