Civil graduates with a BE degree are employed as civil, structural, and design engineers, geotechnical engineers, traffic engineers, transport planning engineers and site supervisors. Electrical and computer engineering graduates with a BE degree are employed as electrical, electronic, control systems and design engineers, computer systems administrators, biomedical engineers, telecommunications engineers, project and laboratory managers, specialist sales engineers, consulting engineers and consultants on implementation of business solutions. Software engineering graduates with a BE degree are in demand in most sectors, including the telecommunications industry, manufacturing and finance, as well as in the specialised software industry. There is also considerable international demand for graduates with software engineering skills. Environmental engineers with a BE degree from the University of Melbourne have careers in the application of engineering technology to the management of water and land resources.
Typical employers are consultants, government authorities and research institutions.
Mechanical and manufacturing graduates with a BE degree are employed as manufacturing and process engineers, marketing engineers, automotive design engineers, operations coordinators, aeronautics researchers, installation designers for sub-sea equipment, researchers in biomechanics, modellers of air pollution sources and robot and vision system engineers. Computer science graduates are employed as programmers, research scientists, consultants and systems engineers. Employers include government and private organisations. Modern geomatic engineering professionals are employed in such fields as computerised mapping, satellite remote sensing for environmental monitoring, precise satellite positioning and navigation, land development and computer-based land information systems, cadastral surveying, utility management through geographic information systems, precise surveying for engineering construction, natural resource mapping and management, environmental planning and industrial measurement using machine and robot vision systems.