Mechanical engineer : Employers and vacancy sources

It is hard to think of an industry that mechanical engineers are not involved in; mechanical engineering has usually played a part in almost all the products and services we see around us.

Mechanical engineers are likely to be recruited into the following types of industries:

• aerospace and automotive industries;
• the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence, e.g. the Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG);
• energy utilities, including nuclear;
• construction and building services;
• engineering consultancies;
• government agencies;
• manufacturing industries;
• medical engineering;
• oil and gas industries, including petrochemical industries;
• process industries, including pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics;
• the public sector, including the Civil Service, local authorities, hospitals and educational institutions;
• research establishments, both academic and commercial;
• sports engineering;
• transport, including road and railways.

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• The Daily Telegraph Jobs - Thursdays.
• The Engineer Jobs  
• Engineering Opportunities (EO)  
• EngineeringRoles  
• Gradcracker  
• Inside Careers: Engineering and Technology  
• JustEngineers  
• Professional Engineering  
• Mechanical Engineering  
• New Scientist Jobs  
• GET Engineering  
• TARGETjobs Engineering  
• Armed forces careers offices.
• Local and regional press.

Recruitment agencies advertise vacancies and also handle contract vacancies, particularly for experienced engineers.

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