Employers

The Engineering Career Services Employer Partner Program provides organizations with a variety of benefits associated with the partnership, including:

• targeted marketing opportunities to increase brand awareness with current students
• opportunities to actively participate in career services programming
• increased visibility for on-campus recruiting efforts

Annual sponsorship levels:

• Bronze $5000, Silver $10,000, and Gold $25,000
• Benefits run from July 1 – June 30 annually

To learn more, please reach out to Stephanie Salazar Kann, Director of Engineering Career Services at ssalazar@wisc.edu.

Cooperative Education and Summer Internship Program

Students gain invaluable “real world” engineering experiences working with a variety of industries and governmental agencies throughout the world during our dynamic co-op/summer intern program. Employers have the opportunity to hire outstanding students early in their engineering education and to participate in the education process while pre-screening potential full-time hires.

Cooperative Education and Summer Internship Program FAQ (pdf opens in new window/tab)

Post a co-op or intern position

• There is no charge to utilize the Handshake system to post your role.  You may post multiple positions.
• Listings remain active until you expire or remove them.

About co-op and summer internship:

Summer Internship positions are summer-only, full-time, paid, on-site work experiences in an engineering function. In order for a student to pursue elective or required academic credit, an internship must meet a 12-week minimum duration. Direct supervision is an essential component of the internship.

Cooperative Education (Co-op) positions are full-time, paid, on-site work experiences in an engineering function that run the full duration of a Fall or Spring academic semester (15 weeks). Many co-op positions also include the summer term (an additional 12 weeks). Academic credit is for all co-op students. Direct supervision is an essential component of the co-op experience.

Full-time (Post-graduation)

Recruiting for full-time candidates who are graduating with BS, MS, and PhD degrees in over ten degree areas.

ECS provides access to these candidates through on-campus interviews, on-line resumes, two annual career fairs, and job posting.

Our staff can assist you with satisfying your professional hiring needs.

Post a full-time entry or experience professional position

• There is no charge to utilize the Handshake system to post your role.  You may post multiple positions.
• Listings remain active until you expire or remove the posting.
• For experienced alumni with 7 or more years of experience, consider posting your position through our “Hire a Badger Engineer” LinkedIn group.

Information on Hiring International Students:

• Hiring An International Student – CPT/OPT (information provided by International Student Services @ UW-Madison)
• U.S. Employer’s Guide to Hiring International Students Post-OPT (information provided by Interstride and Fragomen Law Firm – July 2022)

Handshake is the recruiting software used by Engineering Career Services and most UW-Madison career units.

To create a Handshake account & connect to UW-Madison click here

Already have a Handshake account? Add UW-Madison to your approved schools here

Handshake Technical Support:

• 2 MINUTE TRAINING VIDEOS 
• EMPLOYER HELP CENTER 
• CREATE A HANDSHAKE SUPPORT TICKET 

Campus-wide Handshake Information can be found at https://careers.wisc.edu/handshake/

Upcoming Career Fairs

Engineering Career Fair – SPRING 2026

February 9 & 10, 2026 (Additional date on Feb. 11th if needed)
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Engineering Campus
Register via Handshake

• About the Fair: The Fair is spread over multiple days, but employers may only attend 1 date. Student audience is the same for each date.
  No special characteristics of each date. Having multiple dates allows employers to have flexibility in scheduling at a variety of campuses.
• Recruiting Pool: Co-op, summer intern, graduating BS, MS, & PhD professional and experienced alumni — open only to UW-Madison students and degreed alumni
• Majors: All engineering disciplines

Spring 2026 Engineering Career Fair – event details (for registered employer reps.)

Engineering Career Services – General Career Fair Information

Recruiting Pool: Co-op, summer intern, graduating BS, MS, & PhD professional and experienced alumni — open only to UW-Madison students and degreed alumni
Majors: All engineering disciplines, computer sciences, physics & other STEM
Registration in Handshake:  Always opens July 1 for fall and Nov 1 for spring.
Registration Fee – (In-Person) $995 w/3 representatives

Questions? Please contact Stephanie Salazar Kann (ssalazar@wisc.edu)

On-campus interviews

There will be limited interviews on the UW-Madison campus.  Space is available in conjunction with fair attendance.  Outside of fair dates, please inquire.  We have no dedicated interview rooms in engineering so we secure based on request.

On-campus interview schedules at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering are comprised of two types of candidates, those that are given priority (pre-select) and qualified (open) candidates.

There are three types of interview schedules:

1. Preselect to Alternate
   This is a by invitation only schedule.  It allows you to select one set of priority candidates and one set of alternate candidates. Only these two sets of students will be able to sign up for your schedule. The first set of candidates priority to sign on your schedule. Remaining slots after priority sign up can be claimed by any of the alternate candidates.
2. Open
   Students meeting your qualifications of major, degree level, graduation date and work authorization, etc will be allowed to sign up on your schedule.
3. Space/Room Only
   Employer handles scheduling students directly; no sign up in Handshake.

On-campus recruiting is always available to you, but is most productive in fall (September – November) and early spring (February – March).

Employer Software User Agreement

Each employer representative using the recruiting software system must agree to the following:

I understand and agree that password access to the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering resume profiles is granted to me for the sole purpose of recruiting cooperative education, summer intern, and professional engineering candidates to be hired directly by my organization. I also understand and agree that transfer of these resume profiles or candidate information to other firms or organizations is strictly prohibited.

I understand that my username and password are FOR MY USE ONLY, and CANNOT be SHARED with COLLEAGUES. Sharing login information with others is a violation of Engineering Career Services policies and may be a violation of candidates’ Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protections. Sharing will result in immediate revocation of access.

Ethical Professional Practice

Engineering Career Services firmly supports the NACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice, which highlight our committment to

• Maintain a recruitment process that is fair and equitable; and
• Support informed and responsible decision-making by candidates

ECS works to:

3) Ensure equitable access..

…without stipulation or exception relative to contributions of financial support, gifts, affiliation, or in-kind services.
… in the provision of services and opportunities without discriminating on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, age, economic status, or veteran status.

and

5) Protect confidentiality of…

… all personal information related to candidates and their interviews, and their engagement with services, programs, and resources.
… student information related to professional plans.

Employer & Career Services Professional Standards

Campus Policies

UW-Madison Recruiting Policies (including 2 week offer)

UW-Madison Handshake Student Terms of Use

Additional UW-Madison Policies

Additional campus-wide policies can be found at https://careers.wisc.edu/policies/

Other Policies & Guides

NACE Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring

NACE Principles for Professional Practice

NACE Position Statement on Internships

NACE First Destination Survey Standards and Protocols

U.S. Employer’s Guide to Hiring International Students (information provided by Interstride in partnership with Fragomen Law Firm – updated Jul. 2022)

Information sessions may be offered in-person or virtually.

On-Campus information sessions:

• Contact ecs@engr.wisc.edu with your preferred date and time – provide a few options if possible
  • ECS staff will check for room availability on the engineering campus and will reach out to confirm availability or redirect you to Campus Event Services as needed
  • NOTE: Request must be submitted at least 1 one prior to the requested date
• Once a date/time has been confirmed by ECS, submit the event via Handshake
  • Select “Engineering Career Services” as the host career center
  • ECS staff will approve the request in Handshake and enter the approved room
• Make any food arrangements

Virtual sessions:

• Post details in Handshake at least one week prior to the event to ensure time for campus review and approval.

Review our most recent salary and destination information for our bachelor’s degree recipients as well as national statistics for engineering graduates at the BS, MS and PhD level.

Undergraduate Salary Information

BS Entry-Level Salaries (2023-2024) UW-Madison
Information as reported voluntarily to Engineering Career Services by graduating students

*  = Multi-year average—insufficient annual response rate to report

updated 03/06/2025

National Data for B.S. Salaries:

BS Co-op & Intern Hourly Salaries (Summer 2023- Spring 2024)

Hourly rate rounded to nearest dollar

updated 10/07/2024

There are more than 50 engineering-affiliated student organizations on campus.

To view the list of all Active Student Organization affiliated with the College of Engineering, please click here

Demographic information on our enrolled students is available through the Office of the Registrar’s website.  We recommend using the closest fall enrollment numbers.  Visit the site.

Contact ECS:

Reception Desk: 608-262-3471
ECS Phone Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM M-F
Engineering Hall, Suite 1147 (1415 Engineering Drive)

Employer questions, please contact:
Stephanie Salazar Kann, Director, Engineering Career Services
ssalazar@wisc.edu