Careers and Placement

The MMM Class of 2010 resumes are available (to recruiters only). Access to the resumes is password protected.  Please contact Cindy Winkelblech at ckb2@psu.edu or 814-863-5802 to receive the password or to be included in the MMM recruiter database.

Some students have also posted their resumes through Penn State's Career Services web site.

The MMM office will also distribute any job postings to the MMM students. Email the job description to Cindy Winkelblech at ckb2@psu.edu and include the following information in the email or within the job posting: contact person, deadline date and process of how to apply, indicate if international students are eligible, and the location of the position(s).

If you are interested in conducting on-campus interviews with the MMM students, please contact Cindy Winkelblech at ckb2@psu.edu or 814-863-5802 to assist with the process.

If you are interested in conducting on-site or telephone interviews, please contact the student directly.

Penn State Career Services can assist you with job postings and on-campus interviews that include both MMM students and other PSU students.

The MMM degree program has graduated an average of thirty students per year. Most (approximately 95 percent) of these students had accepted full-time positions by graduation day, receiving salary offers averaging $20,000 above that of a B.S. degree. Graduates have secured jobs in manufacturing, operations, consulting, and services, in positions such as: Procurement and Logistics Professional, Manufacturing Engineer, Demand Planner, Manufacturing Process Engineer, Product Engineer, Project Manager, and Application Consultant.

Average compensation of MMM graduates ('08 and '09): $75,870

A partial list of companies who have hired MMM graduates is below.

Agere Systems
AMP
Applied Materials
Arvin Meritor
Atotech USA Inc.
Black and Decker
Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Carpenter Technology
C-COR.net
Cooper Tools
Dell
Deloitte & Touche Consulting
Dresser-Rand
Eastman Kodak
Eaton Corporation and Eaton Electrical
Ernst & Young, LLP
Fiat
General Electric
General Motors
Gulfstream Aerospace
Hewlett Packard
Honeywell
IBM Corporation
Ingersoll-Rand
Intel Corporation
Johnson and Johnson
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Lockheed Martin
Lucent Technologies
Manhattan Associates
Microstrategy Inc.
NVR Inc.
Old Castle APG
Philips Lighting Company
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Sun Microsystems
Texas Instrument, Inc.
United Space Alliance
US Army - Aberdeen Proving Ground
WL Gore
Xerox Corporation

Contact Information

Quality and Manufacturing Management (QMM) Program
The Pennsylvania State University
344 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-5802
Fax: 814-863-5803
On the Web: http://www.mmmdegree.psu.edu
E-mail: Cindy Winkelblech for placement information at ckb2@psu.edu