What to do now to become a mechanical engineer in the future?

Question

i am only 14 years old.

Answer 1

Work in a chemical plant or refinery.
Learn CAD and design mechanical things.
Get an MBA and run a company.
Sell technical products.

Good question for a 14 year old.
Good luck!!

Answer 2

The mission statement of the ME Dept. of MIT: The Department's mission is to be a leader in education and research. We seek to produce future leaders for industry, academia, government, and society -- leaders whose vision is founded upon fundamental knowledge, analytical skills, creativity, perspective, and ethics. We seek to advance technology and science by combining basic knowledge with the innovative application of engineering and scientific principles. And, we seek to enrich our educational and research programs, and ultimately society, through service.

Our educational mission is to prepare students for careers involving technological innovation and leadership. Our undergraduate educational program provides a broad base on which successful careers in engineering and a number of other fields can be founded, whereas the graduate program aims to prepare specialists, professionals, and scholars in mechanical engineering. The research mission of the Department -- which is to create knowledge, technologies and ideas through fundamental research and its application -- is closely intertwined with its educational mission.

The teaching and research programs in the Department are organized according to both disciplinary and inter-disciplinary themes. We cover all of the core disciplinary areas of mechanical engineering including Dynamics, Controls, Solid Mechanics, Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Transport and Design. We have strong interdisciplinary programs in Manufacturing, Energy, Bioengineering, Information, Nano/micro-Technology and Ocean Engineering.

This website serves two purposes: it is for our internal use so that we can broadcast information about classes, current events and news to our students, faculty and staff. It also serves as a window into the department for the outside world.

At your age, I suggest you take your math subjects seriously, learn much about mechanics and thermodynamics as these are the two basic disciplines of mechanical engineering.

Answer 3

You can take physics, chemistry, and math in high school, and programming if you can. You might also want to try shadowing an ME to see whether it's as interesting as you thought.

You can check out http://www.asme.org and http://www.memagazine.org/ to see what's currently going on in the field