Part of Canada's largest engineering school, the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering department at the University of Waterloo is home to 2,400 undergraduates, 400 graduate students, faculty and staff.
Our programs are designed to produce skilled problem solvers, leaders and innovators able to create mechanical systems and electro-mechanical designs that impact industries and improve the world.
- First Canadian university with a full undergraduate Mechatronics Engineering program.
- First in the country to offer interdisciplinary research and collaborative programs in nanotechnology engineering.
Research
Research in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Waterloo has a global impact. Waterloo is Canada's largest university for automotive research.
Department Seminars
Learn more about Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering past and current seminars and events. Information on Departmental, PhD and MASc events.
Career Opportunities
Check out our available faculty positions and consider working at the most sought-after engineering school in the country. Read more about department-specific opportunities.
News
The Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering mourns the loss of Dr. John Medley
It is with great sadness that we have learned that Professor Emeritus John Medley passed away on Wednesday, October 16th, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
MME grad student developing wearable for lymphedema
Nicholas Levinski, a graduate student in the Waterloo Microfluidics Laboratory, is being recognized for his innovative work in women’s health with the development of a wearable for patients living with lymphedema with an Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award.
Waterloo Rocketry team launches Canada’s first liquid rocket into the sky
A student design team made up of mostly mechanical engineering students achieved a major feat in Canadian aerospace with the launch of Borealis—Canada’s first-ever Canadian liquid bi-propellant rocket just outside of Timmins, Ontario at the third annual Launch Canada event.