Careers after bachelor's degree Engineering and Management
The unique combination of mathematical, technical and economic competences will open up excellent professional and career prospects to you as an industrial engineer.
Specialisation: Industrial Engineering
As an industrial engineer, you will plan, design and realise company processes. At the interface between management, development, and sales, you are responsible for implementing strategic goals in operational terms and planning specifications and for ensuring the optimal use of personnel, machines and computer technology. Your task is to ensure the efficient, reliable, cost-effective and timely provision of company services. You can approach complex operational problems systematically, describe them quantitatively and optimise them with computer-aided methods.
- Production planning and control
- Supply Chain Management
- Quality Management
- Logistics, Transport and Traffic
- Company Consulting
Specialisation: Data and Service Engineering
As an industrial engineer specialising in Service Engineering and Marketing, you will be involved in the design, planning and implementation of operational processes in service companies. At the interface between management, employees and customers, you will ensure implementation in operational terms of strategic goals and planning specifications. You will guarantee the optimal use of personnel, communication media and computer technology and the efficient, reliable, cost-effective and timely provision of company services.
- Customer and market research
- Business Intelligence
- IT-supported and Web-based Services
- Healthcare
- Company Consulting
Specialisation: Business Mathematics
Banks, insurance providers and other service companies use mathematics and statistical methods to analyse, model and improve their products and business processes in the market environment. Typical tasks include the weighting of risk and profit, the prediction of future market developments, the clarification of market needs and the creation of customer profiles.
- Financial and insurance industry
- Wholesale and retail trade
- Customer and market research
- Company and economic consulting
- Public administrations
Graduate profile
Finding a job and salary expectations after graduating
Most graduates quickly find a suitable entry-level job. The median starting salary is CHF 85,000, with the chosen industry and specialization playing a crucial role. In 2022, the median annual salary for engineers, when extrapolated to 100% full-time equivalent, is CHF 119,000. (Source: Salaries for Engineers and Architects 2022/2023)
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