The School’s academic programs span four first-level disciplines, including Mechanical Engineering (a first-class discipline), Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology (a Gold Medal Discipline), Materials Science and Engineering (a Gold Medal Discipline), and Design. It offers seven second-level disciplines, namely Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Design and Theory, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Aeronautical and Astronautical Manufacturing Engineering, Material Processing Engineering, and Industrial Design (Research Direction). The School also provides four undergraduate programs: Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Intelligent Manufacturing, and Industrial Design.

At present, the School has achieved a series of technological breakthroughs in key areas such as space mechanisms and bionic machinery, intelligent machining and CNC systems, micro/nano bionic manufacturing and MEMS, advanced manufacturing industrial software and intelligent manufacturing, intelligent robotic systems and human–machine interaction, high-performance aeronautical and astronautical manufacturing, and product innovation design and ergonomics. The School is dedicated to developing itself into a world-renowned center for advanced manufacturing science, technological research, and talent cultivation.