Engineering placements

Author: Lauren O’Mahony, MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with professional placement When I started searching for a placement, I was looking for a role where I could take on real responsibility, make a meaningful contribution and use the year...

Author: Genevieve Morris, MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering In May, right in the middle of exam season, my original placement unexpectedly fell through. Suddenly, while everyone else seemed to have their plans sorted, I...

Author: Ange De Jong, fourth-year Meng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement A good hair day to you! I have just finished my placement with ghd, and I frequently get asked “How do you make the straighteners?”, “When is the next...

Author: Shyan Shah, MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement student, Department of Mechanical Engineering To be honest, when I accepted my placement at Bentley Motors, I expected to spend most of my time making coffee and sitting in meetings I...

Author: Isaac McDermott, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering student, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering   Hello! My name is Isaac, and I am currently nine months into my placement with Knights Brown, working on the Weymouth Walls harbour replacement scheme....

Author: Achala Sharma, third-year Beng(Hons) Chemical Engineering student As the first semester kicks off, there's a lot on your plate: maintaining a lively social life, acing your studies, and juggling numerous placement applications. It's quite the rollercoaster, so take a...

Author: Achala Sharma, third-year Beng(Hons) Chemical Engineering student Change is often touted as the only constant in life—a cliché that can induce eye-rolls when heard too often. Yet, when that change involves relocating cities, crossing international borders, and embarking on...

Author: Hamish Graham, third-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student All aerospace students at the university must complete a group project as their second semester in the third academic year; however, there is also an option to complete an external integrated project...

Author: Katy Feng, MEng Aerospace Engineering For my External Integrated Placement (EIP) at Rolls-Royce, I am developing simulation tools which allow the rapid design of gas turbine fan blades. The main task is the development of the front and back-end...

Author: Ollie Macmullen, fourth-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student Instead of completing the Group Business Design Project (GBDP) like most people on my aerospace engineering course, I chose to apply for an EIP (External integrated project) at Rolls-Royce. This would give...