Energy Systems Engineering Technology (PTY) 3757

Our society’s changing views on energy and environment are transforming the utility and construction sectors. The challenge and opportunity is to learn how to integrate and use modern sustainable energy technologies in a manner consistent with our urban environments.

The Energy Systems Engineering Technology program teaches you the fundamental skills to understand energy and its uses in modern society. The program is challenging, but offers a unique blend of technical, managerial and entrepreneurial skills that are highly sought after in modern energy and sustainable building companies.

Career Outlook

A widening skilled-labour shortage and quickly advancing technology in the energy sector are creating huge demand for technicians who possess a breadth of knowledge across the mechanical, electrical, electronic and automation engineering fields.

Graduates are prepared to:

• Work with architectural companies to integrate energy technologies into the latest green buildings
• Apply knowledge of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics and mechanics to industries such as: moulding and casting, integrated circuit packaging, heat exchanger/boiler design and manufacture, and petrochemical processing

Program Highlights

• Opportunity exists to work on state-of-the-art energy systems
• Applied research and development projects promote innovation skills
• The technical curriculum complemented by project management skills

Educational Partners

Qualified graduates may be eligible to participate in an articulated program with selected universities and institutes. These partnerships allow graduates to apply academic credit towards further study.

Our partners are:

• Athabasca University, Science degree
• Lakehead University, Engineering degree

Eligibility

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)

Academic Requirements

• English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or   take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission

• Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U,  or equivalent (minimum grade required) or   take a Centennial College Engineering Math Skills Assessment for Admission

Note:

• For applicants who are currently attending high school in Ontario, your midterm and final grades will be transmitted automatically to the college.

Career Outlook

Graduates of the program are prepared to:

• Implement energy solutions for commercial and residential buildings using knowledge of energy systems, energy efficiency and renewable/distributed energy systems
• Design, assemble and program building automation systems
• Develop advanced control systems for energy, chemical processes or manufacturing
• Design and maintain heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration units
• Operate power plants of various sizes