MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience / Careers

Year of entry: 2027

Career opportunities

The MEng project, in particular, helped to enhance my team-working skills.

Since my current job requires a lot of collaboration with people from other continents, effective communication is very important.

Huda binti Ihsanuddin / MEng. Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduate, IT Engineer at ExxonMobil

Your Electrical and Electronic Engineering Master’s degree from the University of Manchester will open a world of opportunities, and the skills you develop will be sought-after across a wide range of industries.

here is a shortage of electrical and electronic engineers, and our graduates are in demand in this highly employable profession. Therefore, career opportunities are truly global that include:

  • Designing large-scale electrical power systems;
  • Developing microcontroller-based embedded systems;
  • Designing mobile and wireless communications systems;
  • Developing robotic systems;
  • Integrating renewable energy sources;
  • Designing automation and control systems for a wide range of industries, including oil & gas as well as specialty/fine chemicals;
  • Developing real-time speech and image processing algorithms;
  • Developing guidance and control systems for unmanned intelligent underwater, or ground and aerial vehicles.

Our graduates have secured roles at organisations including:

  • BP;
  • Siemens;
  • Intel;
  • National Grid;
  • Scottish Power;
  • Rolls-Royce;
  • Jaguar Land Rover;
  • ABB;
  • BAE Systems;
  • Google;
  • ARM;
  • CERN.

What's more,graduate with a degree from us and you'll be in demand among the top graduate employers by attending one of the most targeted universities according to

With a year-long industrial placement under your belt, you'll be well placed to take the next step - either into the workplace or towards further learning.

Careers Service

We are committed to helping you get the best start after graduation. That's why Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's will continue to support you two years after graduation.

Additionally, each year our Career Service hosts a careers fair where you can meet with company representatives and discuss work experience options. These companies include Rolls-Royce, Alstom, National Grid, BP, Centrica, Jaguar Land Rover, National Instruments, Network Rail, Shell, and Siemens.

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Blog

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Accrediting organisations

This course is currently in the process of being re-accredited by the   and the   under licence from the UK regulator, the  for the 2027 to 2031 intakes. The process of renewing accreditation takes place regularly, at intervals of no greater than 5 years, to assure continued compliance with the academic requirements of professional accreditation. The course has been consistently accredited since 2017 and the outcome of the current re-accreditation process for September 2027 entry is due to be confirmed early 2027 after which we will be able to update you further.