Engineering, Robotics, Physical Sciences, Medical Devices

Concentrating in engineering or scientific disciplines at Harvard can lead to a diversity of career opportunities. You may choose to pursue graduate study to become more specialized in your chosen field, or to focus on teaching or research. From an industry perspective, both scientific and non-scientific organizations value the quantitative, analytical, and logical reasoning skills developed as an undergraduate in the College.

Breaking into Biotech & Pharma- Summer 2026 Recruiting

Are you an undergraduate student eager to explore the biotech and pharmaceutical industries? These fields offer exciting opportunities to contribute to life-changing innovations. Here’s your roadmap to finding and securing summer internships. 

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Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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Get Experience in Aerospace through One of Five Exciting Fellowships

Check out one of these really cool fellowships targeted towards different student populations:

“The Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship is an internship, mentorship, and networking opportunity awarded to exceptional college juniors, seniors, and graduate students pursuing careers in the commercial …

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Anthony Arcieri Anthony Arcieri, Director of Undergraduate Career Advising and Programming; & Architecture, Engineering, Environment Advising
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Postgrad Opportunities outside the US (Europe and UK)

Want to explore postgraduate opportunities outside the US? Always imagined living in Europe? Below are a few unique visas and programs available to recent Harvard graduates in various EU countries and the UK.

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Leadership Development and Rotational Programs

Below is a sample of the organizations that have structured leadership development programs. These entry-level programs often allow employees to …

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHTS

Ruizhe Kang PhD ’25

  • Fremont, CA
  • Product Engineer LAM Research
Meet Ruizhe

Connor McCann PhD ’25

  • Worcester, MA
  • Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Meet Connor

Ryan Garry PhD ’25

  • Boston, MA
  • Applications Engineer Axoft
Meet Ryan

Nicole Chen ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Software Engineer Stripe
Meet Nicole

Lucus Bendzsa ALM, Management ’25

  • Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Senior Software Engineer V2X
Meet Lucus

Javier D’Carlo Garcia ALM, Psychology ’25

  • Manhattan, KN
  • Lead Engineer Evergy
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Shawn Joseph ALM, Software Engineering ’25

  • Irvine, CA
  • Flight Software Engineer Terran Orbital
Meet Shawn

Genevieve McQuillan ’25

  • Cambridge
  • MPhil Student, Environmental Science and Engineering Cambridge University
Meet Genevieve

Kai Reed ’25

  • New York, NY
  • Software Engineer DataDog
Meet Kai

Alexander Young ’25

  • PhD Student, Quantum Science and Engineering Princeton University
Meet Alexander

Hamza Boutaleb Joutei ALM, Management ’24

  • Technical Director CEFIS Groupe

Ido Burstein ’24

  • Boston, MA
  • Software Engineer Microsoft
Meet Ido

Bella Nesti ’24

  • Herchel Smith Fellowship, Environmental Engineering Cambridge University
Meet Bella

Emily Launderville ’24

  • Austin, TX
  • PhD Candidate, Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
Meet Emily

Harini Kannan ’24

  • Fulbright Research Fellowship in Neurscience/Biomedical Engineering, India; then Medical School
Meet Harini

Bryan Han ’24

  • Boston, MA
  • Software Engineer Zagaran
Meet Bryan

Evan Howard ’24

  • New York, NY
  • Software Engineer Jane Street
Meet Evan

Ben Freudenberg ’24

  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Physical Sciences Trainee Environmental Protection Agency
Meet Ben

Clayton Donhauser ’24

  • Princeton, NJ
  • Robotics Engineer Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Meet Clayton

Lawrence Akpore ALM, Industrial-Organizational Psychology ’24

  • PhD Candidate, Multidisciplinary Engineering Texas A&M
Meet Lawrence
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