Our Automotive and Motorsport graduates have realised their dreams of working in Formula 1, the domestic car market and a huge range of suppliers to those industries. Our course also provides opportunities for you to apply the knowledge learnt in the classroom into design projects that lead to real products, so you’ll be ready to play a key role in the future of the industry. This experience will help you secure your dream job which could have substantial earning potential, enabling you to shape the life you want in the future. The top five job titles advertised in the UK for graduate roles associated with Automotive and Motorsport courses are Design Engineers, Controls Engineers, Project Engineers, Service Engineers and Component Engineers*.

 

Our Automotive lab has industry standard kit which gives you exposure to a laboratory where you can experience dynamic analysis of vehicles, engine mapping and analysis which gives you the opportunity to build your practical skills directly related to your sector.

 

*Lightcast data – job postings from May 2022 to May 2023 showing jobs advertised associated with a selection of relevant graduate roles.

 

Why study Automotive and Motorsport Engineering BEng(Hons) at Huddersfield?

From fuel cells to the challenges of vehicle autonomy, you’ll study the fundamental principles of mechanics, dynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow with manufacturing technologies. These are then related directly to your automotive specialism through the investigation of propulsion systems, power transfer and chassis dynamics. Project work on real world scenarios will then complete your preparation for a career in the automotive sector. EngineeringUK report that projections suggest net growth in engineering roles of 2.8% compared to 2.3% in all occupations. Growth at that level would lead to 173,000 new engineering and technology jobs by 2030.*

 

You’ll gain practical experience on this course by working on projects that present you with real-world problems and scenarios, all in preparation for a potentially role in the automotive industry. In our Mechanical and Automotive Engineering subject area, all our degree programmes share the same first year of study, which means you can leave your options open until the start of your second year.

 

During your first and second year, you will be part of our programme: EnABLE (Engineering in an Activity Based Learning Environment). This will see you work on projects to develop your technical knowledge and skills. EnABLE aims to boost your confidence, helping you when undertaking an optional placement in your third year, or when securing your first graduate role post-university.

 

An optional placement year is available to you after your second year in the course, allowing you to put your knowledge and skills to the test at sites in the UK and abroad.

 

In the fourth year you will work on a selected individual research/design project with the support of your academic supervisor. It is possible to align this with one of the Master's team projects, which involve the design, build and friendly competitive testing of either a road, airborne or rail vehicle, for example, Formula Student team Team HARE, Team Hawk or HudRail. Many of our students choose to start becoming involved with Team Hare in their first or second year, which is good experience to help with applications for your placement year.

 

This course is also accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), which means it will help you toward achieving Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status partly meets the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).