Engineering Management
Learn to blend leadership skills with technical expertise.
Managing modern teams of engineers requires technical knowledge, leadership, and management skills.
Engineering managers serve as the interface between the business and technical sides of a project, translating business-oriented goals and needs into actionable engineering strategies and projects. They direct teams to ensure they stay motivated, focused, and efficient. Their joint knowledge of certain key aspects of business management and technical engineering concepts allows them to proactively make balanced decisions. Engineering managers mitigate project risks, efficiently allocate resources, and consistently deliver high-quality products within project budgets and schedules.
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Nathan Young joined Gorton’s Seafood upon completion of his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering at UMass Amherst. He began as a maintenance engineer while also pursing an MS in Engineering Management. He is now a project engineer tasked with managing capital projects at Gorton’s Seafood production facilities.
Featured faculty
Ana Muriel
Associate Department Head, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Director of Engineering Management
Logistics and supply chain management, advanced design and manufacturing, systems engineering.
Bernd Schliemann
Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Committed to the academic success of all MIE undergraduate students and those graduate students in the Engineering Management MS program.
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Eric Crawley Sets High Bar for Entrepreneurs in Residence at the College of Engineering
Crawley’s labor of love was always startups. As he says, “I help people turn crazy ideas into companies.”
Engineering Management
Managing modern teams of engineers requires technical knowledge, leadership, and management skills.