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Innovate, build, and optimise – explore the skills needed to design and build the future.

From robotics to smart factories, advanced manufacturing and industrial engineering drive innovation. This field is all about designing efficient systems, optimising production, and creating groundbreaking technologies. In Saudi Arabia, manufacturing is one of the fastest-growing sectors under Vision 2030, with billions being invested in industrial cities, advanced technology and homegrown production. If you love problem-solving and making things work better, this industry is full of opportunities to shape the future of how things are made.

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Industrial Engineer

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

Engineers wearing hard hats and high-visibility vests examine the machinery of a large cooling tower system, possibly checking for maintenance or operational status

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Mechanical Engineer

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Jobs within this sector

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Drilling Machine Setter

Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Metal Layout Worker

Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.

Who works in the sector

Dr. Hayat Sindi

One of Saudi Arabia's most celebrated scientists, a biotechnologist and UNESCO Science Ambassador known for her groundbreaking work in affordable medical diagnostics.

Anousheh Ansari

Iranian-American engineer and the first Muslim woman to travel to space, proving that practical ambition and hard work can take you further than you ever imagined.

James Dyson

Founder of Dyson, who built a global technology empire by refusing to accept that existing products were good enough — and who famously made over 5,000 prototypes before getting his first design right. An inspiring story for any young engineer.

Gitanjali Rao

Named Time magazine's first-ever Kid of the Year, this young scientist and inventor proves that curiosity and analytical thinking can change the world at any age.

Raha Moharrak

The first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest, a trailblazer who showed the world that determination and physical courage have no boundaries.

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