The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mechanical engineering:

Mechanical engineering – study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems. It is one of the oldest and broadest of the engineering branches.

What type of thing is mechanical engineering?

Mechanical engineering can be described as all of the following:

Branches of mechanical engineering

History of mechanical engineering

History of mechanical engineering

• List of historic mechanical engineering landmarks

General mechanical engineering concepts

Mechanical engineering organizations

Mechanical engineering companies

• List of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing companies by revenue

Mechanical engineering associations

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering honor society)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (British)
• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) (British)
• Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) (Germany)

Mechanical engineering publications

• List of related journals

Persons influential in mechanical engineering

• List of inventors
• List of mechanical engineers