Master in Automotive Engineering

This is your master's degree.

 
The automotive sector is constantly evolving and remains one of the areas with the highest employability in Portugal. The future of mobility relies on solutions that are increasingly safe, efficient, and innovative. Meeting this challenge requires professionals with strong technical skills and management abilities across different areas of the automotive industry.

If you want to be able to design, transform, manage, and innovate in the automotive industry, this is the master’s degree for you.

What does this master’s degree give you?

• You attend a program that combines technical and management skills directly aligned with the needs of the automotive industry.

• You receive broad, hands-on training, covering everything from vehicle design and construction to the management of approval processes.

• You benefit from a flexible, practice-oriented plan, with strong connections to companies and strategic mobility sectors.

• You can develop your thesis or internship in business or research contexts related to the automotive sector.

• You join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that brings together engineering, innovation, and practical application.

What areas can you work in?

• Design and construction of vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, and motorhomes;

• Design and production of bodies for heavy passenger vehicles;

• Vehicle modification (ambulances, fire trucks, cash-in-transit vehicles);

• Development and design of automotive components;

• Management and technical support for vehicle maintenance services (fleets);

• Management and technical support for workshop services;

• Technical management of Vehicle Inspection Centres;

• Road distribution logistics;

• Management and preparation of vehicle approval processes;

• Technical support for Motorsport teams.

Can I apply? 

You can apply for the master’s programme if you: 

• Hold a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent. 

• Are in the final year of a bachelor’s degree, applying on a conditional basis, and provide proof of completion by the last day of enrolment for the phase in which they applied, under penalty of exclusion. 

• Hold a foreign higher education degree awarded after a first cycle of studies organised according to the Bologna Process by a signatory country. 

• Hold a foreign higher education degree recognised by the Scientific and Technical Council (CTC) of ISEP as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree. 

• Hold an academic, scientific, or professional record recognised by the Scientific and Technical Council (CTC) of ISEP as sufficient to access the master’s degree programme.

If you need the recognition by ISEP’s Scientific and Technical Council (CTC), you must request it in advance. Please contact the Academic Division or the programme director (contact available on the course webpage, right sidebar) for guidance. 

It is also possible to request degree recognition through DGES: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition. 

When can I apply? 

1st phase – From 03 June to 06 July of 2026

Vacancies are listed in the Public Notice (EN)

Addendum I | Addendum III

2nd phase – From 1 to 31 August of 2026

Vacancy List

3rd phase – 28 September to 7 October of 2026

Vacancy List

The second and third phases open depending on the availability of vacancies resulting from the previous phases. 

After the deadline for a phase has passed, the dates and public documents shared on this page serve only as informational reference for any future applications.

How can I apply? 

• Select the “APPLICATIONS” button below – the button is active only during application periods.  

• If you don't have an access key, click "GET ACCESS KEY"; if you have an access key, click "ACCESS".  

• If you have questions about filling out the online form, you can clarify them by email to the Academic Division or to the master's direction (contacts on this page, right sidebar). 

Applicants who do not have the ISEP portal data must press "get access key".