Mechanical engineering graduates

• Aerospace industry – researches, designs, manufactures, operates and maintains aircraft
• Automotive industry – designs, manufactures, distributes and markets motor vehicles
• Chemical industry – covers oil companies, chemicals manufacturers and the businesses that support them (eg to build new plants or develop new process technologies)
• Construction industry – designs and builds infrastructure, buildings and buildings services (eg heating and ventilation)
• Defence industry – provides equipment, support and services for the armed forces and national security
• Electronics industry – designs and manufactures components and complete equipment for sectors from automotive to medicine and the military
• Fast moving consumer goods industry – manufactures products such as household cleaning items, personal hygiene goods and convenience foods
• Marine industry – develops and helps operate vessels
• Materials and metals industry – activities include developing new materials and manufacturing components or end products
• Pharmaceuticals industry – develops and manufactures drugs
• Rail industry – designs, constructs, manages and maintains rail system components from trains and tracks to electrical power systems and train control systems
• Utilities industry – helps supply power, water, waste management and telecoms.