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Mechanical Engineering Technician (Tool Design) (MATD)

Starts in September

Campus
Delivery
Hybrid
Duration
4 Semesters (2 Years)
Credential
Ontario College Diploma
School
School of Electronics & Mechanical Engineering Technology

About the Program

In this two-year diploma program, you will learn to use the latest computer software to assist in the manufacturing of production tools. You will learn and gain valuable skills in conventional manufacturing technologies, computer production and design along with prototyping techniques and quality control. You will have the opportunity to experience the practical production considerations of tool design as you gain experience in a fully equipped machining lab.

Computer Requirements

  • operating system: Windows 10, 64 bit
  • processor: 3.3 GHz (or faster)
  • memory: 16 GB (or larger)
  • solid-state drive: 128 GB (or larger)
  • second display screen (recommended)

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

  • Machining techniques
  • Mastercam
  • SOLIDWORKS
  • 3D printing and prototyping
  • Co-ordinate measuring machine programming
  • Quality assurance and inspection
  • Die design
  • Jig and fixture design
  • Mould design

Program Availability

Start in Location Availability
Sept. 2025 Newnham  Open

Please note that availability is subject to change and a seat is not guaranteed.

Start in Location Availability
Sept. 2025 Newnham  Open

Please note that availability is subject to change and a seat is not guaranteed.

This program meets Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility requirements.

Program and Course Delivery

This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements. In courses delivered in the flexible format, using interactive learning spaces, professors teach in person to students in a physical classroom or lab and stream to students online at the same time. Students have a choice of coming to campus for an in-person experience or learning online.

Learn more: Seneca’s program delivery options and how courses in this program will be delivered each term.

Your Career

Graduates of the program can explore the following career options:

  • Mechanical engineering technician
  • Production tools designer
  • General machinist
  • Tool designer
  • SolidWorks designer
  • Programmable logic controller programmer

Student Works and Experiences

What Our Graduates Say

Fabrizio and Stefano Bininati

Fabrizio and Stefano Beninati

Graduates, Mechanical Engineering Technician (Tool Design)

"We apply so much of what we learned at Seneca on these projects; we work with conventional machines such as mills and lathes to make parts and to fix gear, but we also use the design and manufacturing principles we learned to create our custom projects on set."

Read Beninatis' success story

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