Guides: Mechanical Engineering: Licensure and Certification

Detroit Mercy Graduate Certificate Programs

Advanced Electrical Vehicle (AEV) Certificate
This one-year UDM program is designed to prepare automotive engineers to develop the next generation of advanced electric vehicles. The program was created in collaboration with Ford Motor Company to train their engineers in the newest strategies, methods and technologies.
Smart and Autonomous Vehicles (SAV) certificate
"The certificate exposes students to the broad component areas of motion capability, sensing and perception (with a focus on computer vision), mapping and localization, and algorithms for control and cognition."
Systems Engineering Certificate
Detroit Mercy’s Systems Engineering (SE) certificate program prepares you to utilize the latest technologies in automotive, mobility and manufacturing industries. The program is the result of collaboration with our industry partners to offer you an opportunity to learn the unique skills that industry needs to develop the next generation of engineers, technologists and industry leaders."
Vehicle Cyber Engineering (VCE)
"Part of the Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, it will help increase the field’s professional workforce and reduce the cybersecurity risk to the Dept. of Defense and commercial ground vehicles by educating professionals who can counter-act cybersecurity threats from actors in multi-domain contested environment"

How to become a certified or licensed professional

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES): Provides information on how to become licensed as a Professional Engineer or Professional Surveyor. It includes information on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and the Principles and Practice of Engineering exams, exam schedules and registration, and links to state licensing requirements.

Michigan Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) for Professional Engineers: This website includes information on Michigan license and exam requirements, the application form for a PE license, and information on the new continuing education requirement.

ASHRAE Certifications: ASHRAE offers training and certification for HVAC-R-related fields such as building energy assessment and modeling, commissioning process management, healthcare facility design, high performance building design, and operations and performance management.

Instrumentation, Systems and Automation (ISA) Certification: Offers certification programs for individuals interested in becoming Certified Automation Professionals (CAP) and Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics. (CIMM). The website also includes information on the Control Systems Engineer (CSE) licensing exam.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Certification: Includes information about and applications for four professional manufacturing certifications: Certified Manufacturing Technologists (CMfgT),Certified Manufacturing Engineers (CmfgE), Certified Engineering Managers (CEM), and Certified Enterprise Integrators (CEI). The site also provides information on Six Sigma certification for companies.