Do you enjoy making things? Do you enjoy hands-on experience? A bachelor's degree in manufacturing systems engineering from CSUN gives you the skills you need to move innovations from lab to market.
Why Major in Manufacturing Systems Engineering?
The global manufacturing ecosystem has evolved dramatically in recent decades, driven by forces of technology and globalization and steered by the pursuit of greater efficiencies at scale. A degree in manufacturing systems engineering will prepare you to be a lifelong learner and global citizen with a successful career in design, research, improvement or management of systems in manufacturing.
A major in manufacturing systems engineering at CSUN, Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management is positioned to be a pipeline for a broad range of roles in industry. These include designing products and processes, developing manufacturing systems, transforming digitally, optimizing production processes and resources, improving quality, efficiency and effectiveness and achieving sustainability. Graduates of this degree program will have the skills to meet the challenges of creating and using new materials and leading teams of engineers.
Why Study Manufacturing Systems Engineering at CSUN?
Dedicated Faculty
Small classes are taught by dedicated professors, many of whom hold outstanding teaching awards and are recognized for their technical publications. Our faculty have many years of engineering and management experience in industry and play leading roles in professional organizations.
Expand Your Skills
Individual and team assignments on projects and in laboratories provide you with numerous opportunities to develop your technical, design, leadership, communication, management and team skills.
What You'll Learn
Manufacturing Systems Engineering majors receive a solid, broad-based education. Among the topic areas in the core curriculum are:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Engineering materials
- Electrical circuits
- Engineering mechanics
- Engineering economy
More advanced courses:
- Manufacturing processes
- Manufacturing Systems
- Computer-aided manufacturings
- Facilities planning and design
- Product design
- Robotics and automation
Careers & Outcomes
Below are common job titles for our graduates, as well as examples of where our alumni work.
Job Titles
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Industrial Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Quality Engineer
Employers
- Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Amgen
- Boeing
- Haas Automation
- Lockheed Martin
- NASA (JPL, Armstrong, AMES)
- Northrop Grumman
- The Aerospace Corp.
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Accreditation
The B.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). With ABET accreditation, students and employers can be confident that a program meets the quality standards that produce graduates prepared to enter a global workforce.