Unprecedented scale of industrial and civil construction in the postwar years brought about the problem of qualified staff shortage. Based on the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated September 20, 1960, Industrial Institute was founded in Pavlodar that later became an important source of manpower for the machine building, construction and energy engineering sectors for the entire Soviet Union.

In November 1962, the Faculty of Mechanics and Technology was established based on the program 0501 Mechanical Engineering Technology, Metal Cutting Machines and Tools.

In the period from 1962 to 1987 two faculties were responsible for training specialists in mechanical engineering: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Mechanics and Technology. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering offered the following programs: 0509 Agricultural Machinery, 0523 Internal Combustion Engines, and 0529 Refrigerating Machines and Compressor Systems. Owing to the establishment of Pavlodar Tractor Plant in 1966, the Faculty opened the program in 0513 Automobile and Tractor Construction.

In accordance with the requirements of the USSR MH&SSE regarding reorganization of higher education, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Mechanics and Technology were reorganized into the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 1987.

In 2001, the Institute of Construction, Transport and Mechanical Engineering was established on the basis of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Engineering and Construction.

Because of the fact that the number of programs and students of the faculty was continuously increasing, the Institute of Construction, Transport and Mechanical Engineering was reorganized into two independent institutes. The Institute of Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Transport was responsible for training of specialists in corresponding fields.

In May 2005, the Institute of Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Transport was reorganized into the Faculty of Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Transport.

Since May 2020, the faculties of metallurgy, mechanical engineering and transport, as well as architecture and construction have been merged into the faculty of engineering.

In September 2023, the Faculty of Architecture and Construction was withdrawn from the faculty.

Today, at the faculty, educational and scientific activities are carried out by four departments: "Mechanical Engineering and Standardization", "Metallurgy", "Mechanics and Oil and Gas Business", "Transport Engineering and Logistics".