Mechanical and Industrial Engineering -MEF

Career opportunities in Mechanical Engineering are endless. The program provides you with several career opportunities – both in Cameroon and abroad. You will be able to work as a project manager, development engineer, and product developer or with the design of machines and plants. You can, for example, work with the development and construction of everything from large plants to products and production equipment in various industries such as the pharmaceutical industry, the wind turbine industry, offshore, power plants, food production, refrigeration industry. Globally graduates of the program will be well positioned to pursue their studies (MSc.Eng and Ph.D.) and to take advantage of various career opportunities in different organizations such as industry, power, transportation, telecommunications, entertainment and engineering services. The following are some areas of potential employment

1. Mechanical Engineer, Eneo, Alucam, COTCO, shipping industries, SOSUCAM, etc.
2. Graduate Engineer, CAMWATER, FOKOU Group, SOGEA-SATOM
3. Project Engineer/Mechanical Engineer
4. VAVE Mechanical Engineer (Value Engineering)-HVAC/Refrigerator
5. Offshore Structures Wind Engineer, Engineering and design company
6. CEO, Medical Prosthetics startup
7. Research and Development Engineer
8. Production Engineer
9. Maintenance Engineer
10. Project manager in medium size or large companies that make industrial products or machines for manufacturing companies
11. Head of manufacturing department – e.g., responsible for procurement and implementation of new equipment
12. Manager of sales department – e.g. responsible for sales of technological products for public and private companies in Cameroon and abroad
13. Responsible for written and graphic documentation and other sales material
14. Responsible for development, production, sales and procurement in smaller companies
15. Responsible for customer and supplier contact in smaller companies
16. Responsible for human resource and administration in smaller companies
17. Entrepreneur where you develop your own ideas and make business plans, prototypes, tests and documentation
18. Entrepreneur where you develop the ideas of others and make business plans, prototypes, tests and documentation, etc.

• Why choose Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at FET?

Mechanical engineering draws on other engineering disciplines, focusing your knowledge, skills, imagination and creativity to solve problems, design, and develop a range of products. We strive to work continuously with local industry to ensure that the courses, facilities and equipment, which you will use, remain relevant to the profession.

You will gain a true appreciation of manufacturing through project work, which requires the use of manual and automated manufacturing tools in our laboratory. You will also have the chance to work on group projects and engage with the Department’s current research in areas like sustainable energy, medical engineering, structural design, battery technology, automobile technology and cleaner transport.

• Where could your degree take you?

The technical and product management skills gained from our courses are valued by many industries including consultancy, technical business roles and project management. Our close industry links mean many of our graduates already have jobs lined up before they leave the Faculty of Engineering and Technology in areas like Welding, Metal Construction and Manufacturing.

Permanent staff has already established several collaborations with private and public sector in the field of Mechanical Engineering, especially abroad. They will be as supportive as possible to provide lectures per online or in presence at the department.

1. FOPAH LELE Armand, Associate Professor (Thermofluids Engineering), HOD
2. WAMBA Etienne, Lecturer (Mechanics and Materials)
3. TEMGOUA DJOUATSA Diane Estelle, Ass-Lecturer (Materials and Structures)
4. SIMO DOMGUIA Ulrich, Lecturer (Mechanics, Materials and Structures)
5. AZEUFACK TONFACK ULRICH GAEL, Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)
6. NEWEN AQUIGEH IVAN, Assistant-Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)
7. AWA TERENCE, Assistant-Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)

The Department focuses on developing methodologies, understanding complexity in all its shapes and sizes and enhancing system thinking in research as important prerequisites for interdisciplinary research. By combining our strong disciplines, we explore new emerging scientific areas and enable promising innovations in the light of societal challenges.

The Department researches at the interfaces of ideas, where several disciplines such as physics, math, electronics, and computer science, and engineering intersect. The Department will be home to such diverse research activities as biomechanics, water engineering, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, control and automation, manufacturing, automobile, sustainable energy systems, and nanotechnology.