Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

BEng Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience

*This course is now closed for applications for 2025 entry.

  • Duration: 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: HH63 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Industrial experience
  • Scholarships available
  • Accredited course

Full entry requirementsHow to apply

Career opportunities

he diverse nature of the course sparked my interest in a career within innovation and technology.

It encouraged my innovative thinking and exploration of new technologies that will disrupt the industry in the next 5, 10 and 20 years' time.

Harish Kathiresan / BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering graduate, Group Technology Programme Manager at Babcock Internat

Your Mechatronic Engineering degree from the University of Manchester will open a world of opportunities, and the skills you develop will be sought-after across a wide range of industries.

There is a shortage of mechatronic engineers, and our graduates are in demand in this highly employable profession. Therefore, career opportunities are truly global that include:

  • Developing microcontroller-based embedded systems;
  • Developing robotic systems;
  • Integrating renewable energy sources;
  • Designing automotive electronics
  • Developing power conversion systems and integrating renewable energy sources;
  • Designing automation and control systems for a wide range of industries, including oil and gas as well as specialty/fine chemicals;
  • Developing guidance and control systems for unmanned intelligent underwater, or ground and aerial vehicles.

Our graduates have secured roles at organisations including:

  • BP;
  • Rolls-Royce;
  • Jaguar Land Rover;
  • ABB;
  • BAE Systems;
  • Siemens;
  • Jacobs.

What's more,graduate with a degree from us and you'll be in demand among the top graduate employers by attending one of the most targeted universities according to The Graduate Market in 2023 - High Fliers Research.

With a year-long industrial placement under your belt, you'll be well placed to take the next step - either into the workplace or towards further learning.

Careers Service

We are committed to helping you get the best start after graduation. That's why The University of Manchester's award-winning Careers Service will continue to support you two years after graduation.

Additionally, each year our Career Service hosts a careers fair where you can meet with company representatives and discuss work experience options. These companies include Rolls-Royce, Alstom, BP, ABB, Jaguar Land Rover, National Instruments, Network Rail, Shell, and Siemens.

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Blog

Explore more about our students' experiences, our alumni and where they are now, and our department in our blog .

Accrediting organisations

This degree has been accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institute of Measurement and Control under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council .

Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.