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Our alumni enter the workforce ready to take on some of the world’s greatest challenges. We work towards creating responsible and sustainable sources of energy. We design and build some of the largest systems on the planet. We are at the forefront of emerging technologies like automation, robotics, and smart shipping.

We hold positions of leadership in the government and the U.S. Navy to protect the marine environment and the security of the nation. Wherever you go in the world, UM NA&ME engineers are there, pushing the envelope, protecting the planet, and figuring new ways to create more efficient and safe systems for the future.

Responsible
Energy

The world's largest solar-powered boat, "MS Turanor PlanetSolar" sails through the Corinth Canal with calm deep blue waters between two rocky barriers. "MS Turanor PlanetSolar" has a large array of solar panels on its top deck, and two hulls.

An energy system that serves the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Global Commerce

A containership with multicolored shipping containers atop the deck. There is a small wake in an otherwise calm waters. The photo was taken in an arial view.

Growth in global trading has led to an explosion in global shipping needs. Carrying billions of tons of goods, ships may be the most important means of transportation of our time.

Public
Service

A military vessel in calm seas with some bow wake. The sky is a golden yellow with few clouds. The photo was taken bow-on from the front.

Explore the possibilities of a civilian career in the U.S. Navy which cover virtually every occupation in the maritime world!

Offshore
Systems

An offshore platform is in the middle of the ocean, with calm waters and a blue sky with a few clouds in the background. A small vessel is travelling away from the platform. A flare is visible on the right side of the platform, shooting upwards towards the sky.

From shipbuilding to oil rigs to seawalls to ship design to electrification to The America’s Cup, Offshore Systems is a large and varied field in the Marine Industry.

Automation &
Data

A digital rendering of a yellow underwater structure and two autonomous underwater vessels examining it.

The demand for Autonomous and Remotely Operated Underwater and Surface Vehicles as well as for smart shipping technology continues to grow at a rapid rate.

Pleasure
Craft

An image from behind a captain's wheel on a luxury vessel. The deck and hull are white with silver railings and deep brown wood accents. There is a tinted windshield. The background is calm deep blue water with a coastline full of trees visible.

Yacht design is the pinnacle of naval architecture by combining aerodynamics and hydrodynamics with stability and structures.