Student Benefits

Students who participate in the PSIMES Job Shadowing Program:

  • Gain real life experience outside of the classroom
  • Determine the skills needed to be successful in the workplace
  • Connect information learned in the curriculum to real life problems
  • Get direct access to networking opportunities that could lead to potential co-op/internship/permanent employment
  • Evaluate the culture of a company and determine if it may be a good fit for full-time employment
  • Evaluate various fields where IEs are employed to narrow down potential interest areas for job opportunities including internships, co-op jobs, and full-time employment
  • Determine if industrial engineering and/or manufacturing engineering is really the correct career path
 
 

About

Home of the first established industrial engineering program in the world, the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) at Penn State has made a name for itself in the engineering industry through its storied tradition of unparalleled excellence and innovation in research, education, and outreach.

We are Innovators. We are Makers. We are Excellence in Engineering. We are Penn State IME.

The Harold and Inge Marcus Department of
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

310 Leonhard Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802-4400

Phone: 814-865-7601

FAX: 814-863-4745