Manufacturing Engineering

Where Engineering
Meets Real-World Production.

Every product starts as an idea. We make it real.

At WPI, Manufacturing Engineering (MFE) combines engineering and business practices to turn designs into production processes that are more cost-effective, safer, and better for the planet.

You’ll work one-on-one with renowned faculty who lead in robotics, control systems, materials processing, CNC machining, grinding, and surface metrology.

Research here is hands-on and cutting-edge. It focuses on improving how things are made, from industrial processes to their environmental impact.

Design it. Build it. Make it better. And do it with a global perspective on how manufacturing shapes the world.

Research and Impact

Manufacturing in Action

CNC Machining

Train and research in WPI’s Manufacturing Labs, one of the few HAAS Technical Education Centers in the nation.

Robotics & Automation

Explore robotics, control systems, and dynamics in WPI’s Robotics Lab and Manufacturing Control and Dynamics Labs.

Clean Production

From surface metrology to nanomanufacturing, develop techniques that make production more efficient and sustainable.

Education

Find Your Path

Graduate Students

Advance your knowledge of manufacturing engineering through specialized coursework, hands-on learning, and research opportunities.

Prospective Students Current Students

Advance with the BS/MS Dual Degree Program

Fast-track your education and career with the BS/MS program by earning a dual degree―an accelerated academic pathway to both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Saving both time and money while building advanced knowledge and skills could help you stand out in today’s competitive job market. Discover more about the BS/MS program and your options to earn a BS/MS dual degree at the links below.

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Career Outlook

With an degree in Manufacturing Engineering, graduates may assume leadership roles in many industries or academia. Today’s employers seek the kinds of skills manufacturing engineers have because they know that expertise will to lead breakthroughs in areas where innovative products change lives.

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Degrees & Programs

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This degree is also offered Online.
This degree is also offered Online.
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Our Faculty

Meet all our Faculty

Jianyu Liang

Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Professor Liang’s research explores the physics of interfaces between the nanometer and micron scales. Her team responds to the challenging interdisciplinary nature of their research endeavor through successful collaboration with colleagues with expertise in metrology, physics, [...]

Adam Powell

Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Adam C. Powell, IV is a Professor in the Mechanical & Materials Engineering department who joined the WPI faculty in August 2018. His field is materials processing, and research focuses on greenhouse gas emissions reduction, elimination, and drawdown. Current projects aim to [...]

Brajendra Mishra

Kenneth G. Merriam Distinguished Professor & Director, MPI, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Brajendra Mishra’s research focuses on sustainable stewardship of earth’s resources by developing technologies to advance commercially viable metals/materials processing. He is involved in the design and development of industry-oriented methods for energy and materials sustaina [...]

Danielle Cote

Associate Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

After graduating from UNH with a chemical engineering degree in 2005, Danielle Cote worked as a researcher at Saint-Gobain in the Northboro Research and Development Center in polymer science and data automation. Cote continued working while she pursued a master’s degree at WPI [...]

Alumni

Donor Profile

Jim Wilkinson ’91, MS ’93 and Patricia Wilkinson

Alumnus makes $1 million gift as payback

Where EngineeringMeets Real-World Production.