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An Engineer Like Me: Life as a Graduate Engineer

An Engineer Like Me: Life as a Graduate Engineer

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 CAO students considering engineering careers receive invaluable insights from two recently graduated engineers navigating their transition from college to professional world through real experiences spanning pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality assurance, international project work, and leadership development.Jennifer Smith, Manufacturing Operations Engineer at AbbVie and University of Galway graduate with five Presidential Awards demonstrating flexibility of engineering degree across civil, materials, and pharmaceutical sectors whilst speaking at major events like Irish Times Higher Options and Engineers Ireland, 'Engineer your Career', alongside Denis Hardi, QA Engineer at H&MV and TUS graduate serving as current chair of South East Young Engineers Society, previous Thomond chair, and President of Young European Engineers demonstrating commitment to the profession's future, explain why internships shape career trajectories through hands-on pharmaceutical supply, precision engineering, civil engineering, and material science experiences.Also, how networking through Engineers Ireland Young Engineers Society provides leadership opportunities and professional connections across counties, and why STEM subjects are important but curiosity and resilience matter more than loving mathematics, and how graduate rotational programmes offer broad understanding across quality, global roles, and multiple facility locations.With expertise spanning manufacturing operations optimisation, quality assurance commissioning work, international project delivery from Norway to Finland, and professional society leadership, this discussion covers leaving cert decision-making without knowing your exact career path, four-year degree timeline for discovering preferences through internships, problem-solving as both most beautiful and most frustrating aspect of engineering, work-life balance setting boundaries whilst beingcompensated for extra hours, ambition progression through rotational programmes and online certificates demonstrating extra mile commitment, stereotypes not holding back women in mechanical engineering with 12 girls out of 98 increasing representation, and why attending events related to interests helps discover community curiosity before making decisions about future engineering careers.THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUTInternships shape careers through pharmaceutical supply, precision engineering, civil engineering, material science hands-on experience discovering preferences.Engineering degree flexibility enables pharmaceutical, automotive, medical device aerospace careers with curious minds shaping any industry choice. Networking through Engineers Ireland Young Engineers Society provides leadership opportunities professional connections across counties and internationally. STEM subjects important but curiosity resilience matter more than loving mathematics with problem-solving training multiple solution approaches.Graduate rotational programmes offer quality global roles multiple facilities whilst work-life balance requires setting boundaries with compensation.GUEST DETAILSJennifer Smith is Manufacturing Operations Engineer at AbbVie and graduate from University of Galway. Her career highlights flexibility of engineering degree featuring diverse experience across civil, materials, and pharmaceutical sectors. With highly distinguished academic record including five Presidential Awards from University of Galway, she has earned platform as frequent speaker at major events like Irish Times Higher Options and Engineers Ireland; 'Engineer your Career'; event. Her background offers invaluable guidance for inspiring CAO students and mentoring new graduates into professional world. Throughout episode demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing operations including oral solid dosage tablet production, quality compliance regulatory adaptation, process optimisation for patient throughout, internship value across pharmaceutical supply equipment companies like AbbVie, Janssen, Pfizer, Kerry Group, precision engineering stainless steel component manufacturing, civil engineering silverworks exposure, and wire drawing material science environments whilst emphasising rotational programme benefits across manufacturing, quality, global roles spanning Dublin, Sligo, Cork, Westport facilities with Chicago conference networking opportunities across operations, finance, marketing graduate cohorts.Denis Hardi is QA Engineer at H&MV and graduate from TUS. His career focuses on quality assurance within engineering sector complemented by significant leadership roles within professional societies. Demonstrating strong commitment to future of profession, Denis is current chair of South East Young Engineers Society, previous Thomond chair, and serves as President of Young European Engineers. His active involvement and leadership make him valuable voice for inspiring students and guiding recent graduates into professional ...
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