The Department of Mechanical Engineering has established an External Advisory Board in order to provide guidance to the department and its activities. The EAB includes both industry and academia members. The objectives of the EAB are to:
| Name | Title | Company |
| Dr. Shreeder Adibhatla | Manager, Turbine Airfoils Center of Excellence | General Electric Aircraft Engines |
| Mr. Jeff Baird | Director of Engineering | Adept Technology, Inc. |
| Mr. W. Douglas Bauman, P.E. | Director of Business Development | AVM Industries |
| Mr. Eric Coleman | Building Systems Specialist | Dow Chemical Company |
| Mr. Robert Cooper | Product Engineering Manager | Square D Company |
| Dr. L. Berkley Davis, Jr. | Chief Consulting Engineer, Systems | General Electric Energy |
| Dr. Roger Eichhorn | Professor Emeritus | University of Houston |
| Mr. Robert E. Hall | Retired | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Mr. Billy Harper | President | Harper Industries |
| Dr. A. Michael Higgins, P.E. | Retired | United States Air Force |
| Mr. David Jean | Retired | Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems |
| Mr. Ken Kreafle | General Manager, Production Engineering | Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. |
| Mr. Chuck Mix | Director, Business & Technical Solutions Business | Rhinestahl |
| Mr. Jay Perkins | Director of Engineering | Design Central |
| Mr. Bernie Polzin | President | Central Manufacturing Company |
| Mr. Bryan Rathert | Executive Director, Service and Operations | Cummins, Inc. |
| Mr. Al Reisz | Owner | Reisz Engineers |
| Mr. Mark Rhodes | Vice President | Rolls-Royce Corporation |
| Mr. Eric R. Skonberg, P.E. | President | Trenchless Engineering Corp. |
| Mr. T. Rankin Terry, Jr. | Principal | Terry & Terry |
| Dr. E. Dawson Ward | Retired | Lexmark International |
| Mr. Bruce White | Vice President of Engineering | Link-Belt Construction |