Careers

The Science and Engineering Foundation Year provides students with a useful and dedicated platform to grow and develop into talented engineers and scientists of the future.

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Science and Engineering Foundation Year graduates have gone on to work in industry and academia, in world-renowned companies and in lucrative careers.

Career destinations of our graduates

  • Rolls-Royce
  • Burgoynes
  • AMRC
  • William Cook Cast Product
  • ASML
  • Champtron Creative Labs
  • Ricardo Energy & Environment
  • Waterman Group
  • BAE Systems Ltd
  • Infotec Ltd

Our alumni

A photo of Lucas next to a plane jet.

'Having a good mathematical background is extremely useful, especially in modern engineering degrees'

Lucas Pawsey Rolls-Royce PLC

Lucas studied MEng Aerospace Engineering with a Foundation Year and graduated in 2014.
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'The particularly useful aspects of the year were the practical tutorials and amount of contact time'

Christopher Thomas Burgoynes

Christopher studied MEng Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year and graduated in 2014.

Job titles and positions of our graduates

  • Microwave Development Engineer
  • Forensic Electrical Engineer
  • XWB Transient Performance Team Leader
  • Pre Integration Engineer
  • Graduate Systems Engineer
  • Operations Manager
  • Frontend Engineer
  • Graduate Structural Engineer
  • Analyst Consultant
  • PCB Technician
  • PhD Student, University of Cambridge

Related information

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