Electro Mechanical Design

Program Description

The AED program is a career-focused supplement to your existing post-secondary education or relevant work experience in engineering or technology. In it you’ll learn the fundamental design and product development concepts necessary to transition from one area of engineering technology to another, or to enhance your understanding of product design. Your courses have been developed to build on your understanding of both electrical and mechanical packaging engineering principles, as applied in modern product engineering technology.

You’ll use industry-standard software and hardware tools to learn current design methodology, help to foster an awareness of Seneca in the industrial community through its effective use, and gain important skills in the application of Electronics Design Automation (EDA) tools such as Mentor Graphics, Pro- Engineer and Cadence, which have become industry standards. This knowledge and experience will help you graduate as a job-ready professional.

The EMD program also makes use of dedicated lab facilities including a mechanical rapid prototyping lab and a Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) chamber.

Admission Requirements

Program Eligibility:

• Applicants must have a three-year college diploma in Electronics or Computer or Mechanical Engineering Technology or an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree from a recognized college/university.
• Applicants require a good working knowledge of current digital design practices using VHDL and PLD', analog design principles, and programming in the 'C' language.
• Applicants must possess a working knowledge of a Windows (PC or Workstation) environment, word processors and web browsers. UNIX/Linux familiarity is also an asset.

Applicant Selection:

• Applicants will be considered on the basis of their previous scholastic record, an English proficiency pre-test and applicant profile. In the event of over subscription, additional selection criteria may be used.

Recommended:

• A home PC or notebook and ISP are highly recommended.

The Importance of Learning Skills:

Student success in college requires well developed learning skills (such as being able to work independently, participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic achievement. While it is expected that applicants would have developed these skills through previous education and life experiences, Seneca offers support to assist students with further development of these important skills.

Your Career

Specialize in design with this two-semester graduate certificate program in Electro Mechanical Design. Upon graduation, you’ll be prepared for exciting entry-level roles in support of product design and development teams, product verification and validation, printed circuit board design and development, support of electro mechanical development, electronics manufacturing engineering support and testing. Your design techniques will be applicable to a wide range of electronics industries.

Co-operative Education Option

The co-op model for this course will consist of one work term of at least four months to be started at the end of the second semester. You may apply to co-op in your first semester and will complete the work term at the end of your studies. For more information, please visit the Co-op page at  www.senecac.on.ca/co-op.

Associations and Affiliations

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)
• Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)
• York Technology Association (YTA)
• Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)

Diploma to Degree... and Beyond

Through transfer agreements and institution partnerships, graduates of this Seneca College program may be eligible for credit at the following post-secondary institution(s):

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