Manufacturing Engineering Technologies

Why Choose the Manufacturing Engineering Technologies Program?

Graduates of the Manufacturing Engineering Technologies (MET) degree & certificate programs are industry-ready professionals with the knowledge & skills to increase domestic and global manufacturing efficiency. Students will accomplish this through optimal use of modern and cutting-edge manufacturing & automation technologies, such as: ​

• Computer-Aided Design (CAD) & Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software programs ​
• Manual machining processes (lathes, mills, surface grinders, tool & cutter grinders, etc.) ​
• Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Machining & Turning Centers (CNC Mills & Lathes) ​
• Additive Manufacturing (AKA 3D-Printing) ​
• Industrial & Collaborative Robots (FANUC, Kuka, UR, Omron, etc.) ​
• Advanced Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools, including Generative Design & Finite Element Analysis ​(FEA)
• Advanced programming techniques, including Subroutines, Macros, & Logic ​
• Other CNC Machines: WaterJet, Plasma, Laser, & Coordinate-Measuring Machines (CMM) ​

Today’s Manufacturing Engineers & Technicians must also possess a broader range of skills and knowledge – beyond the traditional “machinist” skillset – in order to be successful in their careers. These skills focus on the entire manufacturing processes of components and assemblies throughout a factory, from raw material to finished products. To accomplish this, students will learn & practically-apply innovative manufacturing engineering techniques, including: ​

• The Engineering Design Process ​& project planning, organization, & execution
• Design for X (DFX) principles, such as Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Sustainability (DFS), & Design for Automated Assembly (DFAA) ​
• Lean Manufacturing / Toyota Production System (TPS)​
• Siemens “Systems Approach” methodology ​

Students who complete the Manufacturing Engineering Technologies AAS-T Degree will also have the ability to further their education at any time following graduation, by enrolling in our Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Automation (BAS–META) – the first Bachelor’s degree in mechatronics to be offered in the Pacific NW. Learn more about the BAS-META program at the link.