• Question: Do you think you will ever change your job, but still do something similar?

    Asked by tat0911 to Lauren, Pete, Olivia, Joe, Fe on 6 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by 263trnb26.
    • Photo: Lauren Dransfield

      Lauren Dransfield answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      I think it’s likely that I could work for a different company running the same types of simulations and models and have the same enjoyment as I do in my current position; I didn’t necessarily intend on working with fuel injection, I really enjoy the type of work I do with them though.

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      Peter Roskilly answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      I work in the construction industry in the Highways sector. Much of what I do is transferrable to other disciplines within construction.
      The technical skills I am acquiring as I learn (like understanding the characteristics of various pavement surfacing materials for example) are pretty specific to highways.
      As a Civil Engineer however I am developing more general skills that could be transferred into any discipline.
      A civil engineer is very much a generalist. By that I mean we learn how to apply common sense and established good practice to our projects.
      As a civil engineer I could very easily be working on Bridges/Rail/structures in ten years time.

      I like roads at the moment however. Bitumen smells awesome.

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      Olivia Stodieck answered on 7 Mar 2015:

      Yes. In fact, I have already changed jobs a couple of times and I’m still working on the same general topic – aircraft wings. I worked for Airbus for 5 years as a structural engineer and then I decided to go back to uni to do a PhD. I’ll probably stay in research for a bit longer, because there are some interesting research projects launching in the UK at the moment.

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      Felicity Harer answered on 11 Mar 2015:

      Absolutely! I’d love to spend some time working for Engineers Without Borders (http://www.ewb-uk.org/) at some stage. They send engineers around the world to work on projects that really help people like building solar powered buildings in Kenya, designing wind turbines in rural Peru or providing water in Cameroon. It’s not that similar to what I do now but it’s all engineering so the approach is the same 🙂

    • Photo: Joseph Chilcott

      Joseph Chilcott answered on 11 Mar 2015:

      I am sure I will at some point. Demands change throughout the develop process so the required roles also change. It might be a case of changing jobs within the same company. Also it is good to change jobs, roles or responsibilities to keep fresh.

      Hope this answers your question,
      Regards,
      Joe

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