Industry Partnerships
From developing talent to accelerating innovation, we can help get you where you want to go.
Partnering with Northeastern’s College of Engineering can help you create a variety of solutions— from talent and workforce development to research and innovation.
Areas of frequent partnership are highlighted below; please contact us for inquiries!
Cooperative Education Student Hiring and Employer Partnerships
Our signature cooperative education program (co-op) is both good business and good for business. With talented young workers on staff on whom you can depend, your experienced employees can turn their attention to developing new strategic initiatives. By nurturing young talent, your company is laying the foundation for those who will guide the work in years to come. Co-op employers gain cost-effectiveness, support, a pipeline for future full-time talent, and the opportunity to engage with budding talents in the field.
PhD Candidate and Postdoc Talent Portal
View our College of Engineering talent portal, highlighting PhD candidates and postdocs seeking career opportunities in industry and academia.
PhD Candidate and Postdoc Talent Portal
Capstone Project Sponsorship
Sponsor a capstone project and have senior-year students develop a creative solution to your engineering challenge.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Professional Workforce Development
In addition to traditional research-oriented graduate degrees, specialized Master of Science degrees and Graduate Certificates aligned with industry needs are offered. The Graduate School of Engineering is top ranked and offers flexible program structures, including full-time and part-time programs as well as courses offered online.
Targeted Research
Industry and government partner with Northeastern for basic and applied research. The reason is simple: they know that at Northeastern, our two guiding principles are interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement with the real world. These principles are reflected in our research programs, which are driven by critical issues in materials, processes, systems and infrastructure. Our research collaborations are a win-win-win: our partners receive knowledge and products tailored to their needs, our researchers validate and extend their work, and our students receive training and experience to become the next generation of effective technologists.
Commercialization of Existing IP
Our faculty are at the forefront of pioneering discoveries, inventing solutions to better the world. Through Northeastern’s Center for Research Innovation, you can explore available technologies and collaborations with existing start-ups.
Each of our academic departments has an Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) to help faculty develop programs mapping to emerging and current industry needs. View current IAB members by department:
Connect with our team here to explore opportunities and create solutions.
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Departmental Programs: Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Energy Systems, Engineering Management, Engineering Public Policy, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Robotics, and Sustainable Building Systems.
Industry News
New Satellite Connectivity Technology Rapidly Improves Communication
ECE Professor and Associate Dean for Research Josep Jornet talks about new satellite connectivity technology found in the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Google Pixel Watch 4, and how the technology will positively impact and rapidly improve satellite communication.
Northeastern Graduate Builds AI Assistant for MassDOT
Sai Panindra Santosh Kumar Majji, MS’24, engineering management, created a generative artificial intelligence assistant called the Highway Engineer Knowledge Assistant (HEKA) for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to help organize projects, documents and information for the engineering team.