BEng Hons Electronic Engineering

From the first year, you'll be immersed in a learning environment shaped by leading-edge research centres, practical labs, and a strong pathway to professional placements.

Your experiential learning journey:

• Learn at the forefront of engineering research: Your teaching is grounded in world-leading smart technologies, including the 5G/6G Innovation Centre, Advanced Technology Institute, Centre for Vision, Speech & Signal Processing, and Surrey Space Centre. These research hubs infuse modules with genuine, cutting-edge projects.

• Professional Training Placements: The program offers an award-winning Professional Training placement scheme—most students take a paid year-long placement (often between Year 2 and Year 3), gaining real-world experience at companies like Airbus, Intel, Jaguar Land Rover, GE Healthcare, HP, and more. 

• Real-world design projects in labs: The Engineering Professional Studies module equips you with professional design and teamwork experience—from problem scoping to build-test cycles—ethics, SDGs, sustainability, and client-focused presentation all included.

• Engineering design plus sustainability skills: You’ll gain hands-on familiarity with laboratory and workshop tools, learn risk management, and design sustainable electronic systems—preparing you for professional engineering challenges.

• Institutional recognition and support: Professional accreditation by the IET paves your path toward chartership, and Surrey's school boasts high employability: 94–95% of graduates are in work or further study soon after leaving. 

Graduates of the University of Surrey's BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering are highly employable, moving into roles such as electronics design engineer, embedded systems developer, telecommunications specialist, control systems engineer, and hardware verification engineer. Many alumni also pursue further study in electronics or work in sectors including consumer electronics, automotive systems, aerospace, and emerging technologies.

Here's how Surrey specifically supports your future:

Career Services & Experiential Learning:
The three-year BEng programme offers a professional training year, with students securing placements at leading companies like ARM, Sony, and BAE Systems. Students gain hands-on experience in Surrey's £40m Advanced Technology Institute, working on practical projects in circuit design, embedded systems, and electronic communications. The curriculum includes a major individual project in the final year, supported by the university's award-winning Careers Service which provides specialist electronics industry employability support.

Industry Partnerships & Research:
The programme benefits from Surrey's strong industry links with global electronics firms like Samsung, Huawei, and Imagination Technologies, as well as research collaborations with the 5G/6G Innovation Centre and the Space Engineering Centre. Students access cutting-edge facilities including the Nanoelectronics Cleanroom, RF and Microwave Laboratory, and Embedded Systems Lab. The curriculum incorporates current research in areas like microelectronics, wireless communications, semiconductor devices, and space electronics.

Graduate Outcomes:
Students develop strong technical skills in analog and digital circuit design, embedded systems programming, electronic communications, and control engineering. These competencies are highly valued, with graduates achieving an average starting salary of £31,500 (University of Surrey 2023 employment data).

Further Academic Progression:
After completing the BEng, graduates can progress to Surrey's MEng Electronic Engineering or pursue specialist master's degrees in fields like nanotechnology or telecommunications. Many enter professional roles with leading electronics companies, supported by Surrey's excellent industry connections and location in the UK's high-tech hub.