An engaged, collaborative, and welcoming community
From being in the heart of the city of Boston with industry at your fingertips, including a hub of high tech, biotech, and the top hospitals in the world, to a range of student organizations to engage with peers, and a network of faculty, alumni, and industry professionals, the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers a welcoming and exciting community.
Boston - An Innovation Hub
Northeastern is a campus in the middle of the historic city of Boston. A hub of high tech and biotech organizations—global to start-ups—as well as academia offering significant opportunity for experience, networking, and collaboration.
Student Life
Mechanical and industrial engineering students enjoy a wide range of opportunities for academic and community involvement, from clubs and competitions in the college, university-wide and globally, to the many attractions of our world-class city. We have very active student chapters of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and our graduate student INFORMS organization won best student chapter of the year. Our undergraduate students also participate in a variety of extracurricular activities such as Hyperloop which won second place globally in 2017, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Open Hood and Under Chassis Initiatives, and the Baja SAE Competitions.
Industrial Advisory Board
This dedicated group of distinguished mechanical and industrial engineering professionals advise the department on matters related to research, development, curriculum, cooperative education, student organizations, and other important functions related to the department’s mission.