Career Opportunities After Graduation

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Career Opportunities After Graduation

       In the high-tech industry, the materials field plays a crucial role in technological breakthroughs. The students nurtured by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University are highly sought-after talents by major companies, and upon graduation, they can become industry engineers. In addition to becoming engineers, graduates of the materials science department also have various career paths available, such as becoming academic researchers or pursuing further studies abroad—both are options that offer the potential for success and achievement.

 

>The Role of Materials in the High-Tech Industry

       Materials are present in various industries, such as the LED industry, solar energy industry, microelectronics packaging industry, and semiconductor industry. Taking the example of smartphone manufacturing, a smartphone incorporates the integration of heterogeneous materials, including semiconductors, metals, ceramics, and polymer materials.

Image: The integration of heterogeneous materials in a smartphone, including semiconductors, metals, ceramics, and polymer materials.
 

 

>There are various career paths after graduation.

Industry R&D engineers, academic researchers, or pursuing opportunities abroad are all potential career paths for the future that graduates can consider.

In terms of career paths as engineers, they can be divided into process engineers and research and development (R&D) engineers. The main role of a process engineer is to improve the production process through technology, determine manufacturing methods, and maintain product quality to achieve the optimization of the manufacturing process. On the other hand, the work of an R&D engineer involves the initial design of a product, ultimately leading to a usable product. R&D engineers typically work in research centers or corporate R&D teams. Some alumni choose to continue their studies abroad, pursuing master's or doctoral degrees, or they may seek employment in foreign companies.

Additionally, one of the future options for graduates is to engage in academic research at national academic institutions such as ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) or Academia Sinica.

In fact, the career opportunities for materials science graduates can be much broader than one might imagine.

Image: An overview of the career paths for materials science graduates.

 

>交大培育高科技人才

      According to a report by *CommonWealth Magazine*, 63.5% of the chairman and general manager-level positions in the Hsinchu Science Park are held by alumni of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Additionally, about 80% of the publicly listed companies in Silicon Valley founded by Chinese entrepreneurs are led by alumni from the university.

另外，交大有著全國最領先的科技研發，也培育出許多科技業佼佼者。交大材料的學生大部分畢業後會就讀研究所，而出社會則進入台積電，若有就讀博士，進入台積電的起薪會較高。