Welcome to the Engineering Community!

The following sampling of tools and resources should be combined with your own research. We suggest you use targeted keyword searches to find representative employers and opportunities, explore professional associations, join LinkedIN groups, and browse additional job board postings. Remember to also search LinkedIn and MyPenn (formerly QuakerNet) to connect with Penn alumni in fields related to your interests. Additionally, the sample jobs and employers are only a small selection of what’s posted in Handshake – log in to see much more!

We also suggest using the Career Exploration section of our website for more information or researching by major.

Explore Careers in Engineering

Check out Vault Guides to learn more about the various industries within engineering.

Make Connections

Networking is simply talking and building relationships with professionals in careers that interest you to help you learn what it’s like to work in a particular role, field, or industry. In addition to MyPenn (formerly QuakerNet) and LinkedIN, there are also a variety of other professional associations that you may find of interest. Read more about how to make connections. 

Search & Apply

When looking for jobs in engineering, Handshake is a great place to start looking!

Find Resources

On this page, we’ve compiled many resources to help you prepare for a career in engineering. Of particular interest should be our industry specific job boards, as well as various professional organizations.

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Building Medical Devices at Olympus Corporation

Kendall (Sage) Webb, COL ’26, Richlands, VA

This summer I had the privilege of interning with Olympus Corporation in their Medical Device division, focusing on marketing and sales for endoscope reprocessing products such as ScopeLocker Air and OER-Elite. Being part …

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New Resume Samples to Help PhDs and Postdocs Tell Their Story

Most PhD students and postdocs are very familiar with curriculum vitaes (CVs), and you probably already have one!  CVs are used for lots of academic purposes – applying for graduate programs, grants and fellowships, and for academic jobs.  You probably don’t …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Building Skills in AI: My Summer Internship at E-Strategy

Ethan Wang, COL ’26, Naperville, IL

This past summer, I was fortunate to complete an internship with E-Strategy International Inc. as a Software Engineer Intern, supported by funding from Penn Career Services. The internship, based in Hoboken, NJ, lasted nine …

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Career Services
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Career Resources

Not All Organizations Offer Internships or Hire New Grads

In this resource, please find a regularly updated externally managed list …

Vault Guides

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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