About Electromechanical Engineering Technician/technology in Sheridan College (Ontario)

Develop valuable skills

En route to your Electromechanical Engineering Technician/Technology diploma or advanced diploma, you'll take courses in subjects such as:

• Materials, testing and quality standards
• Robotics and programmable logic controllers (PLC)
• Plant layout, safety and HVAC
• Process control and systems integration

Career options

You can graduate in just two years with an electromechanical engineering technician diploma and go directly into the workforce. The three-year program confers an electromechanical engineering technology credential and includes the opportunity to apply for a paid co-op work placement. Co-op enrolment is limited through a special selection process.

Learning Outcomes

Electromechanical Engineering Technology (Ontario College Advanced Diploma)

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Fabricate and build electrical, electronic, and mechanical components and assemblies in accordance with operating standards, job requirements, and specifications.
• Analyze, interpret, and produce electrical, electronic, and mechanical drawings and other related technical documents and graphics necessary for electromechanical design in compliance with industry standards.
• Select and use a variety of troubleshooting techniques and equipment to assess, modify, maintain, and repair electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems, and subsystems.
• Modify, maintain, and repair electrical, electronic, and mechanical components, equipment, and systems to ensure that they function according to specifications and to optimize production.
• Design and analyze mechanical components, processes, and systems by applying engineering principles and practices.
• Design, analyze, build, select, commission, integrate, and troubleshoot a variety of industrial motor controls and data acquisition devices and systems, digital circuits, passive AC and DC circuits, active circuits and microprocessor-based systems.
• Install and troubleshoot computer hardware and programming to support the electromechanical engineering environment.
• Analyze, program, install, integrate, troubleshoot and diagnose automated systems including robotic systems.

Career Opportunities

Graduates may find employment in such areas as industrial automation, systems integration, research, technical sales, design/CAD and quality control.

Recent graduates moved into the following careers:

• Automation Designer
• CAD Designer
• Electromechanical Engineering Tech
• Industrial Networks (Device Net & Ethernet IP) Tech
• Plant Engineer
• Process Control Engineer
• Programmable Logic Controller Programmer
• Robotics Programmer

Academic qualification equivalents

• Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, include one English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U), minimum 60%

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS       :    6 – Overall Band Score with no Band below 5.5
• TOEFL      :    80 (20L,W,S,R) iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) or 550 Paper-based
• PTE A       :    58 - Overall Minimum Score  (49L,W,S,R)

Sheridan College (Ontario) Highlights

Sheridan College (Ontario) The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Though the cost of attendance for a student studying at Sheridan College would vary as per standard of living and choices of an individual, however, the estimated average cost for an academic year is tabulated below: