Engineering Management B.E.
Program Details
Degree
Bachelor of EngineeringAvailable
On campusOrganizations today need technical leaders who have a wide range of knowledge and expertise in engineering, technology and business operations. As one of the first universities in the world to offer an engineering management (EM) program, the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in engineering management degree at Stevens prepares students to be successful leaders in the technology driven industries that are the main stay of the 21st century economy.
Through an integrated curriculum taught by an award-winning faculty, the engineering management bachelor's degree program combines a strong engineering core with training in data analysis and visualization, process and project management, engineering design, systems integration, and managerial economics. The program prepares students for careers that involve the complex interplay of technology, data, organizations and economics. Students are empowered to become decision makers who are able to engineer solutions for complex management problems.
The program offers students with ample opportunities to work on 'real-world' assignments, and gain practical experience through the cooperative education program and the senior design project. During senior year, students are eligible to take the Engineer In Training (EIT) exam. Upon graduating, students are well prepared to work effectively at the interface of engineering and management and have the necessary skills to develop and lead high-quality, cost-efficient, technically complex systems, products and process. Our graduates are highly successful in securing top positions in high technology domains such as financial services, manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, construction, information technology, consulting and healthcare.
An ABET Accredited Program
This undergraduate program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
View the academic catalog below.
Message From the Director
Dr. Kathryn Abel, Undergraduate Engineering Management Program Director
"The engineer's role has changed from performing solely technical operations to being involved in the integration of engineering, technology and business operations. The engineering management discipline fills this critical education need by graduating engineers who understand the increasing demand for efficiency, effectiveness and integration in engineering and business operations across varied industries.
Important Info for Engineering Management Students
Enrollment and Graduation Data
Program Mission
To provide an education based on a strong engineering core, complemented by studies in business, technology, systems and management, and to prepare the graduate to work at the interface between technology/engineering and management, and be able to assume positions of increasing technical and managerial responsibility.
Program Educational Objectives
The objectives of the engineering management (EM) program can be summarized as follows:
EM graduates define, design, develop and assess solutions, as well as manage resources and processes to address complex multidisciplinary problems through their strong broad-based foundation and engineering management education and knowledge of modern technological tools.
EM graduates effectively lead and work on multidisciplinary project teams and are able to communicate and solve real world problems using knowledge and tools gained from their engineering management education.
EM graduates continue sustained intellectual growth in the corporate or academic world.
EM graduates successfully adapt to diverse technological and societal conditions to bring innovative, flexible and ethical solutions to their work.
The bachelor's degree program in engineering management is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.
Student Outcomes
By the time of graduation, Engineering Management students will have:
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
A fundamental knowledge and an appreciation of the technology and business processes necessary to nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization.
Technology-driven industries are the mainstay of the 21st century economy.
With the New York/New Jersey metro area being a center for the financial services, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, information technology and telecommunications industries of the world, Engineering Management graduates have exceptional career opportunities.
The Engineering Management degree at Stevens is designed to provide young engineers with the optimum set of skills needed to solve the interdisciplinary challenges of today's technological companies. By combining engineering, management, technology and business, we have developed a unique program to educate some of the brightest engineers for whom skills in engineering design, systems engineering, operations research, operational effectiveness, technical marketing, project management, financial and business analysis, supply chain management, and quality management are of high priority. Enginering Management graduates have varying interests and skills. These include manufacturing, financial services, logistics, engineering, technical sales, project planning and management, and quality management and control.
Top Careers
Project Managers
Data Analysts
Production Supervisors
Information and Operations Specialists
Logistics Manager
Systems Engineers and Analysts
Industrial Engineers
Quality Assurance Engineers
Business and Technology Analysts
Investment Bankers
Financial Analysts
Top Recruiting Firms:
Financial Services – Alliance Bernstein, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, Fidessa, Goldman Sachs, Jones Lang LaSalle, RBC Capital Markets, Standard & Poors, UBS
Consulting – Accenture, Avanade, Booz Allen Hamilton, Protiviti
Pharmaceutical/Chemical/Health – Becton Dickinson, Henry Schein, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Sun Chemical
Construction – American Infrastructure, Bovis Lend Lease, George Harms Construction, Lehr Construction, New Line Structures, Shawmut Design & Construction, Skanska, Tishman Construction, Turner Construction, Whiting - Turner
Defense/Government – Hamilton Sundstrand, Picatinny Arsenal, United States Army, FAA, MTA
Energy – Constellation Energy, Creston Electronics, ExxonMobil, Mosto Technologies, Solevis
Telecom – AT&T, Fox News, Garmin, IBM, Verizon
Manufacturing/Engineering – Anheuser Busch, BAE Systems, BMW, Brisk Waterproofing, C&G Pipecoaters, Hertz, Hunter Douglas, InetSoft, Lockheed Martin, Technology Corp, Menshen, Pacific Controls, Pepsi
Logistics – Amazon, The Children’s Place, UPS
Starting Salary
The average starting salary for engineering managers varies from year to year, but normally is one of the higher starting salaries for engineers at Stevens. Stevens Engineering Management graduates consistently rank among the top three starting salaries of all engineering disciplines graduating from Stevens.
The average starting salary for Engineering Management graduates from 2019-2022 is $74,250.
Job Placement
Engineering Management graduates from the Class of 2022 had a 100% Career Outcomes Rate, with 57% of graduates continuing their education.
The School of Systems and Enterprises offers several awards and professional development opportunities.
Accelerated Master's Program (AMP)
The School of Systems and Enterprises participates in the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) designed for Stevens undergraduate students who also want to pursue a master's degree. Many engineering and science students wish to jointly pursue a master of engineering in Engineering Management or Systems Engineering with their undergraduate degree. Admission criteria to the program are junior standing, an application, and a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. The advantage of the AMP program is an undergraduate and graduate degree in a reduced time period (five years).
Cooperative Education
The Cooperative Education Program at Stevens provides real-world experience to students while they pursue their education. The success of the program is built on the capabilities and enthusiasm of the co-op students and the challenging work assignments provided by the co-op employers. About 30% of Engineering Management students are enrolled in the Cooperative Education Program. At Stevens, we believe that cooperative education is first and foremost a powerfully effective educational process. Co-op is built on a theory/practice model of learning that unfolds through five increasingly sophisticated work assignments. In addition to the educational benefits, co-op helps student clarify and test their career goals and earn money to pay part of their college expenses.
Senior Design
Senior Design is the culmination of an Engineering Management education, typically spanning the three semesters in junior and senior year. The scope of the project is decided in discussion between a sponsor and the Stevens Senior Design coordinator. A suitable project is one that provides value to the sponsor, is appropriate to the time scale and meets the academic requirements of the program.
Sponsorship provides a context for the project and is a meaningful bridge to the "real world" of professional work. In keeping with this, our goal is to have students work on cross-disciplinary teams so that they gain experience in the type of environment that they will experience in their careers.
Sponsored Senior Design can significantly benefit both the students and the sponsoring organization. Recent industrial sponsors have been United Parcel Service, Ethicon, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, United States Postal Service, the City of Elizabeth (N.J.), Century 21 and Medina Consultants.
Engineering Management Honor Society
Stevens Institute of Technology is the Beta chapter of Epsilon Mu Eta, the engineering management honor society. In addition to being eligible for engineering honor societies such as Tau Beta Pi, excellent academic and community service allows consideration for membership into the Engineering Management Honor Society as well.
American Society for Engineering Management
The American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) exists to help its members to develop and improve their skills as practicing managers of engineering. Stevens has a chapter of ASEM that holds regular events for students on campus. Some of these events include resume-writing workshops, career panel discussions and visits with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point's chapter of ASEM.
Areas of Concentration
Some students may wish to cluster electives in ways that would help them gain expertise in area of specialization within engineering management. Engineering Management students can focus their field of interest by concentrating in either Systems Engineering or Financial Engineering by taking three specific courses among two technical electives and three general electives in various ways.
Awards
The Hans J. Lang Award for Excellence in Cost Engineering and Engineering Economics
The Frederick Winslow Taylor Award
The Humphreys/ Ennis/ Lesser Award
The John Mihalasky Award
Donald N. Merino Award for Academic Excellence
The Sponsored Senior Design program is the culmination of the undergraduate engineering management education.
Teams of up to four students typically work on the sponsored Senior Design consulting, entrepreneurial and product development projects for two to three semesters. The scope of the project is decided in discussion between the sponsor and a Stevens Senior Design coordinator. A suitable project is one that provides value to the sponsor, is appropriate to the time scale and meets the program's academic requirements.
These projects are typically conducted in the two-semester design sequence during a student's senior year. The goal is to have students work on multidisciplinary teams to gain experience in the type of environment that they will experience in their respective careers post graduation. Stevens faculty members with expertise in the field(s) of the project, together with the sponsor, provide joint supervision of the groups. Progress is presented twice per semester and a comprehensive final report is submitted upon project completion.
Previous projects:
2022: SSE Students Tackle Opioid Crisis for Innovation Expo 2022
2021: SSE Seniors Address Contemporary Challenges in Forward-Thinking Capstone Projects
2021: SSE Students to Showcase Engineering Ingenuity at Stevens Innovation Expo 2021
2020: SSE Students Embrace a Virtual Platform at Stevens Innovation Expo 2020
2019: 2019 First-Place Ansary Competition Winner (tie): LifeSkills Software
2019: Stevens Students Showcase Big Ideas and Bold Solutions at Innovation Expo 2019
2019: SSE Students To Show Off Their Research At Innovation Expo 2019
2018: Student and Faculty Inventions on Display at Stevens Innovation Expo 2018 Show What is Possible
2018: Stevens Students Design "Smart" Implant for Knee Joints
Sponsors
Sponsored projects significantly benefit both the students and the sponsoring organization. As students gain real-world experience and a meaningful bridge to professional work, sponsors add value to their projects and access to new perspectives. After an initial proposal is accepted, feedback to the sponsor is typically maintained through site visits, phone calls and email.
Recent industry sponsors have included:
Corporate
Century 21 Department Stores
Flintco
Construction Solutions
UPS
Ethicon
Stryker Orthopedic
Medina Consultants
Magnificent Baby
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
Lockheed Martin
Government/Civil
USPS (United States Postal Service)
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
NYC Office of Emergency Management
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO)
City of Elizabeth, N.J.
City of Hoboken, N.J.
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From Our Students
Amy Regan '17 received the prestigious 2018 Today's Top 10 award from the NCAA. The award recognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
One of the things that I love about spaceflight is that it’s a stream of complex science and engineering problems. Each problem is a system of systems, a series of smaller problems to solve for.
Jonathan Matos
Director of Program Formulation and Program Management at a major commercial space company
Jessica Driscoll ’20 M.Eng. has been working in the energy field since her sophomore year at Stevens when she was recruited to intern at AECOM. In her current role as Program Manager at Bradley Construction Management, Driscoll is overseeing energy services across the country.
What really distinguishes the curriculum is that it teaches you how to lead a group of people. You’re learning to apply your technical knowledge in all the ways it can be used for and present it in a way that is understandable and useful to everyone around you.
Lucas Gallo '19
On Engineering Management Program
Amy Regan '17 received the prestigious 2018 Today's Top 10 award from the NCAA. The award recognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
One of the things that I love about spaceflight is that it’s a stream of complex science and engineering problems. Each problem is a system of systems, a series of smaller problems to solve for.
Jonathan Matos
Director of Program Formulation and Program Management at a major commercial space company