Student Experience > Careers

The SMA–MST degree programme prepares the graduate for leadership positions in manufacturing and related industries. Through the broad fundamental base and the specific area of concentration, the student develops a facility that fosters a wide range of careers—from new process technology and technology improvement to product development, manufacturing systems, and manufacturing logistics.

Graduates from our programme have already moved into a variety of careers in manufacturing that range from semiconductor process engineering, new product introduction, and factory management to supply chain design and implementation. Several SMA graduates have struck out on their own to provide consulting services, and two have gone on to earn PhDs and become management and engineering faculty.

Early on, our industrial partners have identified SMA–MST graduates as “different.” This difference is identified as outstanding team players, quick learners, and determined problem solvers. Many alumni now consider SMA–MST to be a “recognized brand” among employers.

Here are specific examples of what recent graduates have achieved:

• Developing disruptive manufacturing technologies for the emerging field of soft-lithography
• Optimizing space utilization and supporting continuous improvement activities for an international logistics corporation
• Applying operations management techniques to the production of offshore oil rig platforms to problems of inventory management plant layout and workload balancing
• Designing consumer electronic products, from concept to production to market
• Coordinating a multi-billion dollar factory conversion in the semiconductor industry, and introducing rigorous planning methods for this purpose
• Serving as a sales manager for an aluminum company with customers in the auto and consumer electronics industries
• Working in teams with managers and engineers to develop a new distribution structure for a major home furnishing manufacturer