• Question: whats it like being a engineer?

    Asked by hollyp345 to Abbie, Melanie, Paul, Stu, Tom on 7 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by Thunderbolt, Jumna, 444rbte33, 572rbte45.
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      Abbie Hutty answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      It’s different every day so that’s a really tough question to answer! I love it because of that though as it means you never get bored! It’s very creative, as you’re always designing new things. And you get to work as part of a team that are all working for the same objective. There’s 150 people working on the rover at Airbus! So it’s also very social and collaborative. And we have nice offices and break out areas where you can go and discuss ideas and designs and things with colleagues so it’s quite a nice working environment. I also like that it’s a 9-5 job. I know that sounds boring but it means you do your work, and then you go home and see friends and do whatever you like in the evenings and weekends. I love my job but I love my work-life balance too! I couldn’t be a doctor or something where you have to work night shifts or weekends! ;o)

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      Stuart Inglis answered on 11 Mar 2016:

      It’s so varied! Like I mentioned on my profile a typical day does not exist!

      One day I could be designing tools for cutting, grabbing, pumping, moving, turning…anything you can think of, but all 3000m under the surface of the ocean! The next I could be involved in costing up large development projects; or maybe meeting with clients and suppliers to discuss what needs done; or I could be refurbishing old, broken tools to get them back in the field. The variety keeps me on my toes and makes sure I never get bored.

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      Paul Webb answered on 11 Mar 2016:

      It’s great learning more every day and in my industry being the go to people

      Any problems that can’t be fixed call an engineer they will sort it

      I suppose we are like super heroes 🙂

      I’m going to wear my pants on the outside and a cape like superman on Monday

      Hope the meeting goes well eh lol

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      Melanie Zimmer answered on 15 Mar 2016:

      It depends what kind of engineering you do – but In my case I would describe it as problem solving. For this I have to do research, build / develop and test. I’m not involved in the financial aspects, that’s my manager’s work. I’m assigned to a small team, but I normally work with other teams as well. You normally work on a project and attend meetings to discuss the work and network. There are so many aspects to “being an engineer”, which makes the job interesting every single day. 🙂

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