Careers with a Mechanical Engineering degree
Discover some of the many career options on offer with a Mechanical Engineering degree and different employers looking for graduates.
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What can you do with a Mechanical Engineering degree?
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Career options with a Mechanical Engineering degree
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Who employs Mechanical Engineering graduates?
A Mechanical Engineering degree will give you practical, technical and transferable skills highly sought after by companies around the world. Construction, robotics, transport and healthcare are just some of the industries looking for mechanical engineering graduates.
The numerical and computer science elements of this type of degree will give you options to explore the finance and business management sectors. Many graduates go into postgraduate study and specialise in specific areas.
Mechanical Engineering graduates go into careers like:
- Aerospace engineer
- Automotive engineer
- Construction engineer
- Mechanical engineer
- Nuclear engineer
- Production engineer
- Structural engineer
Other potential opportunities include:
- Business manager
- Mining engineer
- Patent attorney
- Project manager
- Technical sales engineer
- Water engineer
Examples of employers looking for graduates with Mechanical Engineering skills:
- Airbus
- Babcock International
- BAE Systems
- Dyson
- Formula 1 racing teams
- IBM
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Network Rail
- Sellafield
- Transport for London
If you go into research or teaching, typical employers include:
- Universities and colleges
- Research institutes
- Government funded laboratories
- Schools
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