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After Graduation

Most engineering students build careers in the field immediately after leaving Hope. Others pursue medicine, law or teaching. And almost half go on to receive a graduate degree. In the last year, 48 students graduated with an engineering degree.

Visit the Boerigter Center for Calling and Career for information, resources and career services

Our graduates:

Are employed at a wide range of companies

2015–2016 Hope Graduate Positions

Titan Global Innovations (start up) – Product Development/Engineering Manager
Summit Polymers, Inc – Project Engineer
JR Automation – Design Engineer
JR Automation – Controls Engineer
GA Richards – Project Engineer
Gentex – Product Support Engineer
Highlight Industries – Mechanical Engineer
Extol – Design Engineer
ICM Products – Developmental Process Engineer
ComEd – Assoc Engineer
General Dynamics Land Systems – Engineer I
General Motors – Seat Design Engineering
Burns & McDonnell – Asst Mechanical Engineer
LeanLogistics – Software Developer
Rose Medical – Project Engineer
RRM Design Group – Civil Engineer
Ventura Manufacturing – Quality Engineer
ZF North America – Test Engineer
Magna Powertrain – Vehicle Verification Engineer
Stryker Instruments – CAD Designer
Innotec – Engineer
Hubbell, Roth & Clark – Entry-level Civil Engineer
Fleis and VandenBrink – Civil Engineer, EIT
Gentex – Production Support Engineer
Encoris – CAD Support/Engineering
Schap Specialty Machine – Mechanical Engineer
Innotec – Manufacturing Engineering
LECO, St. Joseph, MI – Chemical Engineer
Apex Controles – Control Systems Engineer
Lear Corp – Seating Engineer
Nissan – Exterior Plastics Engineer
Tesla Motors – Project Engineer
JR Automation – Mechanical Design Engineer
The Walt Disney Studio – Engineering and Infrastructure
Herman Miller – Engineer
Gentex – Electrical Engineer
Innotec – Engineer
Servinsky Engineering PLLC – Structural EIT
Innotec – Engineer
Roush Industries – Powertrain Design Engineer
Innotec – Engineer
Fathom – Co-Founder
Tiara Yachts – Mechanical Engineer
Hubbell, Roth & Clark – Graduate Civil Engineer
Ford Motor Company – Powertrain controls Engineer
OST – Software Development

Attend graduate school in a variety of fields

Acoustics
Applied Mathematics
Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Bioelectrical Engineering
Biomechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management
Environmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Imaging Engineering
Naval Architecture
Paper Science & Engineering
Prosthetic Science
Rehabilitation Engineering
Structural Engineering
Sustainable Engineering

Attend many different graduate schools

Case Western University
Cornell University
Iowa State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Stanford University
University of California at Berkeley
University of Colorado
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
University of Liverpool (England)
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Pittsburgh
University of Vermont
University of Wisconsin
Boston College Law School
Indiana University Law School
University of Michigan Medical School
Georgia Tech School of Business
Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University
University of Michigan School of Business

Partial list since 1997

Alumni Highlights

Daniel Langholz ’14

Lockheed Martin

Daniel Langholz ’14 is currently a Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer for Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunntvale, CA. Learn more about Daniel’s career and his time at Hope.

Meghan Estochen ’08

SolAero Technologies

Meghan Estochen ’08 is currently the Manager of Continuous Improvement for SolAero Technologies, the leading manufacturer of solar power for space applications, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Learn more about Meghan’s career and her time at Hope.

Jo Forst ’13

Medtronic

Jo Forst ’13 is currently associate market development manager in the Cardiovascular Division at Medtronic, a major medical technology and services corporation. Learn more about Jo’s career and her time at Hope.

Kurt Blohm ’06

Applied Biomimetic

Kurt Blohm ’06 is currently an applications engineer at Applied Biomimetic, a company based in Cincinnati, OH, with a unique focus on the development of membranes for water treatment and filtration systems. Learn more about Kurt’s career and his time at Hope.