What Our Graduates Do

Our courses are designed to give you the best possible chance of getting the job you want. When you leave the University of Sheffield you will be sought after by employers looking for high quality mechanical engineering graduates. In the past our graduates have found employment with prestigious companies such as Rolls-Royce, Arup, Jaguar, Network Rail and Deutsche Bank.

Many of our graduates go into industry, particularly manufacturing, transport and power generation, or work for engineering consultancies in both technical and managerial roles. Outside of engineering some of our graduates have become events managers, teachers and charity workers, while others have started their own business.

The department maintains close links with industry and also arranges an annual careers day, which brings final year students into contact with a range of prospective employers.

Find out more about our careers day

Facts and Figures

• The average starting salary for our graduates in 2010 was £24,000
• We came joint second for graduate employment among UK Mechanical Engineering departments in 2010's National Student Survey, with 90% of our students securing graduate-level jobs
• Mechanical Engineering is in the top ten subjects for graduate salaries
• The average salary of a chartered engineer in 2010 was £55,000