📘 6-Month Python & Data Analytics Roadmap (Mechanical
Engineer Focused)
🎯 Objective:
Equip a mechanical engineering student with industry-relevant Python and Data
Analytics skills, real-world mechanical projects, and certifications to land a job in
smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, R&D analytics, or predictive maintenance roles.
📆 Weekly Breakdown:
Week Dates Focus Area Tasks Hours/Week
1 June 15 – June Python Basics Variables, Data 10
21 Types, I/O,
Operators – via
NPTEL or
Coursera
2 June 22 – June Control Loops, 10
28 Structures Conditions,
Automate a
simple
temperature
logger
3 June 29 – July 5 Data Structures Lists, Sets, 10
Dictionaries –
parse sensor
data or logs
4 July 6 – July 12 Functions, Build reusable 10
Modules & File functions for
Handling processing
experiment logs
(CSV, JSON)
5 July 13 – July 19 NumPy + Stress-strain 10
Matplotlib curves, vibration
data
visualization
6 July 20 – July Pandas Basics Machine logs 10
26 (idle/run time),
oil change
records
7 July 27 – Aug 2 Pandas Merge 10
Advanced downtime with
sensor logs,
group by
machine type
8 Aug 3 – Aug 9 Data Cleaning Clean 10
incomplete
maintenance
logs, fill missing
temperature
values
9 Aug 10 – Aug 16 EDA Project 🔧 Project: 10
Analyze CNC
Machine Logs
(idle, run,
alarms)
10 Aug 17 – Aug 23 Power BI Basics Import CSV, 10
create
dashboards for
machine run
hours
11 Aug 24 – Aug 30 Power BI Use slicers, 10
Advanced create
plant-wise
dashboards
12 Sept 1 – Sept 7 Statistics Basics Mean, SD, 10
Boxplots –
Understand
tolerance data,
process
variation
13 Sept 8 – Sept 14 Hypothesis T-test: failure 10
Testing rate by shift;
Z-test: QC
samples
14 Sept 15 – Sept ML Regression Project: Predict 10
21 maintenance
cost using
usage logs
15 Sept 22 – Sept ML Classify critical 10
28 Classification vs non-critical
machine issues
16 Sept 29 – Oct 5 Sensor Data Analyze 10
Analytics simulated
vibration, temp,
and speed data
17 Oct 6 – Oct 12 Capstone Part 1 🔧 Project: 10
Predictive
Maintenance –
Data Prep + EDA
18 Oct 13 – Oct 19 Capstone Part 2 Model building + 10
reporting +
dashboard
19 Oct 20 – Oct 26 Resume + Add projects 8
GitHub with
descriptions,
visuals
20 Oct 27 – Nov 2 LinkedIn Add 8
Optimization certifications,
write project
posts, connect
with recruiters
21 Nov 3 – Nov 9 Mock Interviews Python, 6
Analytics,
Manufacturing
Q&A
22 Nov 10 – Nov 16 Final Revision Recap Python, 6
Pandas, Stats,
ML
23 Nov 17 – Nov 23 Case Studies Bosch & Tata – 6
use of data in
R&D,
automation
24 Nov 24 – Nov 30 Portfolio Compile 6
Completion notebooks,
dashboards, ML
scripts
🧪 Real-World Projects (Add to Resume/GitHub)
CNC Machine Data Analysis (Week 9)
● Dataset: Simulated machine logs
● Tools: Pandas, Matplotlib
● Outcome: Graph idle/run time, failure cause
Predictive Maintenance Model (Week 14–15)
● Dataset: Usage logs + failure history
● Tools: Scikit-learn, NumPy
● Outcome: Predict upcoming breakdowns
Sensor Signal Analytics (Week 16)
● Dataset: Simulated temperature, vibration signals
● Tools: Pandas, Seaborn
● Outcome: Alert triggers for anomaly
Capstone Project – Smart Factory Insights (Week 17–18)
● Combine all above skills into one dashboard + model
● Deploy using Jupyter, Power BI reports
📜 Certifications (Free/Paid)
Certification Platform Month
Python for Data Science Coursera/NPTEL June – July
Data Analysis with Pandas Udemy July – August
Power BI for Engineers YouTube/Udemy August
Intro to Machine Learning Kaggle Sept
Capstone Internship/Project Internshala/Self Oct – Nov
📈 Tools to Learn
Category Tools
Programming Python (Jupyter, VSCode)
Data Handling Pandas, NumPy, OpenPyXL
Visualization Matplotlib, Seaborn, Power BI
ML/Stats Scikit-learn, SciPy
Version Control GitHub
