Careers in Technology, Engineering, and Data
Welcome to a world of innovation! With the demand for skilled professionals in tech, engineering, and data skyrocketing, exciting career paths await. At Dartmouth, you’ll join a community of leading researchers dedicated to academic excellence and tech innovation, empowering you to engage in pioneering work that addresses the world’s most pressing challenges. Discover how you can shape the future and make a meaningful impact in these dynamic fields!
Hiring Timelines
Recruitment timelines for technology and engineering positions can vary significantly. Employers often post job openings and conduct recruitment activities with Dartmouth students throughout the academic year. While there’s strong interest in hiring Dartmouth graduates, practices differ widely. Companies typically seek candidates for diverse positions at different times, rather than hiring large groups all at once. Be sure to watch for regular events, such as Thayer’s fall engineering career fair and other Dartmouth tech initiatives!
Technology Careers
A career in technology offers exciting opportunities for innovation, problem-solving, and growth. Graduate students can expect to work on cutting-edge projects, collaborate with diverse teams, and have access to a wide range of roles across industries—from software development to data science and cybersecurity. With continuous learning and advancement, technology careers are dynamic, highly rewarding, and central to shaping the future.
- AI Researcher
- Blockchain Developer
- Cloud Architect
- Cybersecurity Analyst/Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- IT Solutions Architect
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Technical Product Manager
- Software Engineer
- UX/UI Researcher
Technology Transfer Office at Dartmouth
The primary missions of the TTO are to transfer Dartmouth technology to our nation and the world to benefit society, enhance the recruitment and retention of world-class faculty and staff through fair and transparent policies, and generate and distribute revenue from the commercialization of Dartmouth technology.
The TTO is responsible for safeguarding, managing and reporting Dartmouth intellectual property for Dartmouth’s stakeholders, partners and sponsors. The TTO is responsible, with Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship and other campus entities, for educating our faculty and staff about methods for IP safeguarding and the commercialization of Dartmouth technology via licensing and Dartmouth startups.
- Green D Ventures | Network-powered VC with fellow Dartmouth alums
- 20 Top Career Paths for Tech Geeks
- How to Evaluate Startup Offers
- Wellfound: where startups & job seekers connect | Apply to tech & startup jobs
- Preparing for a Coding Interview
- Google’s Software Interview Prep
Engineering Careers
A career in engineering offers graduate-level students the chance to solve complex, real-world problems through innovation and technical expertise. With a focus on continuous learning and advancement, engineering professionals can expect to work on diverse projects across industries such as aerospace, electrical, and mechanical engineering, often pushing the boundaries of technology and sustainability to drive progress.
- Aerospace Engineer
- Biomedical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Environmental Engineer
- Industrial Engineer (with specialization in Manufacturing or Supply Chain Optimization)
- Mechanical Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Dartmouth Library Engineering Career Research Guides
- Thayer Career Services Weekly Newsletter
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- Engineering Job Boards
- Vault Guides for Engineering
Data Careers
Data science is a rapidly evolving and dynamic field, reshaping industries by transforming raw data into meaningful insights. At the heart of this interdisciplinary discipline lies the blend of statistical modeling, machine learning, and data visualization – much like the collaborative spirit of a Dartmouth education. Data scientists at the cutting edge of innovation work to extract, clean, and analyze data, using their expertise to create actionable insights that inform decision-making and drive progress.
- Analytics Consultant
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Researcher
- Big Data Engineer
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Cloud Data Engineer
- Data Analyst
- Data Architect
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- MIT Podcasts: AI in Hiring Trends
- Data Science Central | A Community for Big Data Practitioners
- How to run data science projects for early career success
- Digital Analytics Association
- The Association of Data Scientists
- Data Science Association
- Data Science For All – program that allows people from underrepresented backgrounds to learn data science and find mentors
- Subsurface Conference – Cloud Data Lakes conference.
- Women in Data Science – a conference and competition organized by Stanford University
- Builtin (start-ups & tech jobs in seven U.S. cities)
- eFinancial Careers
- Icrunchdata
Job Market Trends
Explore potential jobs and industries in depth using data that reflects real-time labor market trends on Dartmouth’s Center for Career Design, the undergraduate career center. Information include average earnings by location, top employers, employment trends and projections in the next ten years, “hard” skills, and popular job titles. Use keywords of by filtering for industry and occupation.
