Career opportunities
In this cutting-edge course, you will master both the theory and practice of cornerstone industry topics within thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
With a significant proportion of our research derived and funded by industry, you will benefit from a course specifically designed to empower the modern engineer within both industry and research. A result of our sturdy links to industrial partners, you'll find the academics guiding you have worked on research-based collaborations with multinational companies, including: Boeing, Airbus, Rolls Royce, Jaguar Land rover, Électricité de France, Procter and Gamble, Unilever, Dyson, Alstom and many others.
Not only are our graduates one of the most sought-after in the UK (THE Graduate Market, 2024), but in studying Engineering at Manchester you join a trusted history which spans back to 1824. Today, each year our careers fairs, workshops and presentations attract more than 600 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors to target Manchester graduates - so you will be able to explore your avenues across a multitude of sectors.
Our recent graduates have gone on to work in internationally renowned companies including:
- Airbus, UK
- Électricité de France, UK
- Jaguar Land Rover, UK
- Dassault Systèmes, France
- Honda Motors, UK
- Doosan Global, UK
- ExxonMobil, UK
- Saudi Aramco, KSA
- Engro Chemicals, Pakistan
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, UAE
- ANSYS, UK
- ABB Group, UK
- Exa GmbH, UK
Accrediting organisations
This course is currently in the process of being re-accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers under license from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council for the 2025 to 2030 intakes. The process of renewing accreditation takes place regularly, at intervals of no greater than 5 years, to assure continued compliance with the academic requirements of professional accreditation. This course has been consistently accredited since 2009, and the outcome of the current re-accreditation process for September 2025 entry is due to be confirmed in June after which we will be able to update you further.
Students completing an IMechE accredited degree are deemed to have met part or all of the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and are in a strong position to move on to achieve professional engineering status after a period of initial professional development in industry.
The accredited MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Accredited MSc graduates who also have a BEng (Hons) accredited for CEng will be able to show that they have satisfied the educational base for CEng registration.