Careers in Engineering, Energy and the Environment (including the Aerospace and Defence Sector)

• Airline Pilot
• Electrical Engineer
• Electronics Engineer
• Maintenance Engineer
• Manufacturing Systems Engineer
• Materials Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Network Engineer
• Project Engineer
• Systems Analyst
• Chemical Engineer
• Energy Engineer
• Petroleum Engineer
• Product/Process Development Scientist
• Design Engineer
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Metallurgist
• Product/Process Development Scientist
• Research Scientist (physical sciences)
• Technical Sales Engineer
• Building Control Surveyor
• Consulting Civil Engineer
• Contracting Civil Engineer
• Quantity Surveyor
• Site Engineer
• Structural Engineer
• Water Engineer
• Construction Manager
• Mining Engineer

Careers where an Engineering Degree would be useful

• • IT Consultant
• Management Consultant
• Multimedia Programmer
• Quality Manager
• Technical Author
• Technical Sales Engineer
• Analytical Chemist
• Energy Manager
• Production/Manufacturing Engineer
• Materials Engineer
• Mining Engineer
• Quality Manager
• Biomedical Engineer
• Higher Education Lecturer
• Manufacturing Systems Engineer
• Patent Examiner
• Quality Manager
• Secondary School Teacher
• Building Services Engineer
• Engineering Geologist
• Environmental Consultant
• Environmental Engineer
• Patent Attorney
• Estate Agent
• Facilities Management
• Town Planner

• Find a Masters course
• Prospects postgraduate courses

Further study at the University of Leicester

• Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc
• Advanced Mechanical Engineering with Management MSc
• Master of Engineering Management MEM
• Advanced Software Engineering MSc, PGDip
• Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering MSc
• Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management MSc

PhD opportunities

• Find a PhD
• Jobs.ac.uk

• IET Jobs in Engineering and Technology
• For an overview of Engineering Sector, Bright Network Career Pathways
• Prospects.ac.uk: jobs search
• The Engineer jobs
• Formula Student
• Gradcracker
• Just Engineers
• Matchtech
• Prospects: Aerospace Engineer vacancy sources
• Prospects: Automotive Engineer vacancy sources
• Target jobs
• The Year in Industry
• Volunteers in Motor Sport
• Engineering Jobs
• Student Ladder
• RateMyPlacement
• STEM Women
• Space Careers UK
• Automotive sector overview from the Automotive Council UK
• Motor Sport Industry Association: careers information
• Prospects: Automotive Engineer job description
• TargetJobs: Automotive Engineering sector overview
• The Chemical Engineer: news and jobs
• What does a Chemical Engineer do? video
• Why Not ChemEng
• Guardian Article- what does a chemical engineer do, exactly?
• National Careers Service
• Prospects: manufacturing sector overview
• Prospects: options with a materials science degree
• TargetJobs: materials and metals sector overview
• TargetJobs: materials science job description
• The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
• Biomedical Engineering News from the ImechE
• Careers in Biomedical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineer profile from the IPEM
• NHS STP Training Programme
• Medical Engineering profile from NHS Careers
• NHS Careers in Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
• NHS Careers in Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
• Getting Started in Careers in Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• Engineering in Healthcare
• Careers in Bioengineering 
• Careers In Biomaterials Science 
• All About Careers Guide: civil structural & building services engineering
• Institution of Civil Engineers: careers advice
• Prospects: overview of property and construction
• Prospects: what can I do with my degree in civil engineering? (Includes job descriptions, salary and working conditions, details of employers, where to find vacancies and more)
• TargetJobs: construction engineering - industry overview
• TargetJobs: engineering
• TargetJobs: routes to achieving chartered and incorporated status 
• TargetJobs: Property
• RICS Surveying Careers Guide
• Obtaining a career in Construction Management ACI article
• UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC)
• The Engineer jobs   
• Engineers Without Borders
• Careers In Construction
• ICE Recruit
• New Civil Engineer Careers
• Bright Network Engineering jobs

Leading Graduate Employers in Engineering Sector

• 3M
• BA
• Babcock
• BAE Systems
• Leonardo
• Qinetiq
• Rolls Royce
• Skanska
• Thales

Broad overview of the Energy Sector:

• Broad Overview of the Energy Sector

Top graduate companies to target within the Energy Sector:

• Shell
• ExxonMobil
• National Grid
• Wood Group
• Centrica
• Balfour Beatty
• BP
• BT Group  
• Colt
• EDF Energy
• E.ON
• FirstGroup
• GE
• Mitie
• O2
• RWE
• Transport for London 

See more employers and filter by sector.

• Prospects - explore types of jobs Environment Section
• Change Agents
• The Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA)
• Conservation Foundation -
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
• Environment Agency
• Environmental Data Interactive Exchange (EDIE)
• Forestry Commission
• LANTRA
• Soil Association
• SustainAbility
• AgriFJ
• Acre Resources
• Allen & York
• Animal Jobs Direct
• Association of National Parks Authorities
• British Antarctic Survey
• British Trust for Ornithology
• The Conservation Volunteers
• Conservation Careers
• Conservation Jobs
• Countryside Jobs Service
• earthworks-jobs.com
• Ecology Jobs
• English Heritage
• Environmentjob
• Environmentjobs
• Evergreen
• Field Studies Council (FSC)
• Friends of the Earth
• Gradcracker - Renewable energy sector
• Greenpeace
• Green Jobs
• Green and Renewable Energy jobs
• Groundwork
• Kew Gardens - internships and sandwich placements
• Ko2
• Local Government jobs
• National Trust
• Natural England
• Nature.com
• Nature Net
• New Scientist
• Public Sector Jobs
• RSPB - Royal Society for Protection of Birds
• Social Farms and Gardens
• Sustrans
• Vinspired
• Volunteer Centres
• Waterways Recovery Group
• Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
• Wildlife Trust
• Wiseoceans 
• Woodland Trust
• Zoos & Aquariums
• Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

• Association for Consultancy and Engineering
• Engineering Council
• Institute of Mechanical Engineers
• Motor Industry Association
• Motor Sport Association
• Royal Aeronautical Society
• ADS UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Sectors Trade OrganisationSociety of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
• Women’s Engineer Society
• Energy Institute
• Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Oil & Gas Trade Association
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
• Engineering Council
• The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
• The Biomedical Engineering Association
• The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• European Society for Biomaterials
• Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
• Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
• Chartered Institute of Building
• Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES)
• Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT)
• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• Institution of Structural Engineers
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• The Engineering Council
• Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
• British Ecological Society
• The British Institute of Agricultural Consultants
• Chartered Institute of Waste Management
• Chartered Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management - careers advice and jobs
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• Institute of Conservation
• Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment - Information and opportunities on work in the environment
• Institution of Environmental Sciences
• Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) – independent centre for analysis and development of policies affecting the environment.
• Rothamsted Research Institute – largest agricultural research centre in the UK
• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
• Royal Town Planning Institute
• Society for the Environment
• UK regulatory body for the engineering profession: Engineering Council
• Why become a Chartered Engineer

Make sure to check all our events running on MyCareers regularly to book onto any workshops and employer led sessions.

Our Festival of Careers runs three times per year and we welcome a whole host of employers from all sectors to speak to students about the opportunities they have. 

If you have any questions about the Festival of Careers or want to find out when the next one is taking place, please contact us at graduatetalent@leicester.ac.uk.

• Aerospace engineer
• CAD technician
• Design engineer
• Higher education lecturer
• Maintenance engineer
• Manufacturing systems engineer
• Materials engineer
• Mechanical engineer
• Automotive engineer
• Control and instrumentation engineer
• Patent attorney
• Product designer
• Production manager
• Quality manager
• Sales executive
• Technical sales engineer

Aerospace engineers are employed by

• aircraft and aircraft component manufacturing companies
• airline operators
• the armed forces, including the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force (RAF)
• government research agencies such as the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
• the further and higher education sectors
• regulators such as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Specialist areas within Aerospace and Defence

• aerodynamics
• avionics
• materials and structures
• propulsion
• systems integration.

• Army Technology Aerospace and Defence
• Careers in Aerospace
• Aerospace Technology
• Prospects Aerospace Engineer
• Prospects: Options with my Aerospace Engineering degree
• TargetJobs: Aerospace Engineering sector overview
• Space Careers UK
• Target Jobs Graduate Jobs in Aerospace Engineering
• What can I do with a Aerospace and Engineering Degree?
• Stellar Jobs

• Aviation Jobsearch
• Engineering and Technology Jobs
• Flightglobal Jobs
• Royal Aeronautical Society Jobs

• Airbus: career opportunities
• Space Careers UK
• UK Space Agency
• Catapult Satellite Applications
• European Space Academy (ESA)
• European Space Agency (ESA)
• HE Space
• National Space Academy
• QinetiQ
• Space Placements in Industry (SPIN)
• Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)
• Alpbach Summer School
• UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS)
• Stellar Jobs

• Find a Masters in Aerospace disciplines.
• Find a PhD across the world
• KTP Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• Aerospace Engineering MSc

• RAeS
• Engineering Council - Professional Registration.
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

Make sure to check all our events running on MyCareers regularly to book onto any workshops and employer led sessions.

Our Festival of Careers runs three times per year and we welcome a whole host of employers from all sectors to speak to students about the opportunities they have. 

If you have any questions about the Festival of Careers or want to find out when the next one is taking place, please contact us at graduatetalent@leicester.ac.uk.