School of Engineering
Careers
There is a global demand for Waikato's School of Engineering graduates as the nation and the world experiences a lack of suitably qualified engineers.
The Insitute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) has accredited our BE and BE(Hons) graduates with having attained a nationally and internationally recognised engineering qualification. Our graduates have been exposed to a broad range of engineering-related principles throughout their undergraduate degree, while our ME and PhD graduates have developed world-class research skills in their specialist areas.
The following are just a few of the possible and actual positions/employers that Waikato's School of Engineering graduates can hope for, or have already achieved.
Career Opportunities
- Aeronautical Engineer
- Astronomer
- Automotive Engineer
- Biotechnologist
- Cheese Production Supervisor
- Coastal Engineer
- Computer-aided Engineer
- Consultant
- Contractor
- Engineering Design
- Engineering Geologist
- Food and Drink Technologist
- Laboratory Technician
- Mechanical Engineer
- Medical Engineer
- Medical Physicist
- Medical Sciences Technician
- Patent Attorney
- Pharmaceutical Engineer
- Physicist
- Project Manager
- Quality Assurance Officer
- Research Assistant
- Teacher
- Technician
- Theoretical Physics Researcher
Potential Employers
- ABB
- BBC Technologies
- Dexcel
- Fonterra
- Food and Dairy Industries
- Instrument Supplies
- Industrial Technology Systems (ITS) Ltd
- Kinleith Pulp and Paper Mill
- Manufacturers
- New Zealand Steel
- Private Research Companies
- Styrotech
- Universities and Polytechnics
