Professional figure:
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Main functions:
Holds positions of responsibility in the design, management, coordination and development of industrial and/or research activities in public and private organisations, as well as advanced freelance activities, with a high level of cultural and professional understanding of the specific subjects in this class, in particular concerning the innovative design of components, machines, systems, products and processes in functional, construction, energy and economic terms. They specialise their knowledge in various sectors, within the following professional profiles.
Professional figure:
EXPERT MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER OF INNOVATIVE DESIGN, MODELLING AND ADVANCED VIRTUAL SIMULATION
Main functions:
- Works in an industrial field holding direct responsibility for Research and Development departments. Implements laboratory activities, following the experimentation of components and systems, uses conventional and innovative measuring instruments, uses mechanical simulation methods, defines protocols and follows testing operations.
- Is involved in tasks for the modelling and design of conventional and innovative components, machines and production systems for highly complex commercial articles and products in the mechanics, electro mechanics, metal-mechanics and manufacturing industries generally.
- Models, analyses and designs conventional and innovative components, machines and production systems for highly complex commercial articles and products in the mechanics, electro mechanics, metal-mechanics and manufacturing industries generally.
Professional figure:
EXPERT MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND PRODUCT ENGINEERING
Main functions:
- Follows even innovative and complex products throughout the production process, managing also morphological, functional, ergonomic, economic and visual aspects.
- Plans and monitors the reliability and quality of production, and at the same time, assures innovation and positioning in the most advanced product markets.
Professional figure:
EXPERT MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER OF INDUSTRIAL AND TERTIARY SYSTEMS AND MECHANICAL SERVICE SYSTEMS.
Main functions:
Guarantees the design, production, testing and management of the principal conventional and non-conventional systems, managing logistics and the optimisation of production and processes generally.
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EXPERT MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER OF FLUID MACHINES IN PROPULSION AND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS.
Main functions:
Is able to design, produce, manage and monitor the environmental effects of internal combustion engines, innovative and/or experimental propulsion systems and energy conversion systems.
Professional figure:
EXPERT MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER OF FUNCTIONAL DESIGN FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
Main functions:
Manages the study of kinematic and dynamic behaviour of automatic machines, industrial automation, biomechanical systems and automatic robotic devices used in industrial systems and in the automatic packaging sector (food processing, pharmaceutical, etc.).
Professional figure:
EXPERT MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Main functions:
Analyses and manages complex manufacturing systems, competently selecting the materials and heat treatments, assessing costs and introducing appropriate innovation in processes, equipment and industrial and mechanical production systems.
Professional figure:
EXPERT MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND/OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED MANAGER OF BIOMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Main functions:
Models and designs biomechanical systems, using knowledge from the conventional areas of mechanical training, including but not limited to modelling, analysis, design and synthesis of mechanical systems and synthesising them using in-depth bioengineering knowledge.
Career opportunities:
Graduates will be able to operate professionally in production innovation and development, advanced design, planning and programming, management of complex systems, both as freelancers and as employees in manufacturing and service industries and in the civil service. The graduate activities will in particular concern: mechanical industries; automation and robotics industries; electromechanical industries; manufacturing industries generally for the design, production, installation, testing and management of machines, means of transport, production lines and departments; systems companies; energy production and conversion organisations; complex systems.
The provinces of Bologna and Forlì-Cesena have one of the highest concentrations of small and medium enterprises in the country. The Emilia Romagna Region generally has an extremely advanced industrial system with a strong international vocation. Moreover, the regional system is characterised by highly developed traditional and advanced services structures, both in the private sector and within the civil service. The skills obtained in the Mechanical Engineering degree programme are demanded and appreciated not only by the specific industries of the sector, but also in a wider technological area, including electrical and electronics companies, energy management and the food processing industries.
The main career opportunities are: mechanical industries; manufacturing industries generally for the design, production, installation, testing and management of machines, means of transport, production lines and departments, systems and complex systems; systems companies; automation and robotics industries; electromechanical industries; energy production and conversion organisations.
In particular, the province of Bologna and those of the Romagna region offer the following specific career opportunities:
- industries for the design and development of products with a high technological content;
- motorcycle industries for the design of high performance bikes, also in the racing sector; car industries for high performance vehicles, destined for the middle and upper market brackets;
- automation, robotics and packaging industries;
- food and pharmaceutical packaging and preservation industries; food processing industries;
- industries for the design and production of moulds for companies in different industrial sectors, foundries;
- companies providing heat treatments for components in the industrial and mechanical sectors;
- systems production and installation industries;
- industrial and mechanical industries generally (waste treatment plants, purification plants, cogeneration plants, etc.); energy production, management and conversion organisations; multipurpose authorities for energy management and the supply of primary services to private subjects and large businesses;
- industries for the design and production of agricultural machinery, earthmoving machinery, cranes, bridge cranes, etc.;
- industries for the design and production of wood processing machinery, etc.;
- industries for the production of advanced compounds and the production of the relative components; ceramics industries.
- leisure boat industries; shipyards;
- industries for the supply and assembly of components (gears, reduction gears, fuel systems, injection systems, etc.); household appliance manufacturers;
- industries for the development of support software for mechanical design, computer-assisted industrial drawing, reverse engineering, virtual simulation generally;
- industries for the production of test machines and measuring instruments destined for research and mass production; machine tool production industries;
- biomechanical industries; gym equipment manufacturers;
