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Graduates of SEAS's Sustainable Systems program pursue careers in the government, private, and nonprofit sectors, often obtaining leadership roles in engineering and product development, management consulting, and strategic and sustainability planning. They work toward systems improvements including transportation efficiency, green buildings, supply chain management, public utility analysis and regulation, and renewable energy. Below is a list of employers of Sustainable Systems graduates.

Featured Sustainable Systems Employers

  • Black & Veatch
  • Bloomberg LP
  • DTE Energy
  • EDF Renewables
  • Ford Motor Company
  • ICF International
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • PA Consulting
  • Rocky Mountain Institute
  • SunEdison
  • TESLA
  • National Renewable Energy Lab
  • US EPA
  • US Green Building Council
  • Wayfair

For more SusSys employment information, check out our SusSys Careers Info Sheet.

For internship related information such as tips, past internships and statistics, visit the link below.

Internship Information

Sustainable Systems students acquire many of the skills listed below. Consider including those that apply to you on your resume:

Carbon emissions modeling, community sustainable development, corporate environmental management and social responsibility, energy analysis, markets, and policy, engineering analysis and optimization, environmental economics, environmental systems analysis, environmental footprint accounting, life-cycle assessment, renewable electricity planning, spatial analysis, strategic planning, sustainable design and manufacturing, sustainability: mobility, buildings, urban systems, food systems, sustainable technology assessment, systems thinking.

Contact the SEAS Careers Staff (seas-careers@umich.edu) for resume and cover letter reviews, mock interviews, internship and job search help.

Brieland Jones
"We go to SEAS to better ourselves in helping protect the environment. Applied skills in research and practice, alumni networks, and support from Career Services put SNREds in a great position to become engaged in very fulfilling work."
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Brieland Jones MS/MSE '15 (Sustainable Systems) Environmental Engineer, Tetra Tech
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Kiran Chawla
The interdisciplinary environment at SEAS, the highly knowledgeable professors, as well as intelligent peers from different backgrounds, along with Career Services staff always willing to guide me through the somewhat intimidating job-hunting process, all greatly helped me in my academic and professional development ,and helped me secure a job that I absolutely love and enjoy waking up in the morning to go to.
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Kiran Chawla MS '15 (Environmental Policy and Planning & Sustainable Systems) Senior Associate, Energy & Environmental Economics
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Karen DeGannes
SEAS and my overall U-M education gave me the tools to creatively solve just about any problem in my professional practice. An interdisciplinary approach and grounding in sound analytical methods are foundational to carving out a rewarding career that makes a contribution to solving the challenges facing our planet.
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Karen DeGannes Phd '13 (Sustainable Systems) Senior Gas Transmission Interconnection Manager at Utility Sector
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