Corporate Partnerships
CMU's Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department offers exciting opportunities for industry partners to connect with undergrad, MS, and PhD students.
Our corporate partnerships are designed to expose students to real-world projects while bringing visibility to your company. Industry collaborators can establish a presence in ECE by matching with both undergraduate and graduate-level students interested in specific engineering technologies.
ECE Corporate Recruitment Partners Program
Corporate Partners can choose from among various programs of engagement as described below. Financial support is provided by class sponsorship agreements or targeted gifts to ECE.
Please contact Kimmy Nguyen for more information.
Capstone Partner ($5k/year)
Companies are introduced to ECE undergrad students in the senior design course to facilitate company interaction and student recruiting. Structured engagement throughout the course between companies and students includes information sessions, opportunities for direct team interactions, and final demos. This financial support is used to enhance project resources for these students.
Capstone Partner Benefits:- Invitation for Capstone Intro, Engagement and Demo Day
- Support for Fall Recruiting Day in ECE
- Option for sponsor-directed projects ($15k/semester/project)
Curriculum Partner ($25k/year)
Companies participate in an annual cycle of recruiting and curricular events. Features include Course Engagement, Fall Recruiting, and a Spring Curriculum Caucus. Additionally, Curriculum Partners are supported in recruiting through on-campus events and the administration of recruitment-focused student scholarships and fellowships.
Curriculum Partner Benefits:- Invitation to Curricular Engagement with ECE faculty
- Intro to select courses and faculty for potential guest lectures and project judging
- All Foundational partner benefits
PhD Partner ($25k/year)
Sponsors from companies participate in an annual cycle of recruiting PhD students. This includes on campus seminars to expose students to the advanced development and projects at those companies.
PhD Partner Benefits:- One hosted seminar for current and prospective PhD and advanced MS students
- Invitation to selected PhD Defenses
- Access to distributing recruitment materials to PhD student community
