The University of Sheffield
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Your Future

Image of students at graduationOur 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.


Careers Day

Each year the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departments hold a careers day for final year students. This event provides a unique opportunity for students nearing the end of their degree to meet potential employers face-to-face and is the only university careers event entirely dedicated to the mechanical and aerospace engineering communities.

Companies that presented at last year's careers day include:

  • Rolls-Royce
  • BAE Sysytems
  • Frazer Nash
  • Atkins Aerospace
  • Centrica
  • Interfleet Technology
  • National Grid
  • Jaguar Land Rover
  • Accenture
  • Goodrich
  • Bosch
  • Npower
  • Transport For London
  • Cooper
  • Arup

Read more about the 2011 careers day

Facts and Figures


  • The average starting salary for our graduates in 2011 was £25,000

  • Last year 85% of our students secured graduate-level jobs six months after graduating

  • Mechanical engineering is in the top ten subjects for graduate salaries

  • The average salary of a chartered engineer in 2010 was £55,000

If you have any queries about careers or would like to get in touch with our students to promote your company or advertise jobs, sponsorship opprotunities or summer placements you have available please contact our Departmental Careers Director:

Dr Andrew Nowakowski
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
England

email : a.f.nowakowski@sheffield.ac.uk