School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

This page takes you to tailored information and resources to explore the career options available related to our undergraduate degree programmes. However, many of these resources will also be useful for Master's Students and Doctoral Researchers in these subject areas. For information on a wider range of job roles and professions, including careers for which your specific degree subject is not necessarily required, you can also look at the Prospects and TargetJobs websites. 

  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Computer programming
  • Confidence
  • Initiative
  • Numeracy
  • Practical, environmental and business awareness
  • Problem solving
  • Professional competence
  • Project management
  • Team working
  • Time management

Careers directly related to your degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

Remember 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines.

Career prospects of EESE graduates are excellent; there is no part of the modern world where electronic, electrical and systems engineering do not play a part. You may choose to follow a career in a technology company, or a specific industry sector, such as healthcare, government and public services, finance and banking, transport or construction as well as education, research, leisure, media or sport. The difficult part may be deciding where to let your degree take you.

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

The School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manfacturing Engineering offer a range of postgraduate taught masters programmes across three key challenges of Communications Energy and Systems.

The School welcomes enquiries about postgraduate research opportunities including MPhil and PhD degrees. 

Further study elsewhere:

Postgraduate Taught programmes:

PhD opportunities:

 Professional development websites:

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

AECOM, Airspan Communications Ltd, BAE Systems, British Army, Carbon Trust, Cummings, CERN, Civil Service, DNV, GSK, Harley Haddow, IGS Ltd, Inspired Energy, Jaguar Landrover, Lockheed Martin, Micron Design, Ministry of Defence, My Energy, National Grid, RAF, Royal Navy, SHEco Renewable Systems Ltd, Simulation Solutions, Thales, Transport of London, ZF.

Roles included:

Analyst, Duty Analyst, Electrical Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, Graduate Control Systems Engineer, Graduate Hardware Engineer, Innovation Manager, Installation Manager, IT Graduate, Mechanical Engineer, Publisher, Research Engineer, Senior Geo Physicist, Systems Architect, Systems Analyst, Royal Airforce Officer, Technical Specialist Application Engineer, Weapon Engineering Officer, Civil Servant, Tax Consultant, Wind Engineer.

Further study included:

MSc Renewable Energy, MSc Energy and Power, MSc Telecommunications with Business, MSc Design Innovation Management, PGCE, PhD Autonomous UAVs for Marine Mammal Monitoring, PhD Manufacturing, PhD Robotics.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and track the career journeys and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.

Other useful links:

  • Able to analyse and interpret data
  • Able to evaluate designs, processes and products, and make improvements
  • Attention to detail, exercising good judgement and accepting responsibility
  • Business organisation and human resource management
  • Communication with others and work in multidisciplinary teams.
  • Cost-conscious and aware of the wider professional responsibilities
  • Creative and innovative problem solving
  • Knowledge of manufacturing technologies and processes
  • Numerate and highly computer literate
  • Planning and prioritising work to deadlines and under pressure
  • Understanding of technology management

Careers directly related to your degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

Remember that 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines.

Options for graduates from the Wolfson School are varied and plentiful. The majority begin careers in discipline related engineering roles within medium to large companies.  However, some graduates use their personal rather than technical skills that they have developed to enter alternative professions such as business, finance, consultancy and teaching.

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

The Wolfson School offers postgraduate taught programmes including:

The Wolfson School offers postgraduate research opportunities including PhD and some MPhil degrees.

Further study elsewhere:

Postgraduate taught programmes:

PhD opportunities:

Professional development websites:

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Artelia UK, Baker Hughes, BAE, BP, Caterpillar, Cisco, Dyson Ltd, Hamble Aerostructures, Jaguar Land Rover, Martin-Baker Aircraft Company, McLaren Automotive, Next, Renishaw, Ricardo, Rolls-Royce, Royal Navy, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, Transport for London, Triumph Motorcycles, Hitachi Consulting, JP Morgan.

Roles included:

Account Systems Engineer, Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Work Stream Manager.

Further study included:

MBA Business, MSc Engineering Design, MSc Engineering with Finance, MSc Mechanical Engineering, MSc Renewable Energy Systems Technology, MRes Medical Device Design & Entrepreneurship, PhD Embedded Intelligence, PhD Sports Technology.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and track the career journeys and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.

Other useful links:

  • Ability to combine theoretical and practical engineering principles
  • Ability to turn innovative designs into profitable products
  • Able to analyse and interpret data
  • Able to apply engineering principles to real industrial problems
  • Able to evaluate designs, processes and products, and make improvements
  • Attention to detail, exercising good judgement and accepting responsibility
  • Communication with others and work in multidisciplinary teams
  • Cost-conscious and aware of the wider professional responsibilities
  • Creative and innovative problem solving
  • Numerate and highly computer literate
  • Planning and prioritising work to deadlines and under pressure

Careers directly related to your degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

Remember that 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines.

Options for graduates from the Wolfson School are varied and plentiful. The majority begin careers in discipline related engineering roles within medium to large companies.  However, some graduates use the personal rather than technical skills that they have developed to enter alternative professions such as business, finance, consultancy and teaching.

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

The Wolfson School offers taught MSc programmes:

The Wolfson School offers postgraduate research opportunities including PhD and some MPhil degrees.

Further study elsewhere:

Postgraduate taught programmes:

PhD opportunities:

Professional development websites:

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Adidas, Astra Zeneca, BAE, Bosch, BP, Cambridge Medical Robotics, Caterpillar, Cummins, Crux Product Design, DCA Design, Druck, Dyson Ltd, Expleo, Hitachi Consulting, IMI Critical Engineering, Joseph Joseph, Jaguar Land Rover, JP Morgan. JCB, Martin-Baker Aircraft Company, McLaren Automotive, Mondelez International, Network Rail, Nissan, Renishaw, Ricardo, Rolls-Royce, Royal Navy, Self-employment, Summit Medical, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, Transport for London, Triumph Motorcycles, Varitech Systems, VASS Technology.

Roles included:

Army Officer, Design Engineer, Manufacturing Systems and Process Engineer, Marine Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Building Services Consultant, Packaging Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager, Robotics Software Engineer, Software Developer, Technical Design Engineer, Tooling Engineer Powertrain Manufacturing, Web Developer, Project Analyst, Technology Consultant-Analyst, Financial Analyst, CAD Draughtsman, Design Engineer, Football Boot Developer, Mechanical Engineer, Packaging Construction Designer, Product Design Engineer, Retail Sales Associate, Simulation Engineer.

Further study included:

MBA Business, MSc Engineering Design, MSc Engineering with Finance, MSc Mechanical Engineering, MSc Renewable Energy Systems Technology, MRes Medical Device Design & Entrepreneurship, PhD Embedded Intelligence, PhD Sports Technology.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and track the career journeys and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.

Other useful links:

  • Able to analyse and interpret data
  • Able to evaluate designs, processes and products, and make improvements
  • Attention to detail, exercising good judgement and accepting responsibility;
  • Awareness of the importance of human factors
  • Commercial awareness
  • Communication with others and work in multidisciplinary teams.
  • Creative and innovative problem solving
  • Knowledge of design and manufacture of sports equipment
  • Numerate and highly computer literate
  • Planning and prioritising work to deadlines and under pressure;
  • Professionalism and customer focus
  • Understanding of marketing for the sports equipment sector

Careers directly related to your degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

Remember that 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines

Options for engineers from the Wolfson School are varied and plentiful. The majority begin careers in discipline related engineering roles within medium to large companies.  However, some graduates use the personal rather than technical skills that they have developed to enter alternative professions such as business, finance, consultancy and teaching.

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

MSc programmes:

The Wolfson School offers postgraduate research opportunities including PhD and some MPhil degrees

Further study elsewhere:

Postgraduate taught programmes:

PhD opportunities:

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Hawk Eye, Alpine Racing Ltd, Delloitte, DHL, Hawk Eye Engineering, Nielsen Sports, PAR Engineering, Surfacing Standards Ltd.

Roles included:

Account Executive, Account Manager, Design Consultant, Football Systems Operator, Product Developer, Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, Team Leader Mechanical Design Engineer.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and track the career journeys and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.

  •  See Target Connect on our website for vacancies and opportunities

Other useful links: