Design the machines and products the world runs on. Co-ops pay your way through the degree, and Milwaukee's manufacturers hire the students they trained.
No specialty decision required yet — product, manufacturing, and robotics all share the foundation.
On this path, typical established pay in the Milwaukee area is $125–160K. You can be earning within about 18 months of starting. Getting started costs $45,000–50,000. 1 local employer is hiring along the way right now.
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A Thursday as a design engineer
What Mechanical Engineering pros use every day.
Most engineers start in product or manufacturing. As you gain experience, AllPath will help you explore the directions that fit you best.
Product design
The things people buy and use.
Good fit for: inventors and refiners
Manufacturing
Make the making better — lines, fixtures, yield.
Good fit for: floor-walkers and optimizers
Robotics & automation
The machines that build the machines.
Good fit for: systems minds
Co-op student
Real parts released before graduation.
Project engineer
Owns machines end to end.
Principal engineer
The final technical word.
Start generally. Discover your specialty through experience — AllPath will guide you when it's time to choose.
Typical Milwaukee-metro ranges — offers vary by employer and shift.
There's a machine in a plant in Ohio with my bracket in it. It'll outlast my car.
