Sector Guides: Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering: Getting into mechanical, automotive and aerospace engineering

Sectors

Car fanatic? How to launch your career in the UK's automotive sector
Useful advice from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Engineering
an overview of the sector, including trends, how projects are structured, and getting a graduate job. From TARGETjobs

Space Sector Student Guide
Download a PDF guide to help you understand how the space ecosystem functions and take concrete action steps to reach your goals. It includes work experience, hackathons, industry advice for careers, internships and more. From Evona, a space industry recruitment consultancy

Mechanical, Automotive & Design Engineering
Our guide to looking at your career options. It looks at skills you have developed at Sussex, and a range of options to start your career thinking

What jobs can you do with a mechanical engineering degree?
includes aerospace, automotive, construction, defence, FMCG, rail and utilities. From TARGETjobs
What can I do with a mechanical engineering degree?
Lots of job options, from Prospects

There are opportunities in design, manufacturing, testing and R&D. You may also be able to move into business, logistics or commercial roles
The working environment is very much based on multi-disciplinary teams. You may sit on a team working on a specific component, which would be part of a bigger team working on testing or design or something similar. There will be integrated projects and you might liaise with people from other engineering and professional backgrounds
As well as the automotive and space sectors, another growth area in the UK is renewable energy

More engineering job profiles from Prospects

Some of our recent graduates working in these areas include:

Development Engineer, Eschmann (Medical Equipment) - MEng Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Mott Macdonald - MEng Mechanical Engineering
Design Engineer, Delphi Diesel Systems - MEng Automotive Engineering
Mechanical Applications Engineer, Siemens Industrial Turbomachines - MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering