• Question: What is the biggest challenge you faced whilst trying to become an engineer?

    Asked by emmaetoile to Andrei, Dominique, Mark, Masha, Sarah on 8 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Masha Folk

      Masha Folk answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      I’m not very good at drawing shapes and models or envisioning them in my mind. That sounds silly but it is a big part of an engineer’s job to build CAD models and make sure things fit together. I really struggled in these types of classes at Uni. Even now, when I have to design a wind tunnel, I struggle to make a 3D model of it to help the manufacturer build what I envision. That’s something I’m still working on.

    • Photo: Mark Catherall

      Mark Catherall answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      For me, the hardest part was choosing which degree to do. I couldn’t decide between Physics and Engineering at first.

    • Photo: Sarah Hunt

      Sarah Hunt answered on 14 Nov 2016:

      My biggest challenge was public talking. I’m awful at it but have worked hard to be more confident at giving presentations. I regularly have to present my work to the design team and it gets a little easier every time 🙂

Comments