Interested in pursuing a future in Manufacturing & Transportation? Find resources, events, opportunities, and advice to confirm your interest and kickstart your career.

Explore a career path in Manufacturing & Transportation

Are you interested in the way people and things move throughout the world? Are you a creative engineer with an eye for efficiency or design? Maybe you’re a little bit of both! Whether you want to build and program autonomous vehicles, sustainably fabricate the batteries for electronics, or manage the supply chains that make it all possible, there are opportunities for you in the field of manufacturing and transportation.

This field is all about movement and change. Put your innovative perspective and unique skills to work testing and sampling construction materials as transportation engineer, searching for ways to sustainably improve production rates as a manufacturing engineer, envisioning new traffic patterns as an engineering consultant, or disrupting the industry with an unprecedented new idea.

Visit Handshake to see all the jobs available in this exciting field.

Exploring careers? Start with the Career Exploration Series!

The Career Exploration Series begins in September! This series is a collaboration between MIT departments, programs, and employers to help all undergraduate and graduate students learn about the different career and graduate/professional school options available to you.   

Visit the events page on Handshake and filter by the label “career exploration series” …

By Tianna Ransom
Tianna Ransom Assistant Director, Career Exploration
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PhD & Postdoc Career Series: Fall 2024

Join us for a series of programs tailored to your unique needs as an advanced trainee!

By Alexis Boyer
Alexis Boyer Alexis Boyer Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services
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Schedule a Resume Review or Coffee-Chat: Connect Informally with an Employer

Representatives from the following organizations and industries are eager to connect with you through coffee chats and resume reviews before and after the fall career fair. Schedule your coffee chats and resume reviews by applying on Handshake. Time slots are …

By Mitchell Moise
Mitchell Moise Employer Relations Coordinator
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How Will We Make Things?

MIT Spectrum (Spring 2024) | Ari Daniel

Manufacturing is undergoing a dynamic evolution. According to John Hart SM ’02, PhD ’06, who heads MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, the processes of making everyday objects are being dramatically enhanced by the introduction …

By Alexis Boyer
Alexis Boyer Alexis Boyer Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services
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Handshake 101: What it is & how to use it

CAPD is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive environment for everyone we serve. If you need any disability-related accommodations to access Handshake, please email capd@mit.edu and our staff will be happy to set up appointments or assist in navigating other …

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Handshake 101: What it is & how to use it

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