My experience suggests that it is entirely possible. When I started college the plan was to major in Aerospace Engineering, with a minor in Psychology. (My univ

My experience suggests that it is entirely possible. When I started college the plan was to major in Aerospace Engineering, with a minor in Psychology. (My university required that you do a minor in a field completely different from your major.) When I got to my junior year I discovered that I really didn't like Engineering that much, so I switched to a major in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science. When I graduated I got a job writing computer programs for the Psychology professor I'd done my senior thesis with. After a couple of years I got a job as a software engineer with a defense contractor, and the rest of my career was spent working for defense contractors. So it is possible to get a job as a computer programmer without a computer science degree. I would think that there would be a lot of software involved in Mechanical Engineering applications, and your degree and software experience would make you a good fit for those kinds of positions. On a side note: I've often thought my background in Psychology was a big help in in dealing with my co-workers.