The majority of undergraduate degree programmes within the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering provide students with the opportunity to undertake a salaried placement year.
If you choose to undertake a year in industry, you will complete a full year of assessed industrial training typically between years two and three of your academic studies.
Our dedicated placements team is notified of vacancies and opportunities throughout the academic year, and provide support with the application process to help you secure a suitable placement. Additionally, our placements team host an annual Engineering/STEM Placement and Graduate Careers Fair, which sees over 70 external companies attend, and gives students the opportunity to network and speak to experts in their chosen fields and find out more about future career opportunities.
Our students work in a variety of sectors including automotive, aerospace, electronics, consumer goods, computer software and food processing.
Please note that whilst the department offers great support for students to find a placement, it is ultimately the student's responsibility to source and secure their industrial placement.
Additional award
By undertaking a year on professional placement or working in industry, you will gain an additional award alongside your final qualification. If you undertake a professional placement year you will gain a Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) or if you complete a year in industry you will gain a Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS).
Featured placement year companies
Our recent placement students have worked for many engineering companies in the UK including Airbus UK, BAE Systems, Bentley Motors, EDF, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel, Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Grid and Rolls-Royce.