Careers
Graduates of engineering are in huge demand both in the UK and overseas, and our students are some of the most sought after and employable in the world.
Employment sectors
You could pursue a career with a large international organisation or government department. In recent years, graduates have obtained employment in the following sectors:
- Manufacturing
- Power Generation
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Healthcare
- Finance
- Postgraduate research degrees (PhD)
Graduate destinations
Graduates obtain posts with a wide range of organisations and companies. For instance, recent graduates have found jobs with:
- Apple
- Airbus
- ARUP
- Brunei Shell Petroleum
- BT
- Dyson
- Ericsson Communications
- Evident
- General Electric
- Huawei
- IBM
- Intel
- Jaguar Land Rover
- NASA
- PowerChina
- Rolls-Royce
- Siemens
- Thales
- Triumph Motorcycles
- Unilever
- Vodafone
- Wincor Nixdorf
Accredited for your future
All of our MSc courses are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
This is a mark of assurance that our degree programmes meet the high standards set by the engineering profession, and also mean the department is linked to UK-SPEC through the Engineering Council, and be internationally recognised through the Washington Accord, advances which assist students with their graduate employability. You must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to comply with full CEng registration requirements.
Case study: Technology Graduate Programme
Vinayak, an alumni in MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering, shares how following advice from our Careers Service helped him to secure a placement on the Technology Graduate Programme with PwC.
It's important to attend the Careers Fairs. I saw a presentation from PwC where they explained exactly what they're looking for when they're hiring graduates.
Vinayak R Kartha
MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Case study: Gilbert Barasa
Careers service support for MSc students
The University of Sheffield Careers service has a lot of resources, advice and learning opportunities available for students on postgraduate taught courses.