Manufacturing & Transportation

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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.

The Top 25 Self-Driving Car Companies Paving the Way for an Autonomous Future

By Sunny Betz

The automobile is arguably the most important invention of the past hundred years. Though it has changed daily life more than most innovations, aside from the implementation of safety features like airbags and seatbelts, there haven’t been …

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Making self-driving cars safer through keener robot perception

By Hannah Meiseles | MIT News Office

PhD student Heng Yang is developing algorithms to help driverless vehicles quickly and accurately assess their surroundings.

Aviation became a reality in the early 20th century, but it took 20 years before the proper …

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Find Aerospace Jobs at Work for Your World

The industries of the world are undergoing major transformation. We think the developments in the aerospace industry are very exciting and we are thrilled to show you relevant aerospace companies (and thus potential employers) on the world’s first employer discovery …

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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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MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team wins 2021 American Solar Challenge

By Elizabeth Durant | MIT Office of the Vice Chancellor

After three years of hard work, the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team took first place at the 2021 American Solar Challenge (ASC) on August 7 in the Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) …

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Handshake 101: What it is & how to use it

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