Industrial Engineering
Linking People, Technology, and Business
Industrial engineers have an important role in every organization, serving as a bridge between engineering and management to analyze and adapt processes or create new ones. Whether it’s a manufacturing procedure, a staffing model, or a redesign of physical space, industrial engineers identify the people, materials, technology, information, and energy required for a process to be efficient—and determine how these resources should interact to be effective.
WPI’s Industrial Engineering Program prepares students with the knowledge, experience, and leadership skills needed to tackle current and future organizational problems in the global economy.
Career Opportunities
Our graduates are recruited by prestigious companies such as Accenture, Avery Dennison, GE, Hanover Insurance, and Goldman Sachs. Read the article, “The Most In-Demand (And Aging) Engineering Jobs”, published by Forbes (Sept. 12, 2014).