Real World Ready

Put your classroom skills into practice, gain industry experience and discover your career passion. SFU’s co-operative education program integrates your academic studies with relevant, paid work experience—locally, nationally, and globally.

All Faculty of Applied Sciences students are encouraged to participate in co-op. For students in the Schools of Engineering Science, Mechatronic Systems Engineering or Sustainable Energy Engineering, it is a requirement for graduation. Learn more about co-op.

Broaden your horizons with international co-op by working in countries such as USA, China, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Zimbabwe.

When Daniel Dixon graduated with a major in computer engineering from the School of Engineering Science, he had already lined up a job with a six-figure salary at Apple. He received competitive offers from both Apple and Tesla and credits his co-op experience for making him a prime candidate.

Co-op employers includes companies such as:

Amazon
Apple
Aurora Solar Technologies
Ballard Power Systems
BC Hydro
Canada Space Agency
Cellentric Fuel Cell Canada
ElectroMotiion Energy Corp
Electronic Arts
Environment Canada
Flash Pay Technology
Fortis BC

Fortinet
Fraser Health
GE Canada
Genome Science Center
Google
Greenlane Renewables
Greenlight Innovations
Health Canada
Honeywell
Hootsuite Media
IBM Canada
Intel of Canada

LinkedIn
Lyft
MDA
Microserve
Microsoft
Moment Energy
Motorola Solutions
Natural Resource's Canada
Pixar Animation Studios
Port of Vancouver
Royal Bank of Canada
Salesforce

Samsung Electronics Canada
SAP Canada
Siemens Electrical Drives
Sierra Wireless
Sony Pictures Imageworks
STEMCELL Technologies
Tableau Software
Teck Resources
Tesla
Toyota Canada
TransLink
Vancouver Airport Authority