Mechanical Engineering

Engineers are the applied innovators of the world, creating solutions to global and everyday challenges. Learn from engineering experts in one of the UK’s original technical universities.

Course outline

Everything man-made has had input by a mechanical engineer at one point, there is a rapidly increasing demand for mechanical engineers and a wide range of opportunities for those wanting to pursue a profession in the field.

You will leave this programme, accredited* by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), with the knowledge, skills, and ability to succeed in the challenges that employers set their engineers, globally, on a daily basis. This course goes beyond technical engineering and scientific subjects to include usable skills in project management, teamwork, commercial awareness, and leadership.

Key benefits

• Professionally accredited* – Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

• Excellent prospects – Ranked 8th in the UK for ‘graduate prospects – on track’ (Mechanical Engineering; Complete University Guide, 2025)

• Power up your future – Develop the skills employers around the globe look for. Gain an edge in a fast-changing world and thrive in your career with Aston Power Skills.

• Gold standard teaching – Aston University was awarded Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)

• Highly ranked - Ranked 12th overall in the UK for Mechanical Engineering (Guardian, 2025)

• Earn more – Our graduates are among the highest paid in the country, earning on average £38,700 five years after graduating (Engineering; Longitudinal Education Outcomes, 2024)

• Experiential learning - Design, build and race at Silverstone a single-seat racing car in IMechE’s national competition, Formula Student.

Where can this degree take me?

The transferable skills that our mechanical engineering programmes provide mean that our graduates are successful in finding employment in a wide range of roles such as:

• Graduate mechanical engineer

• Performance engineer

• Solutions architect

• Development engineer

• Business data analyst

• Mechanical design engineer

• Project engineer

• Structural engineer

Our graduates have gone on to work at companies such as the Royal Navy, BAE Systems, BMW Group, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), NHS, Mott MacDonald, Tata Consultancy Services, and Balfour Beatty.

Professional accreditation
*This programme is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). As part of the standard process, it is currently undergoing re-accreditation, with confirmation expected before September 2026.