Medical Engineering

Turn ideas into engineered solutions and overcome some of society’s biggest challenges.
Whether designing high-tech operating theatres, biomaterials, medical wearables or implant technologies, medical engineers play a crucial part in designing the healthcare solutions of the future. A wide range of skills is needed to successfully design and manufacture the healthcare technologies we need in an efficient, environmentally friendly and sustainable way, while meeting the demands and challenges of the modern world.
As the branch of engineering that involves the design, production, and operation of medical devices and technology, medical engineers must be able to combine engineering physics and mathematics principles with medicine.
This is a practical course, so you’ll benefit from specialist facilities, including extensive lab space and equipment, our high-spec computer cluster for computer-aided design (CAD) work and computational modelling, in structural analysis, for example, and workshop facilities for various rapid prototyping systems. You’ll also develop your programming skills in industry-standard languages like MATLAB and for microprocessor systems, giving you everything you need to get started on your career in engineering.
The next generation of medical engineers will help to advance healthcare performance and outcomes, not only through innovative new treatment approaches but also in monitoring, diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation of patients.

"The best aspect of my course is the blend between the medical and engineering worlds along with the exposure to different disciplines."
Fareda Hany AlWakeel, Medical Engineering MEng, BEng

Why study at Leeds:

• Highly recognised and industry-approved: This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and our active Industrial Advisory Board helps inform the development of this course.

• Work on your own mechanical projects: Put your learning into practice by designing, manufacturing and assembling devices and testing their performance.

• Solve real-world problems: Our globally-renowned research here at Leeds unpicks real mechanical engineering problems and feeds directly into your course, shaping what you learn with the latest thinking.

• Strong university links: Work collaboratively with Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Robotics Leeds, the School of Medicine and the Faculty of Biological Sciences.

• Hear from alumni, academics and industry professionals: We hold an annual Medical Engineering Event where you can listen to talks about themes you’re interested in.

• Make the most of your time at Leeds: Join our student society MechEngSoc. It’s a great opportunity for you to meet people from different cultures and backgrounds who share your passion for mechanical engineering.

Rankings and awards
Top 100 in the world for Engineering and Technology, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
Top 10 in the UK for Mechanical Engineering, Complete University Guide 2026

Where this degree could take you
Here’s an insight into the job roles some of our most recent graduates have obtained:

• Medical Device Specialist, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

• Regulatory Affairs Consultant, MedPass International

• Graduate Manufacturing Engineer, Saint-Gobain

• Procurement Engineer, Siemens Healthineers

• New Product Development, Biomet UK

• Research Fellow, Bradford Teaching Hospitals

Career support
10 most targeted for 10+ years by the UK's leading employers, The Graduate Market 2026, High Fliers Research
At Leeds, we help you to prepare for your future from day one.
Our Careers Service has the global expertise and sector-spanning industry partnerships that, combined, go way beyond simply helping you get a job. They provide you with the resources you need to upskill and achieve the future you aspire towards – even in the face of lightning-paced change.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Mechanical Engineers, Institution of