Careers and Employability
Our specialist Electronics and Computer Engineering BEng (Hons) degree strategically targets the stat-of-the-art skillset demand in industry and academia for both Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering.
This computer engineering programme provides you with the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge required to work in a range of roles including full system design cycle, implementation, maintenance, and management of embedded systems. Other roles your skillset will lend itself to include IoT systems, edge devices, electronics and control circuits, computer systems, programmable systems, and mobile applications.
Our computer engineering degree graduates have gone onto working with employers such as:
- ITV
- Barclaycard
- Network Rail
- Microsoft
- IBM
- HMGCC.
Common computer engineering job roles include:
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Full Stack Developer
- Computer Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Digital Electronics Engineer
- Mobile App Developer
- Android Developer
- IoS Developer
- Control System Engineer
- FPGA Programmer
- Hardware Programmer
- IT Systems Administrator
- Hardware/Software Developer
- IoT Developer
- Microcontroller Programmer
- Research and Development Engineering roles.
Some of our electronics and computer engineering graduates have also moved on to work in Higher Education as Research Assistants, Teaching Fellows, Graduate Teaching Assistants, Associate Lecturers and into funded PhD positions. Other graduates also work as freelancers or run their own companies e.g. as Mobile Application Developers and IT consultants.
Master’s Opportunities
The University of Northampton’s master’s courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on master’s fees to give you a CV that will catch the eye of employers.
