Engineer your career

We aim to produce talented and well-rounded graduates who are fully equipped to launch successful careers in engineering.

The hands-on nature of our teaching means that you will get a thorough grounding in theoretical learning and be experienced in producing industry-standard practical work.

The school offers many opportunities to enhance your employability, from year-long placements and engineering careers fairs to live projects and guest industry speakers. 

With a degree from us, you can expect to have gained a highly desirable, diverse skill set sought after by employers. This will include project management, teamwork, leadership, business acumen, people management, and technical expertise, setting you up for a prosperous career in engineering. 

Why choose us?

Top 10

for Graduate Prospects in Mechanical Engineering

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

92% of graduates

in graduate level employment or higher level study

Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2020-2021 graduates

£30,000 per year

average salary 15 months post-graduation

Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2020-2021 graduates – UK domiciled, first degree students

Graduate-employer connections

Our connections have helped our graduates secure roles with the following companies:

adidas, BAE Systems, Caterpillar, Dyson, Hawk-Eye, Jaguar Landrover, Ping, Rolls Royce, Unilever and many more.

Engineering Placements and Careers Fair

In addition to University-wide career events, the Wolfson School holds a collaborative Engineering Placements Fair with the School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering. Each year, over 70 employers attend, including major consulting and contracting companies in the UK and local and specialist firms. 

Our Careers Fair allows you to engage with employers to explore various career options, talk directly to recruiters, hear about upcoming placement and graduate roles and get company-specific information in an informal environment.

Hear from our placement students

Every student at the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering can undertake a placement as part of their degree. As well as allowing you to put the theory you have learnt into practice and add to your CV, placements can help you to learn about the potential careers open to you upon graduation.

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Josh

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

I completed my placement in the support team at the Electricity National Control Centre (ENCC). I gained a lot of technical knowledge from experienced power system engineers and took a huge amount of new knowledge into my final year of studies.
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Abigail

Product Design Engineering

My placement year at Williams Racing was invaluable in teaching me what roles suited me, as well as those that didn’t, and my individual project let me hone a unique skill set that helped me stand out in the competitive field I had set my heart on.
Graduate Ebbin Binny standing smiling in the stalls on a cricket ground showing the cricket pitches and opposite stalls in the background.

Ebbin

Mechanical
Engineering

During my placement year, I worked as a Systems Operator in the Cricket Department where my role involved travelling all over the word. Getting the chance to work behind the scenes like I did was the greatest experience of my life!
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Your next steps

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Reply to your offer

Here you will find lots of important information, including how to reply to your offer, to guide you through the next stages of the application process.
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Join our Facebook group

Our undergraduate applicants’ Facebook group is a great way to make friends before you arrive on campus.
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Placements

Find out more about placement opportunities within the School and how we will support you to secure a placement during your time with us.
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Explore our Careers Network

Learn more about the services provided by our award-winning Careers Network on campus here at Loughborough.

Contact us

If you've got any questions about studying with us, we'd love to hear from you so please send us an email.