BEng Hons Electronic Engineering with Artificial Intelligence

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 with Artificial Intelligence are highly employable, moving into roles such as AI hardware engineer, embedded AI systems developer, robotics engineer, intelligent systems designer, and machine learning specialist. Many alumni also pursue further study in AI engineering or work in cutting-edge sectors including autonomous systems, smart technologies, semiconductor design, and next-generation computing.

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 AI and electronics companies like NVIDIA, ARM, and Graphcore. Students gain hands-on experience in Surrey's £40m Advanced Technology Institute, working on practical projects that combine electronic engineering with AI applications. The curriculum includes a major final-year project developing AI-enabled electronic systems, supported by the university's award-winning Careers Service which provides specialist AI engineering employability support.

Industry Partnerships & Research:
The programme benefits from Surrey's strategic partnerships with AI leaders like Google DeepMind, IBM Research, and the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI, alongside collaborations with the 5G/6G Innovation Centre. Students access cutting-edge facilities including the AI Hardware Lab, Edge Computing Testbed, and the UK's leading semiconductor cleanrooms. The curriculum integrates current research in neuromorphic engineering, AI-optimized chip design, intelligent sensor networks, and machine learning deployment on embedded systems.

Graduate Outcomes:
Students develop dual expertise in electronic systems and practical AI implementation, including skills in neural network deployment, edge AI hardware design, and intelligent system integration. These capabilities are in critical demand, with graduates achieving an average starting salary of £33,500 (University of Surrey 2023 data).

Further Academic Progression:
After completing the BEng, graduates can progress to Surrey's MEng programme or pursue specialist master's degrees in AI hardware or robotics. Many enter roles with AI chip manufacturers, autonomous systems developers, or industrial AI solution providers, supported by Surrey's strong industry network in both electronics and AI sectors.