The Engineering Doctorate (EngD) is a four-year postgraduate award intended for the UK's leading research engineers who want a managerial career in industry.
It is a radical alternative to the traditional PhD, being better suited to the needs of industry, and providing a more vocationally oriented doctorate in engineering.
Initial evidence suggests that students (known as Research Engineers) do have better job offers and starting salaries than those carrying out more traditional PhD or MSc training (source: EPSRC). The scheme started in 1992 and the first graduates entered the employment market in 1997.
Further details about the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the EngD scheme can be found on the EPSRC web site.
The Engineering Doctorate in Systems Engineering
The Systems Engineering EngD is a four-year programme combining research and taught elements in Systems Engineering. The Research Engineers (REs) will spend around three-quarters of their time working directly with their sponsoring company, on research projects designed and supervised jointly by academics and the sponsoring company. The other quarter of the four-year period will be spent undertaking masters-level training in systems engineering skills, in the development of management capabilities, and specialist technical subjects directly relevant to each REs research.
Benefits for Engineers
An Engineering Doctorate in Systems Engineering
Masters level training in systems engineering core competencies
Masters level training relevant to the research projects
An appreciation of industrial research and development culture
Research capability derived from challenging industry-sponsored projects
Project and financial management skills
Teamwork, leadership and communication skills
The ability to apply skills/knowledge to new and unusual situations
The ability to seek optimal solutions to complex or multifaceted problems
Access to a Systems Engineering network
Excellent career prospects
Fully funded
Benefits for industry
High quality research
High calibre research engineers
Research Engineers spend three quarters of their time working directly with a company on a research project or portfolio of projects. The other quarter is spent undertaking masters-level training in systems engineering skills and specialist technical subjects directly related to their research, as well as developing management capabilities.
The scheme provides industry with an unparalleled opportunity to engage the services of a high quality engineer in the most cost effective manner.
Guidance Notes for Companies
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