The master’s of manufacturing engineering program at Bradley University provides students with professional robust design and continuous improvement principles. The program gives students the ability to improve integrated systems, optimize manufacturing processes, adopt state-of-the-art materials, and produce superior quality products at minimal cost. By working closely with both constituencies and students, the department combines theoretical learning with hands-on application to keep students – and the organizations they benefit – globally competitive in today’s economy.

Role of Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing engineers (MfE) are the intermediaries between consumers and the production floor. As the key personnel who understand the relationship between the Voices of the Customer (VOC) and the Voices of the Products (VOP), their leadership and management skills are critical in determining optimal processes, minimal production costs, superior products and customer satisfaction. Further, MfEs enhance production by eliminating waste; establishing standardized operations; creating safe, green working environments; and providing training and development to the workforce.... [-]

The master of engineering degree in microelectronics manufacturing engineering provides a broad-based education to students with a bachelor’s degree in traditional engineering or science disciplines who are interested in a career in the semiconductor industry.

Graduates of the program will: design and understand a sequence of processing steps to fabricate a solid state device to meet a set of target parameters; analyze experimental electrical data from a solid state device to extract performance parameters used in the device design; understand current lithographic materials, processes, and systems to meet imaging and device patterning requirements; understand the relevance of a process or device to current manufacturing practices; perform in a microelectronic manufacturing environment in an area of specialization, such as device engineering, circuit design, lithography, materials and processes, yield enhancement, and manufacturing.... [-]