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Industry Partners

ISE works together with a wide network of industry partners in the professional community for mutual benefit.

Last updated: 06/09/2026 | All information is accurate and still up-to-date.

9 Ways to Partner with ISE

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There are many ways to partner with the ISE Department to help ensure student success.

The ISE Department partners with industry leaders and alums to create meaningful opportunities for collaboration. You will find nine ways to connect with ISE and support shared success.

In addition, we welcome new ideas. If you have a different way to partner with us, we would love to hear from you. Together, we can explore creative opportunities that benefit your organization, our students and the broader ISE community.

Show me the 9 Ways to Partner with ISE

Post a Job

Connect with highly qualified students and alums through the ISE job posting system. Posting your opportunity is free, easy and targeted to candidates with strong analytical, engineering and problem-solving skills. Your position will reach students actively seeking internships, co-ops and full-time careers.

I Want to Post a Job

Become a Senior Design Project Sponsor

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The senior design student team presents their project results to their senior design sponsors

In the ISE Senior Design Program, student teams solve real business problems for your company. In addition, you gain valuable insights while supporting student learning and development.

  • Gain fresh and innovative solutions that challenge standard thinking
  • Identify and evaluate potential future hires throughout the semester
  • Strengthen your employees’ leadership through mentoring and team guidance
  • Access university expertise, tools and faculty support.
  • Help shape the next generation of engineers while solving real problems
I Want to Sponsor a Senior Design Project

Become a Healthcare Systems Engineering Project Sponsor

In the ISE Healthcare Systems Engineering Program, student teams solve real business problems for your healthcare company. In addition, you gain valuable insights while supporting student learning and development.

  • Access university expertise, tools and faculty support
  • Gain fresh and innovative solutions that challenge standard thinking
  • Strengthen your employees’ leadership through mentoring and team guidance
  • Identify and evaluate potential future hires throughout the semester
  • Help shape the next generation of engineers while solving real problems
I Want to Sponsor a Healthcare Systems Engineering Project

Why Become an Industry Partner

Partnering with the NC State Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering creates valuable opportunities to connect with talented students, world-class faculty and innovative research. Through this partnership, industry partners can strengthen recruiting efforts, increase brand awareness and build relationships with future industry leaders.

In addition, industry partners gain access to faculty expertise and student talent that can help address complex challenges, improve processes and explore new ideas. You can engage with students through career fairs, company information sessions, classroom presentations and industry-sponsored projects.

Furthermore, partnering with ISE helps ensure that academic programs remain aligned with industry needs. Industry partners play an important role in supporting student development while helping shape the skills and knowledge future graduates bring to the workforce. Whether your goal is recruiting, research collaboration or professional engagement, a partnership with NC State ISE creates lasting value for your organization while supporting the next generation of engineering professionals.