On the Job Market | Students | NC State MEM

Lasted Updated: 04/04/2025 | All information is accurate and still up-to-date

By the time they graduate, our students are well-prepared to meet the demands of a highly technical work environment. They become confident leaders, ready to innovate and drive change in the engineering world. With a MEM degree, they possess the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their careers and make significant impacts in the industry.

Employing our graduates means hiring professionals with a unique blend of technical and managerial skills. They can solve complex problems, lead teams, and drive projects to success. Their education and experiences make them valuable assets, ready to contribute to your organization’s growth and innovation.

This degree program prepares our students for a wide range of tasks, including:

• Collecting, storing, processing, and analyzing data
• Reporting detailed statistics and patterns
• Drawing conclusions and insights
• Making actionable recommendations
• Conveying information effectively
• Organizing activities to achieve goals
• Performing preventive maintenance to limit failures
• Solving problems systematically
• Designing and managing data analytics projects
• Managing complex technical products throughout their life cycle
• Building relationships with suppliers
• Managing the flow of information
• Understanding interdepartmental cooperation for success
• Using an analytical approach to complicated situations and making successful decisions
• Organizing sourcing processes, negotiating contracts, evaluating options, analyzing services or production processes, and designing and delivering a network.

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