Careers for Ph.D. Students

Alumni of our programs can be found in many areas of business, industry and academia. Penn’s Office of Career Services provides students and alumni with resources specifically tailored to engineering students. Career services can help you with one-on-one sessions to shape your resume, workshops on interviewing and with career fairs and opportunities to set up on-campus interviews with recruiters. Use the links on the right or visit the Career Services website.

The Department strongly supports the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA) and hosts a variety of career focused events. Typical events include seminars, workshops, mentoring and networking opportunities.