Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

Official University Master's Degree in Research in Mechanical Engineering

Generic competencies

Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, teamwork, proper use of information resources, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English) and gender perspective.

Specific competencies

• The ability to plan, calculate and design integrated manufacturing systems.
• The ability to use CAD/CAM/CAE, CFD numerical simulation and dynamic simulation tools for the design and advanced calculation of fluid dynamics facilities and systems.
• The ability to analyse and formulate dynamic phenomena for application in the development of all phases of the conception, design, calculation and simulation of advanced mechanical elements.
• The ability to analyse advanced fluid dynamic, power transmission and advanced manufacturing processes for application in industrial facilities view of the product, production volume, and elements, machines and vehicles used.
• The ability to apply structural analysis, modelling and numerical simulation of structures under static and dynamic loads.
• The ability to apply the legislation, regulations and directives in effect and to assess the environmental, energy, social and ethical implications of research projects.
• The ability to use computational tools based on numerical methods for research in fluid dynamic design.
• The ability to apply knowledge of heat transfer processes to research related to the design and calculation of thermal equipment and applications.
• The ability to identify research trends in the area of mechanical engineering, different models for research units, funding channels for research projects, and RDI management and protection mechanisms.
• The ability to develop advanced computational tools in heat and mass transfer for the conception, design and optimisation of hydraulic thermal flow systems and equipment.
• The ability to use multibody system simulation tools for research related to the modelling, kinematics and dynamics of such systems.
• The ability to use computational tools based on numerical methods to conduct research in structural dynamics.
• The ability to conduct literature reviews to identify the state of the art in a particular topic area, to understand the process of scientific publishing and to write a cogent scientific document.
• The ability to carry out and present and defend before an examination committee an original, individual piece of work consisting of a comprehensive study or project, of a professional or research nature, that synthesises the competencies acquired on the degree.

• Academic research in laboratories and research centres.
• Technological development and industrial research in RDI departments.
• Development areas of production companies working in highly technical areas, including areas related to the aerospace and automotive sectors.
• Trainee researcher (doctoral programmes).
• Head of RDI in companies involved in mechanical engineering.
• Specialist in RDI departments of companies in the field.