Electrical and Electronic Engineering careers

Graduates with knowledge of electronic and electrical 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.

Two bladeless wind turbine motors in the Siemens Gamesa training facility.

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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
Higher PhD Research Degrees

Graduate destinations

Graduates obtain posts with a wide range of organisations and companies. For instance, recent graduates have found jobs with:

Apple
ARUP
BT
Ericsson Communications
Evident
Huawei
Intel
Jaguar Land Rover
Rolls-Royce
Triumph Motorcycles
Vodafone

Accredited for your future

All of our MSc courses are accredited by the 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 through the Engineering Council, and be internationally recognised through the , 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

We spoke to Vinayak to find out how he secured a Technology Graduate Programme with PricewaterhouseCoopers via Tier 2.

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 .

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