Program Overview

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Certificate Program

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Certificate Program is designed to introduce the principles of advanced manufacturing technologies, while enabling participants to experience rich occupational experience and continued skills improvement. Earning the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Certificate will enhance the competitiveness, technical knowledge, and resulting working efficiency of the program graduates.

Program Overview

This certificate program is taught by Instructor Sagil James, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Fullerton. The program offers a fundamental understanding of various advanced manufacturing processes and their underlying principles.

Program Details

• Location: Online, Weekly modules
• Length: 4 months
• Total Program Cost: $1,900 (approximate and subject to change)
• Next Start: TBD

Program Objectives

You will:

• Earn a fundamental understanding of various advanced manufacturing processes and their underlying principles.
• Gain the ability to understand and apply various technologies and practices of industrial automation, smart manufacturing, and other emerging manufacturing technologies.
• Obtain an understanding of modeling, analysis, and optimization of various manufacturing processes.
• Have the ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of engineering to solve real-world problems in manufacturing industries.

Ideal Candidates

The program is ideal for:

• Community and technical college graduates looking for high-technology/high-paying manufacturing jobs.
• Domestic/international undergraduate students seeking a manufacturing career-oriented certificate program.
• Fresh university graduates seeking specific job training and skills for a manufacturing career.
• Young professional engineers seeking a career-boosting certificate to increase the potential for a higher salary.
• Manufacturing organizations that wish to provide customized manufacturing training to their employees and associates.

Program Structure

• Required Courses: 4
• Electives:
  • Advanced Quality Engineering (Online, 10 hours / 1 CEU)
  • Product Development Engineering (Online, 10 hours / 1 CEU)
• Program Duration: 4 months
• Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 5.0

Digital Badge

Upon completing the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering program or elective, you will receive an email with instructions on how to receive your digital badge through the Badgr platform. The digital badge is a visual representation of skills and knowledge you have gained by completing a certificate program or course.

Instructor

Dr. Sagil James is the lead instructor for the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Certificate Program. He is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Fullerton, with primary research areas in Advanced Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing, and Process Modeling and Simulation.

Career Outlook

Projected outlook for some certified Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) experts:

• Number of Jobs: 336,600 (2023)
• Median Pay per year: $99,380 (2023)
• Job Growth: 12%