After you graduate

The Engineering Solid Mechanics (ESM) Master’s track and its various courses prepare you for a professional career in the fields of:

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Manufacturing engineering 
  • Civil and structural engineering
  • Bioengineering, biomechanics
  • Materials science
  • Microelectronics, sensor technology
  • Nanotechnology 
  • Geomechanics

Consider a job at an engineering company or a consultancy firm, or at governmental organizations and research institutes (TNO, for example). You may alternatively prefer to start your own company, or to pursue an academic career; we offer four-year doctoral (PhD) programs that provide a solid foundation for an academic career.

Scroll through LinkedIn to see where our former students ended up after graduation.

In summary, this is why the Master’s track in Engineering Solid Mechanics is the way ahead if your future is in Mechanical Engineering:

  • Research in the field of Solid Mechanics at TU/e is widely regarded as being of compelling quality
  • The Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program – and the ESM Master’s track in particular – is well appreciated by the high-tech companies that comprise Brainport Eindhoven
  • You as an ESM student are at the heart of our master’s program, with easy access to tutors, fellow students, and the wider university community.