Engineering Careers

Harper Adams has a long and successful history of supplying industry with high calibre engineers who already have industry experience and a proven ability to deliver solutions to complex real world problems.

Charles Nicklin

The teaching and facilities at Harper Adams are second to none.
Charles Nicklin
Head of Engineering, JCB

The thing that really makes people stand out to employees is their attitude and Harper Adams tends to attract and then develop people with real passion and a great work ethic.
Aaron Hunt
Leading Design Engineer, JCB

Desmond Connolly
Field Service Technician, CNH Industrial

Studying engineering opens opportunities for a wide variety of jobs and provides the analytical skills wanted by many employers.
Tom Rushton
MEng Off Road Vehicle Engineering

Once you’ve read the prospectus and visited the campus you’ll know straight away if Harper Adams is right for you.
Oliver James
Commercial Trainer, Case New Holland

Harper Adams is a unique place with a vibrant atmosphere, great students and friendly staff.
Robert Fillingham
Postgraduate Research Engineer

Look out for scholarship opportunities – extra money is always useful and sometimes it really is for free.
Hugh Reid
Electrical Quality Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover

Engineering degrees at other institutions are often purely engineering by theory. The Off-Road Vehicle Design course teaches you both the theory and the practical application. Engineering is not something you learn solely from a book. It’s something you get involved with, design, build and test.
Paul Hayhurst
Design Engineer, JCB

Harper Adams turns out engineers who specialise in real problems, not textbook exercises.
James Izzard
Postgraduate Research Engineer

The staff are not only passionate about their subject but also the success and support of the students.
Jonathan Bruce
Mechanical Design Engineer, Dstl

Being an engineer pushes me to achieve new limits every day. It’s exciting, challenging and extremely rewarding.
Ellie Krayenbrink
Platform Engineer

Harper Adams students always have the desire to succeed and make things happen.
Jonathan Garnham
Director and General Manager, JCB Power Products

Harper Adams gave me the confidence to speak to customers and the engineering knowledge to know the product inside and out.
John Plummer
Export Sales Engineer, JCB Agriculture

I now have a better understanding of the area that I would like to work in.
James Chapman
MEng Agricultural Engineering

Being a graduate enables you to progress your career further and faster, particularly in the engineering sector.
Glen Ebsary
MEng Agricultural Engineering

The course is well thought of within the industry and gives you a great start on the career ladder.
Sarah Henshaw
Product Manager, JCB Attachments

The industry recognises Harper Adams as a centre of excellence.
Richard Nankervis
Project Manager, JCB

My course is interesting, the staff are incredibly supportive and will go out of their way to help. I’ve made lifelong friends and most of all have had a happy university life in a place with likeminded people and a great atmosphere.
Emma Spalding
BSc (Hons) Off Road Vehicle Design

No other engineering course will give you the same level of practical experience and academic knowledge.
Andrew Radford
Parts Manager, Pöttinger UK

What Harper Adams offers isn’t just academic… it produces students that are bright, skilled, confident, resourceful and are capable of dealing with challenging situations.
Eleanor Krayenbrink
BSc (Hons) Agricultural Engineering

Harper Adams has an excellent reputation in the agricultural engineering industry and is renowned for having good contacts in this industry.
Joseph McSparran
Agricultural Technician, Young’s Equipment