UNSW Canberra Engineering Work Experience Opportunities

Hosting a student provides an opportunity to:

• Support the development of future engineering professionals.
• Engage with talented students.
• Promote your organisation and career opportunities to emerging graduates.
• Contribute to the engineering profession and the broader Australian workforce.
• Build relationships with UNSW Canberra and the School of Engineering and Technology.

Students may undertake placements in:

• Defence organisations and establishments.
• Engineering consulting firms.
• Infrastructure and construction companies.
• Manufacturing and advanced technology organisations.
• Aerospace organisations.
• Energy, resources, and utilities sectors.
• Research and development environments.
• Other engineering and technology workplaces where students can undertake meaningful technical work under the supervision of qualified engineers.

Suitable activities may include:

• Engineering design and analysis.
• Testing and evaluation.
• Systems engineering.
• Digital engineering.
• Project engineering.
• Applied research and development.
• Engineering operations and maintenance activities.

To be eligible for Engineering Work Experience, placements should:

• Provide exposure to real engineering or engineering technology activities.
• Allow students to develop competencies aligned with Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.
• Be supervised by a suitably qualified engineering professional or as part of an engineering team.
• Include tasks representative of those undertaken by engineering professionals in the workplace.

Placements can be full-time or part-time.

Students are generally required to complete:

• 60 days of approved work experience for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) programs.
• 40 days of approved work experience for Bachelor of Technology programs.

Students typically complete this requirement during the summer period (November–February) or in semester breaks.

We welcome opportunities throughout the year.

If your organisation would like to offer a placement opportunity, please email the following information to set.cbr@unsw.edu.au and include “EWE Placement Opportunities” in the subject line:

• Organisation name
• Contact details
• Placement location
• Duration and dates
• Brief description of the work
• Desired student discipline(s)
• Supervisor details
• Point of Contact details

The School will promote suitable placements to students.