Engineering
Research your future career - how do I do this?
Once you’ve done some general research into your career of interest, you may want to investigate your sector in a bit more detail. We’ve compiled some resources for you including useful websites, recruitment specialists and professional organisations.
It’s important to remember that these are more than just potential sources for vacancies; keeping informed about industry news will really help you when it comes to answering interview questions and preparing applications that stand out from the crowd.
Research your sector
- Automotive Engineering Europe's automotive engineering magazine
- Aerosociety Jobs Advertises aviation and aerospace jobs from employers
- Aerospace Technology Aerospace industry projects, a searchable database of the latest aerospace jobs and aerospace industry news
- Applegate Directory promoting industry, technology and manufacturing in the UK
- Electrical Review Online journal for electrical engineers in power, automation and building
- Electronics Weekly journal - Electronics Weekly forms part of the Reed Electronics Group, the global electronics information provider
- Engineer Live European and worldwide engineering magazines
- Engineer Source Where product design and automation engineers find information from manufacturers and distributors
- Flight Level 500 Site may be of interest to aeronautical engineering students - pilot mentors
- Gradcracker Specialist site for engineering opportunities. Students can read company profiles, graduate profiles, register for job alerts and upload their CV. Searchable by chosen discipline. Students can see an overview of each employer's graduate programme, which companies are also offering current vacancies and work placement opportunities
- Inside Careers - Engineering Extensive and detailed career guide in this sector - access careers advice, company A-Z, graduate vacancies, work experience, further study, deadlines and events
- Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (IHEF) Ergonomics is about making life easier for people - including the products you use at home, play and work, the places in which you live and work and the systems that keep day-to-day life functioning properly
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers Professional engineering institution with 100,000 members. Provides professional accreditation for mechanical engineers
- Motorsport Academy Motorsport news, events. Supports those who wish to establish and develop their business or career in motorsport
- Modern Building Services Journal dedicated to all aspects of building services engineering and design
- New Civil Engineer Business insight and analysis for the engineering industry
- Professional Engineering Professional sector journal - click on Publications
- Prospects Industry Insights For an overview of aspects of the engineering sector click on engineering
- Real World You can access the back issues of Real World magazines through their digital editions - look at magazines on: Engineering and Technology and Work Experience
- Target Engineering You can access and download the content from the digital edition. Lots of useful information here for jobhunters
- Techxtra Find articles, key websites, books, the latest industry news, job announcements, ejournals, eprints, technical reports, the latest research, thesis and dissertations and more - Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing
- The Career Engineer Recruitment / Industry forum website
- The Engineer journal - the news magazine for technology and innovation - has job ads
- The Manufacturer Manufacturing news, articles and insights plus job ads
- UCAS Employability Profile - Engineering Really useful information to help students improve CV and interview preparation
Sources for vacancies
- Argent Recruitment Specialist recruitment agency within the construction consultancy sector
- Careerjet A job search engine for UK engineering jobs
- Catfoss Recruitment Ltd Specialist engineering recruitment agency. UK-wide reach, covering a variety of engineering, manufacturing, production, construction and energy generation industries
- Consensus HR Specialist information and jobs portal for construction. Register your CV, read the latest news articles, view a wide range of clients
- EngineeringJobs Wide range of engineering jobs including: civil engineering, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering
- Fisita Jobs Jobs for automotive engineers
- 4EngineeringJobs Engineering job search and recruitment
- Giraffe Recruitment Engineering recruitment agency
- Graduate-jobs Allows thousands of employers and recruitment agencies to post jobs to the web site
- Hays Engineering Leading recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering jobs, including civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and marine engineering
- IC Resources Recruitment consultancy - specialists in semiconductor recruitment
- Jimfinder For manufacturing and engineering jobs in the UK
- Jonathan Lee Recruitment Specialist recruitment company covering engineering, technical, manufacturing, construction vacancies
- Jobsite - Engineering Jobs Engineering jobs from top employers and recruitment agencies
- Justengineers Specialist website dedicated to engineering industries and related technical areas
- Kelly Engineering Resources Specialist recruitment for all types and levels of engineers, technicians and design specialists
- MatchTech Specialised technical recruitment consultancy that recruits for companies across all sectors of the engineering industry
- My Facilities Management Jobsite dedicated to facilities management, engineering and building services jobs
- NES International Engineering and technical recruitment specialists
- PlanetRecruit Search for IT, telecom and engineering jobs
- Probe Technical Recruitment Portfolio includes many blue-chip organisations within automotive, aerospace and general manufacturing
- Rail Job Search Job site dedicated to the rail industry
- Real-Time Consultants plc Specialist recruitment consultancy - automotive, defence, nuclear, rail
- Reed Find vacancies for mechanical, civil, electrical, electronic, nuclear and structural engineering roles
- Robert Giles Agencies Recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering and technical industries throughout the UK and overseas
- rtmjobs For jobs in the rail industry
- The Engineering Job Job boards for UK engineering vacancies
- Thomas Telford Recruitment Recruitment consultancy specialising in civil and building design and construction
- Top Engineering Jobs Site for engineering professionals - browse by job role
- Totaljobs Search the engineering jobs sector by location, by job sector or by UK region
- Totally Engineering Specialist engineering recruitment
- TRS Staffing Solutions Specialist international engineering recruitment company
- Working Smart Recruitment website for engineering and geoscience graduates
Professional organisations
You may find vacancies here, but you can also use these links to increase your knowledge of your chosen job type.
- ADS ADS is the trade organisation advancing the UK aerospace, defence, security and space industries
- Association for Project Management Help for project managers and others involved or interested in project management to progress their professional career
- Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) UK's leading trade association for engineering, technical and management consultancies
- Association of Cost Engineers The major objective of the Association is to promote cost engineering as a recognised discipline of engineering technology
- Energy Network Association (ENA) Acts as the voice of the energy networks sector. Represents the 'wires and pipes' transmission and distribution network operators for gas and electricity in the UK
- Engineering Council Regulation of the engineering profession in the UK
- Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF) Employers' organisation - meeting the needs of a wide range of businesses, notably technology, engineering and manufacturing-based companies
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences
- EngineeringUK Works in partnership with business and industry, Government, education and the profession to promote science, engineering and technology (SET) in the UK
- Engineers without Borders UK An international development organisation that removes barriers to development through engineering. The programmes provide opportunities for young people to learn about technology's role in tackling poverty. Members can work on projects around the globe
- Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Sector Skills Council for the automotive retail industry
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Formed by the joining together of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), the IET now has more than 150,000 members worldwide. It is the largest professional engineering society in Europe and the second largest of its type in the world
- Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Professional body for engineers, scientists, technologists and managers in agricultural and allied land-based industries, including forestry, food engineering and technology, amenity, renewable energy, horticulture and the environment
- Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) International body, representing the interests of those involved in chemical engineering
- Institution of Civil Engineers Professional body of civil engineers; provides news updates and links to industry information
- Institution of Engineering Designers Professional body for designers who operate in widely diverse fields of design practice
- Institute of Marine Engineers Promoting the development of marine engineering, science and technology; providing opportunities for the exchange of ideas and practices and upholding the status and knowledge of marine professionals
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Created from the merger of The Institute of Materials (IOM) and The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (IMM), the Institute is the global network for professionals in the materials cycle
- Institute of Measurement and Control Professional body for the Automation Industry - provides members with routes to Engineering Council registration as Chartered and Incorporated Engineers, and Engineering Technicians. Any application or technique of measurement and control falls within its scope of interest
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Has existed fof 150 years. Around 80,000 engineers worldwide are members. IMechE is the UK's qualifying body for mechanical engineers
- Institute of the Motor Industry The Institute is the Sector Skills Council for the automotive retail industry
- Motorsport Industry Association News and links relating to the UK Motorsport industry
- Proskills UK Sector Skills Council for the process and manufacturing sector
- Retail Motor Industry Sector Skills Council Sector Skills Council for the retail motor industry
- Royal Academy of Engineering The Academy brings together over 1200 distinguished engineers who come from all engineering disciplines. The aim is to promote excellence in engineering for the benefit of people in the UK
- SEMTA Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) The premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking
- Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd Industry news, events and current issues
- Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) Membership organisation for engineers in the transport, plant and engineer surveying industries
- The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) Represents companies who manufacture or import products in the machine tool, equipment and manufacturing technologies sector. Promotes the interests of its members in home and overseas markets and also owns and organises the UK machine tool and manufacturing technology exhibition, MACH
- Women into Science and Engineering (WISE) Promotes science, engineering and construction as a valuable and interesting career option for women with initiatives and publications about career opportunities in this sector
- Women's Engineering Society The voice of the woman engineer. Promotes the education, training and practice of engineering among women



