Employment opportunities

Management engineer
Roles

The skills attained at the end of the course enables management engineering graduates to enter and operate in the world of work in highly diversified and qualified fields, including the re-engineering of business processes, the development of models, systems and applications for decision support, the design of organisational systems and procedures for interaction between companies and between these and the purchasers of the goods and services produced, the configuration of planning and control systems for operational and financial activities, the operational management of complex projects, production and distribution management.
Skills

The management engineer applies knowledge of: economics and business management, production management; industrial plants; manufacturing studies; machine and structure mechanics; industrial technical physics; operations research.
Almalaurea 2017 data show that the sectors most in demand for management engineers are: the manufacturing industry, companies operating in the energy and plant engineering and transport sector, the services and consultancy sector, all sectors of the public administration, and the research sector in public and private, national and international institutes.
Employment opportunities

Graduates in management engineering are easily placed in large companies as well as in small and medium-sized production and service companies. An analysis of the Almalaurea 2017 data for the course under review shows that the majority of enrolled students (around 75%) intend to continue their studies by enrolling onto a second-cycle degree. It also emerges that, with reference to the type of work, the private sector is preferred, with permanent or self-employed contracts and full-time working hours. Graduates show an interest in working in their province of residence or in the province of study, although they are willing to travel frequently. Finally, among the employment opportunities, the 'organisation and planning', 'management control' and 'logistics and distribution' sectors are favoured. The following is a description of the degree course's target graduate profiles.
Head of organisation and planning, Head of management control
Roles

This figure constitutes the interface between company management and users.
In cooperation with the company management, he/she helps translate management requirements and user needs into technical specifications that form the basis for the realisation and development of products and services.
Skills

The main skills associated with this role are related to the application of:

  • organisational models and techniques;
  • industrial accounting and cost analysis techniques;
  • business economics techniques;
  • flow and stock management methodologies;
  • technological and plant engineering methodologies.

Employment opportunities

Consulting companies, public and private institutions, production and service companies.
Logistics and distribution manager
Roles

Responsible for planning, managing and controlling activities relating to the processes of procurement, stock management and distribution of finished products. In view of these objectives, he/she conceives and evaluates the costs and benefits of innovations in procurement and distribution logistics and warehouse management.
Skills

The main skills associated with this role are related to the application of:

  • flow and stock management methodologies;
  • business economics techniques;
  • technological and plant engineering methodologies.

Employment opportunities

Companies producing goods or services, managing logistics and providing services. Logistics and organisational consulting companies.
Process engineer
Roles

This figure typically works within manufacturing companies (usually of medium to large size) and deals with the analysis of production processes, and the design of intervention plans aimed at improving the production organisation. He/she has the task of optimising the factors and processes that contribute to production with a view to 'lean production' by introducing production and organisational methods for achieving efficiency and productivity improvement objectives.
Skills

The main skills associated with this role are related to the application of:

  • flow and stock management methodologies;
  • technological and plant engineering methodologies;
  • industrial accounting and cost analysis techniques;
  • business economics techniques;
  • statistical methodologies applied to the control of production processes.

Employment opportunities

Goods production companies.

Communication Skills

The Degree Course aims to develop in general:

  • ability to work effectively individually and as part of a team;
  • ability to communicate effectively with the engineering community and society at large, both in national and international contexts;
  • knowledge of the safety and legal aspects of engineering practice, of the impact of engineering solutions in the social and environmental context;
  • full awareness of professional ethics, in the exercise of responsibilities and compliance with the rules of engineering practice;
  • understanding of project management and business practice issues, such as risk and change management.

Specifically, it aims to develop skills in the areas of:

  1. communicating with production technicians, product managers, logistics managers, management control officers, managers/staff in the information systems area on typical problems in business management, process management and organised systems.
  2. facilitating coordination between the technical areas in charge of production, logistics and information systems management and the business lines through a background of expertise in the various specific areas.
  3. presenting the results of projects and work developed in person or in group activities.

Communication skills are assessed by means of the oral exams that form part of the assessment of individual course units.