As a graduate of the Master’s in Electrical Engineering with a specialisation in Micro Sensors & Systems, you can look forward to an exciting career as a design and process engineer, sensor development engineer, process developer, or production manager, to name but a few. You can also continue with a PhD or EngD programme. What about starting your own business?
Type of degree
Upon completion of the Master's with a specialisation in Micro Sensors & Systems, you will receive a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc). Your specialisation will be mentioned on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in the field of micro sensors and systems.
Job opportunities
As a graduate of this specialisation, you have a thorough understanding of micro systems, such as MEMS, lab-on-a-chip, or 3D printed devices. You can design and optimise different micro devices, namely 3D printed sensors or transducers, MEMS, or microfluidic chips. With this expertise, you will be well prepared to work at electronics design and manufacturing companies, robotics and automation companies, industrial equipment suppliers, or research laboratories, among others.
Whichever career path you choose, you will be sure to find exciting opportunities at various private and public organisations. You can work at a wide range of semiconductor design and manufacturing companies like NXP, companies that design and manufacture silicon microneedles, such as Uneedle, or manufacturers of microfluidic products, such as Micronit. Also, you can jumpstart your career at an electronics design and manufacturing company like Prodrive Technologies. What about joining the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, which specialises in health technologies and wireless electronics? Or are you interested in a career at a multinational technology company, such as iMac?
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, UT has been voted the most entrepreneurial university in the Netherlands four times in a row. We have a unique approach of putting scientific knowledge to practical use and turning our expertise and yours into solutions that people and society actually need. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and the start-up hub on campus.
You can use your master’s research - or prototypes from the research you have done - to start your own business. Graduates of the specialisation in Micro Sensors & Systems have founded MicroCreate: a company providing MEMS foundry services and fabrication of micro devices. Will you be next?
POST-MASTER OPPORTUNITIES
Instead of pursuing a professional career right after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can opt for an academic career by completing a PhD or an EngD. An EngD programme is more practically oriented and aligned with direct problem solving and addressing design needs of a particular industry whereas a PhD programme is more focused on research. You can follow both types of programmes at the Twente Graduate School (TGS).
CONTINUE AS A RESEARCHER: OBTAIN A PHD
A PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) entails studying and carrying out research in a particular area for a period of four years. You can do this within one of our research groups or our structured PhD programmes. An integral part of a PhD is writing your PhD thesis and presenting and defending your research publicly. Obtaining a PhD gives you the title Doctor (Dr).
FOLLOW AN ENGD PROGRAMME
You can also choose to follow an EngD programme after graduation. Such a programme usually takes two years and prepares you to become a high-level technological designer. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree title Professional Doctorate in Engineering (EngD).