Employability

Career Prospects

Communication engineers with expertise across telecoms, AI, and digital technologies are highly sought after, including by leading telecoms companies and also Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia who are recruiting to support expansion in this area.

Alongside working for the key industry players such as Samsung, Ericsson, and Nokia, our graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers in a range of industries and sectors, including in AI, XR and VR, and in finance and consultancy.

 Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles:

  • Software Engineer, 
  • Senior Advisor, 
  • Lead Data Engineer,
  • Consulting System Engineer, 
  • Solution Manager, 
  • Research Web 3 Engineer, 
  • Metamaterial Engineer, 
  • PhD

These are some of the companies where our graduates went:

  • Thomson Reuters
  • ViaSat Inc
  • Mobkoi
  • World Wide Technology
  • China Mobile
  • Nokia Bell-Labs
  • Meta Materials Inc.
  • Imperial

The Careers Service and the Department of Engineering run a careers programme for Engineering students, which includes resources such as a skills framework, and tailored panel events with alumni and employers, alongside the extensive central careers provision.