# What can you achieve with an MSc in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering

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The outlook for MSc Eng graduates in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering is very positive.

Recent graduates have successfully secured jobs directly related to the Materials and Manufacturing Engineering programme MSc degree. They are employed in either private or public companies, or have started their own business.

The study programme aligns closely with the needs of Danish and international industries and meets the need for innovative minds in materials, product and process development.

This opens up a broad array of career opportunities across diverse companies, organizations and institutions.

## Typical work areas

Work assignments related to energy production, green transition, energy storage, transport, building and construction, (micro)electronics, food production, medical devices, and automation.

Typical fields of work include:

- Research and Development departments in industrial companies for the improvement of advanced materials, optimization of products, manufacturing processes, and production systems
- Production departments
- Testing and service divisions
- Procurement or sales units
- Innovation, product development and technological guidance in consultancy firms
- Specification, evaluation and reporting
- Characterization, quality control, certification
- Process, mechanical, thermal, structural simulation and modelling
- Engaging in national and international research projects

## Career opportunities

Materials and Manufacturing Engineering graduates are in demand in both private and public companies or have started their own business. Examples of employers are:

- Novo Nordisk
- MAN Energy Solutions
- Siemens
- Grundfos
- Danfoss
- Ørsted
- Lego
- NOV
- Velux
- Topsoe
- WS Audiology, Oticon, GN Hearing
- FORCE Technology
- Danish Technological Institute

## Pursue a PhD

Having a MSc in Engineering can open doors to further education.

You can apply for a three-year PhD, which at DTU is a research-based program ranking among the best in the world.

You can do either a traditional PhD or an industrial PhD, which involves working concurrently in a company. As a PhD student, you will be part of a research group, undertaking an independent scientific project.

[PhD education at DTU](https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/phd)