• Question: what advice would you give someone thinking about going into the engineering area of work?

    Asked by 542eneq46 to Oliver, Lesley, Leah, Hannah, Graeme, Aleks on 4 Mar 2019.
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      Leah Morgan answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      If you like solving problems and finding out how things work then engineering is definitely for you! So make sure you keep asking questions and learn as much as you can 🙂

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      Aleks Sokol answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Figure out the area of engineering interests you most. There is a tonne of engineering disciplines out there, and I think knowing the one you think is the most interesting will help you later on!

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      Graeme Burt answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Get some work experience, email engineering firms and ask if they have summer internships or placements. Aim high, you never know what you might land. If you are interested in electronic engineering get an Arduino or a rasperry Pi and start to learn microcrontoller programming, or build radios, if mechanical start fixing your parents car, if Chemical then probably don’t try that at home.

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      Hannah Griffin answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Engineering needs lots of different people with different experiences and interests. This is important to get novel and ultimately the best solution to a problem.

      It is never too late to decide as there are lots of ways “in”. If you don’t want to go to university then lots of engineers (including where I work) have started by doing an apprenticeship in things like electronics, mechanical, electrical and software engineering. They have been paid to work and study. Many have then gone on to do further study.

      Don’t be put off if you haven’t studied physics, maths etc. If you are interested in engineering then you will find ways to learn what you need to of these subjects.

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      Lesley Colquhoun answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      Have a think about what you want to know more about! It’s important to choose your area or topic carefully because it could put you off pursuing the career.

      While every course has a load of different topics that you may not use when you graduate, these help you to figure out what you like and don’t like.

      I done a work placement during university where i worked with MATLAB and Similunk (programming) and i did not enjoy it! I still had to sit exams on this but i knew when i left that i did not want to do this.

      Basically, try lots of different things until you find something that you enjoy and makes you want to learn more. This is key to enjoying your work life later.

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