Engineering

This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the field of Engineering.

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Check out job and internship listings by major/career interests on the College of Engineering website to view currently open listings for UM students and alumni in the Engineering field. For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake.

Do you have questions about internships, graduate school, or your future career? Or are you unsure what your first step should be? Speak with a coach via Zoom or stop by Toppel for in-person coaching, Monday – Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Feel free to email us at toppel@miami.edu if you need assistance outside of our drop-in coaching hours.

How to Land a College Internship

Securing a college internship is one of the most effective ways for students to build their career foundation. Internships provide invaluable hands-on experience, access to industry professionals, and the opportunity to apply academic knowledge in a real-world setting. This guide …

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How to Negotiate Salary as an Entry-Level Candidate (With Examples!)

You’ve landed your first job offer—congrats! Now comes the next challenge: how to negotiate salary as an entry-level candidate. It might seem like salary negotiation is out of reach, and that you should simply accept what’s offered. But the …

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How to grow your career in Artificial Intelligence

Growing your career in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an exciting and promising path, as the field is rapidly expanding and becoming essential across various industries. To succeed in AI, you need a combination of technical skills, practical experience, continuous learning, …

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Featured Resources

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Pathways to Science

Education and career training opportunities and fully funded programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) nationwide.

Scientista

A variety of resources for women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine

AAAS: Dedicated to Advancing Science, Engineering and Technology

Discover science and tech opportunities, and join a global networking community through the Association for the Advancement of Science.

STEM and Healthcare at the CDC

CDC’s STEM hub equips college students and professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with tailored resources.

National Science Foundation (NSF): Igniting Innovation and Discovery

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency providing access to funding opportunities, news, and educational resources, …

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs & Internships

Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. The following job and internship opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career circle.

For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake. All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account.

Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Access and explore on-demand LinkedIn Learning content (courses and videos) that can help you identify and build skills needed to be successful in your future career. Here, you can find relevant LinkedIn Learning content featured for your career circle.

Programming Foundations: Data Structures

Taught by Kathryn Hodge
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to fundamental data structures, equipping you with the skills you need to implement and…

Interior Design with Blender: Build an Advanced 3D Scene

Taught by Skillshare
When 3D designer and animator Derek Elliott began exploring Blender, he didn’t realize it would transform his entire career. Learning…

Choosing the Right ML Approach for Your Business Case with ISO/IEC 25053:2022

Taught by Lyron Andrews
In this course, instructor Lyron Andrews shows you how to describe the system components of machine learning (ML) and their…

Implementing Zero Trust for 5G and Open RAN

Taught by Taha Sajid
Zero Trust boosts your telecom infrastructure. But how do you implement it effectively and efficiently? In this course, instructor Taha…

Learning SketchUp Free

Taught by George Maestri
SketchUp Free is a browser-based 3D modeling and visualization tool from Trimble. It contains an online-only subset of the tools…

Develop ML Models with Python and T-SQL

Taught by Sam Nasr
In this course, senior software engineer and instructor Sam Nasr guides you through the skills you need to leverage Python…

Azure for Developers: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Azure AI

Taught by Ziggy Zulueta
In this course, Ziggy Zulueta—a Microsoft AI Most Valuable Professional and Certified Trainer—uses examples and practical applications to show you…

Practical Splunk: Build Data Intelligence through SPL, Reports, and Dashboards

Taught by Karun Subramanian
This course provides you with a functional, hands-on overview on how to create data intelligence from machine-generated data using Splunk…

OpenAI API: Building Front-End Voice Apps with the Realtime API and WebRTC

Taught by Morten Rand-Hendriksen
With OpenAI’s Realtime API, you can build a custom real-time voice-to-voice AI chat into any front-end web app or other…

Excel VBA: Process Modeling

Taught by Curt Frye
Excel power users: Learn how to use Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to create and run simulations of…

Build a No-Code ETL Pipeline with Google BigQuery

Taught by Vlad Gheorghe
Learn to build a no-code data pipeline using BigQuery in this hands-on course. Get started with data ingestion, write SQL…

Hiding in Plain Sight: Revit Secrets You Always Wanted to Know

Taught by Rina Sahay
If you’re already familiar with the Revit, take a deeper dive into the Revit UI to learn some lesser-known and…

Application Security in DevSecOps

Taught by Tim Chase
With DevOps continuing to grow in prominence, modern businesses expect applications to be built with greater speed and efficiency than…

Apache Iceberg for Data Analytics and Machine Learning

Taught by Dremio
Apache Iceberg has become a game changer in the world of analytics and machine learning. Iceberg lets you change your…

Enterprise AI Solutions with AWS: Amazon Q Business, Bedrock Knowledge Bases, and SageMaker MLOps

Taught by Noah Gift
In this course, learn about enterprise AI solutions, combining Amazon Q Business, Bedrock’s knowledge bases, and SageMaker MLOps for end-to-end…

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty (MLS-C01) Cert Prep

Taught by Pearson
Getting the AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty (MLS-C01) certification highlights your versatility as an ML engineer. Usually, ML engineers…

Design Thinking for Writers: Create a Compelling Character

Taught by Skillshare
What if you could remain true to your own creative vision while also testing the impact of your choices on…

Complete Guide to Application Security

Taught by Jerod Brennen
Want to build apps so secure they make cybercriminals cry? This isn’t your average security course–it’s the insider’s comprehensive playbook…

AWS AI Automation Foundations: Command Line Interface (CLI) with Amazon Q in AWS CloudShell

Taught by Noah Gift
In this interactive course, MLOps expert Noah Gift shows you the functionalities of Amazon Q and AWS CloudShell. Learn how…

Design Thinking: How to Use Creative Problem-Solving for Better Design

Taught by Skillshare
More than a buzzword, design thinking is a set of tools and attitudes that can help you solve creative problems…

LinkedIn Learning is free for currently enrolled University of Miami students. You must have a CaneID to access LinkedIn Learning. Click on “View All LinkedIn Learning Courses” to browse through all the content featured for your career circle.

Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Automotive Manufacturing Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Defense Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Chemicals Industry Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Explore careers, prepare for your future, and connect with industry professionals. Exclusive to our University of Miami community, Cane2Cane is a social network where 'Canes receive help navigating from college to career. No matter who you know, or don't know, connect and learn from professionals across 60+ industries who are eager to help you prepare for your career journey.

Magaly Park

Community Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Board Member GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI INC
Meet Magaly

Bryanna Desimone

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Network Engineer Infinite Internet Corporation
Meet Bryanna

Keegan Gibson

Alumni Mentor
  • New York, NY
  • Senior, Consulting EY
Meet Keegan

Peter Nilsson

Alumni Mentor
  • Seattle, WA
  • Principal Engineering Manager Microsoft
Meet Peter

Matthew Uva

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
Meet Matthew

Join your peers on Cane2Cane to connect with a 'Cane who can help you achieve your career goals! You can search for connections in the Cane2Cane community by applying various filters, such as industry, location, degree, and more!  

JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.