MIT Engineering Majors Guide
Technology and Policy (TPP)
Skill Set
- Identify problems, evaluating technologies and their implementation
- Design complex technical systems- systems engineering and policy analysis both in government and industry
- Strategy development - optimization, evaluation and dynamic strategic planning
- Knowledge of computer-based models to examine the effect of alternative strategies
Industry Occupations
| Intellectual Property Law | Engineering Consulting |
| Consulting | Government |
| Engineering | Information Technology |
| Management Consulting | Financial Services |
| Aerospace | Think Thanks |
| Education | Environmental Consulting |
For indepth information : http://web.mit.edu/tpp/www/internships.html
Careers of Technology and Policy Alumni
- Business Information Technology Specialist , Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC
- Business Information Analyst , Tabors Caramanis & Associates
- Junior Practice Associate , McKinsey
- Technical Market Manager, Lucent Technologies
- Tech Commercialization Specialist, NASA Ames Research
- Senior Associate, ICF Consulting Inc.
- Power Market Specialist , ABB
- Associate, Booz Allen& Hamilton
- Spacecraft Engineer, US Naval Research Lab
- Systems Analyst, VIFI, Inc.
- Components Team Leader, AlliedSignal, Inc.
- Investment Officer, IFC
- Systems Engineer, Systems Resources Corporation
- Assistant Engineer, Wesl Japan Railway Company
(To contact alumni in your area of interest, check out the ICAN network at http://alum.mit.edu/cs/ican/
Companies who recruit TPP majors
| Boston Consulting Group | Wolf Greenfield & Sacks |
| ICF Kaiser Consulting | JP Morgan |
| Marakon Associates | Arthur D. Little |
| McKinsey & Company | Booz-Allen & Hamilton |
| SRI Consulting | CNA Corporation |
| Boston Pacific Company, Inc. | First USA Bank |
| ABT Associates Inc. | |
Career and Job Search Internet Resources
- AAAS Science and Technology Policy - http://fellowships.aaas.org/
- TekCentral.com - http://www.tekcentral.com/teknetwork/index.html
Salary Information
MIT Salary Survey http://web.mit.edu/career/www/salary/
Professional Associations
Departmental Homepage
MIT Department of Technology and Policy - http://web.mit.edu/tpp/www/
Next Steps
- Visit the Office of Career Services and Preprofessional Advising to schedule an appointment with a counselor in the School of Engineering to discuss career choices.
- Explore other career engineering majors guides located at http://web.mit.edu/career/www/guide/.
- Network with current students, alumni/nae in your area of interest.
Last updated on Monday, September 18, 06 at 01:33:54 PM EDT.
