Founded in 1997, MIT’s career compatible System Design and Management (SDM) program is the Institute’s first graduate-level, distance learning, degree granting program. SDM was created to educate future technical leaders in architecting, engineering, and designing complex products and systems and to give them the leadership and management skills necessary to work successfully across organizations.
SDM, a program within the Engineering Systems Division, is sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT School of Engineering. It provides technical/engineering depth and management breadth, and leads to an MS in Engineering and Management granted jointly by the two schools. Several hundred students from dozens of organizations representing a wide range of industries have attended SDM. More than half of recently matriculated SDM students hold Masters or Doctoral degrees earned prior to entering the program.
SDM’s expanded offerings include a one-year graduate certificate program in systems engineering taught primarily at a distance, and a five-day workshop in systems engineering for organizational leaders.
MIT SDM
Employment Report
We are pleased to present the 2004-2005 MIT System Design and Management Program Employment Report. This was once again an excellent year for SDM graduates in their search for employment, as many were hired into top level technical and managerial leadership positions. Employers recognize that the prior work experience of our grads (an average of 10 years upon entering SDM), the rigor of the SDM academic program, and the diversity of thought and experience among SDM colleagues equip SDM Fellows to communicate and lead across disciplines and to solve complex problems throughout organizations.
Survey results of interest include the following:
1. 100% of SDM Fellows graduating in May, 2005 are employed. 90% of the respondents found jobs before graduation with the remaining 10% finding work within three months after graduating
2. SDM Fellows received an average base salary increase of $21,700 over base salary prior to entering the SDM Program. This represents an increase of approximately 25%.
3. Consulting and Strategy job functions drew 40% of the 2005 SDM graduates
4. 60% of the SDM graduates received, on average, an 11% annual performance bonus with 50% of the graduates receiving an annual bonus averaging $13, 400.
SDM FELLOWS EMPLOYMENT PROFILE 2005
Number of SDM Fellows Graduating in 2005 33
Number of Self-Sponsored Fellows 17
Number of Company-Sponsored Fellows* 16
Self-Sponsored Fellows seeking employment 12
Self-Sponsored Fellows found employment 12
Self-Sponsored Fellows continuing with their current employer 3 Self-Sponsored Fellow continuing with own business 1 Self-Sponsored Fellow continuing education – doctoral program 1
Average age at entry 33
Average years of full-time work experience prior to SDM 10
*Note that SDM Fellows who are company-sponsored are not permitted to use the SDM placement resources and related activities.
SDM takes pride in educating future leaders for employment in industries and organizations as diverse as non-profits, aero-space, financial services, and for technology consulting and leadership roles in product development, business strategy, and operations.
We welcome your participation in the 2005-2006 SDM recruitment activities. All of us at the SDM program office look forward to working with you.
Helen M. Trimble
2005 FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW
Base Salary Range $78,000-$135,000
Mean Base Salary $108,433
Median Base Salary $110,000
Employers Hiring SDM Self-Sponsored Fellows from 1998-2005
Adobe Systems Analog Devices Apple Computer Arthur Anderson AT Kearney Bank of AmericaBoeing Integrated Defense Systems
Claraview Cisco Systems
Computer Associates, International Ernst and Young
Intel Corporation Linden Technologies McKinsey & Co MIT
MITRE
Morgan Stanley & Co. Motorola
Oat Systems
PhatRat Technologies Pratt & Whitney, United
Technologies Corporation Raytheon
Sandia National Laboratories Sun Microsystems
Teradyne Top Quadrant
Toyota Motor Company
United Technologies Research Center Verizon
BASE SALARY BY JOB FUNCTION:
Mean Median
Percent Base Salary Base Salary Base Salary Range
Consulting/Strategy 40% $107,000 $112,500 $78,000 - $125,000 Operations/Project Management 20% $100,000 $100,000 $90,000 - $110,000 Information Technology 20% $108,000 $108,000 $96,000 - $120,000 Marketing/Sales 10% $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 General Management/Leadership Development Program 10% $135,000 $135,000 $135,000
BASE SALARY BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
Mean Median
Percent Base Salary Base Salary Base Salary Range
NORTHEAST 50% $115,000 $115,000 $90,000-$135,000 WEST 20% $115,000 $115,000 $110,000-$120,000 SOUTHWEST 10% $96,000 $96,000 $96,000 MIDWEST 10% $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 INTERNATIONAL 10% $78,000 $78,000 $78,000
BASE SALARY BY DEGREE OBTAINED PRIOR TO SDM PROGRAM:
Mean Median
Percent Base Salary Base Salary Base Salary Range
BACHELORS DEGREE 40% $103,750 $107,500 $90,000-$115,000 MASTERS DEGREE (MS, ME, MBA) 60% $111,500 $117,500 $78,000-$135,000
BASE SALARY BY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Mean Median
Percent Base Salary Base Salary Base Salary Range
4 YEARS 10% $110,000 $110,000 $110,000
MORE THAN 4 YEARS, UP TO 8 YEARS 70% $109,000 $110,000 $78,000-$125,000 MORE THAN 8 YEARS 20% $112,500 $112,500 $115,000-$135,000
SOURCE OF JOB:
40% MIT Careers Office
50% Student Facilitated Activities
10% LFM/SDM Recruiting Week
TIMING OF JOB OFFERS:
Percent of Students
At Graduation 90%
Three Months After Graduation 10%
SIGNING BONUS:
Percentage Receiving Bonus 50%
Range of Signing Bonus $10,000-$20,000
Mean Signing Bonus $13,000
Median Signing Bonus $10,000
OTHER BONUSES/ STOCK OPTIONS:
Percentage of Graduates Receiving Additional Compensation
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Stock Options Performance Bonus Annual Bonus Relocation Allowance 5,133 Shares* 11% of Base Salary* $13,400* $13,643*
CONTACTS
Helen Trimble
Director, SDM Career Development [email protected]
617.258.8256
Pat Hale
Director, SDM Fellows Program [email protected] 617.253.9668 John M. Grace SDM Industry Co-Director [email protected] 617.253.2081 Jonathan Griffith
Director, Operations and Partner Integration
[email protected] 617.253.3799
Thomas J. Allen
Professor, Sloan School of Management LFM/SDM Co-Director
[email protected] 617.253.6651
David Simchi-Levi
Professor, School of Engineering LFM/SDM Co-Director
[email protected] 617.253.6160
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