USD Engineering and Computing Career Fair
USD's engineering-and-computing-only fair: small school, short lines, recruiters who came for coders.
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110
What this event is
The University of San Diego runs a dedicated Engineering and Computing Career Fair on October 27, 2026, separate from its all-majors fall fair. The Career Development Center limits attendance to USD students and alumni, and emails the exact campus location to registrants the week before.
Roles you will actually see
Who should go
USD Shiley-Marcos engineering and computer science students and alumni.
Small-school engineering fairs are underrated: fewer students per recruiter means you get real conversations instead of a resume drop. USD pulls a lot of San Diego defense and aerospace names, and those roles almost always require citizenship, so sort the employer list into 'clearance' and 'open' before you go. Alumni are welcome, so if you graduated from USD and are job hunting, this is a free, low-competition room. Register through the career center so you get the location email.
Show up prepared
- 1Register via the USD Career Development Center and watch for the location email.
- 2Pull the employer list and flag which ones require US citizenship.
- 3Bring a resume that highlights capstone or senior-design software work.
Sponsorship reality
Sponsorship varies by employer. No organizer publishes sponsorship. Check each employer you plan to meet against H-1B disclosure data before you go, and ask in the first two minutes so neither side wastes the conversation.
Showing up is half of it.
The other half is being first to the roles these employers post, and having something real to show when you get there.
See roles the minute they go live, tailor one resume per employer, and reach the hiring manager directly. Walk into the event as a follow-up, not a stranger.
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