Prepare for a variety of dynamic technical positions within the manufacturing industry.
The two-year Manufacturing Engineering Technician Ontario College Diploma program prepares you for technical positions in the manufacturing industry. Gain a broad overview of manufacturing and industrial engineering principles, with a focus on product manufacturing, and learn from professionals with strong industrial backgrounds.
As a student in this program, you experience a combination of classroom, lab and machine shop environments and cultivate ideas from conception to production within various streams. These include, but are not limited to:
solid modelling
computer numerical control (CNC) programming
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
process engineering
fabrication
project management
quality control
Learn how to use tools specific to the industry, such as software and machinery, Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing, and CNC machinery. In your final term, undertake projects with external or internal industry partners where you analyze, plan and execute deliverables.
Graduates may work in several capacities within the industry, finding employment as a:
CNC programmer
CNC machinist
quality control inspector
tech associate
production scheduler
CAD drafter and designer
process engineering in manufacturing firms and corporations
manufacturing plant technician
SUCCESS FACTORS
This program is well-suited for students who:
Have knowledge of the career opportunities and study expectations of the program.
Possess strong numeracy skills.
Are interested in mechanical functions and manufacturing.
Have solid conceptualization skills.
Enjoy using problem-solving skills to find solutions.
Are detailed-oriented and mechanically inclined.
Have an aptitude for programming.
Have an interest in working in machine shops and similar industrial environments.