Process engineering, control and maintenance

This page has been designed to give a starting point for those looking into careers in process engineering, control and maintenance.

• What are careers in process engineering, control and maintenance?
• How do I get into it?
• Finding a job or employer in this sector
• Further information and useful links

What are careers in process engineering, control and maintenance?

A process engineer develops economical industrial processes to make the products on which modern society depends. Maintenance engineering plays a vital role in the efficiency, development and progress of the manufacturing and processing industries.

Control Instrument engineers need a thorough understanding of the operational processes of an organisation and have a truly multidisciplinary role, working closely with colleagues across a number of functions such as operations, purchasing and design.

• AGCAS: Industry Insights - Engineering (pdf 121kb)
• Prospects
  Is a graduate careers website with the following profiles:
  Control and Instrumentation Engineer
  Maintainence Engineer
• Prospects Sector Guides
  Energy and Utilities
  Manufacturing
• Target Jobs - Engineering
• Inside Careers Guide to Engineering
  Information about the leading engineering graduate recruiters, jobs, internships and placements.

How do I get into it?

• IChemE on campus
  Information for chemical, biochemical and process engineering in academia.
• Institution of Engineering and Technology
  Professional registration, professional development, jobs and other career related information.
• Institute of Material, Minerals and Mining 
  Accredited courses in these areas.
• STEM Sussex
  One-stop-shop for science, technology, engineering and mathematics information in Sussex.
• Women into Science and Engineering
  The WISE campaign encourages young women under 19 years old to value and pursue science, technology, engineering and maths or construction related courses in school or college and move on into related careers.
• Look for courses at the university
  See the courses database for University of Brighton courses in this area.

Finding a job or employer in this sector

• The Career Engineer
  Online jobs portal
• Chemistry and Industry (monthly)
  An online magazine looking at news in science, commerce and industry.
• Electronics Weekly
  
• Electronics Times
  
• Giraffe Recruitment
  Specialist recruitment agency for the engineering sector.
  
• Gradcracker
  This site is dedicated to graduate engineer recruitment.
• Just Engineers
  Engineering job advertisement website
• Mechanical Engineer
  
• NES International Ltd
  NES is an engineering and technical recruitment specialist, providing contract and permanent recruitment services throughout the UK and overseas.
• New Scientist
  
• UK Engineering Recruitment
  The leading UK technical vacancies site.
• Worldwide Worker
• WorldwideWorker.com is the global leader in energy jobs for engineers and professionals. Find a job in Oil & Gas, Renewables, Electricity, Power, Mining, etc. You can apply from anywhere, at anytime.

Further Information and useful links

• Association of Institutions concerned with Medical Engineering
  
• British Computer Society
  Chartered Engineering Institution for information technology (IT).
• Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management
  Includes an directory of consultants, contractors, manufacturers or suppliers in the environmental (water, air, or land) management sector, and a job market section.
• EEF - the manufacturers' organisation
  EEF provides engineering and manufacturing support & employment advice for business. You will also find useful labour market and sector information as well as a vacancies section.
• Institution of Agricultural Engineers
  The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) is the professional body for engineers, scientists, technologists and managers in agricultural and allied land-based industries, including forestry, food engineering and technology, amenity, renewable energy, horticulture and the environment.
• Institute of Chemical Engineers
  Employment and careers advice for chemical engineers.
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining jobs pages
  
• Institute of Mechanical Engineers
  
• Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
  IMarEST provides a careers and recruitment advisory service for its members and the marine community at large.
• Institute of Material, Minerals and Mining
  International professional body for the advancement of materials, minerals and mining to governments, industry, academia, the public and the professions.
• The Women's Engineering Society