Charlotte
Organisation: Corin Group Ltd
Role: QA Quality Engineer
My role is to ensure the company and employees are adhering to compliance requirements and producing quality products in an efficient way.
Qualifications
A-Level in Maths, Further Maths & Physics
Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Length of time in engineering
As part of my degree, I completed a placement year where I got to experience a few different roles, during which I developed an interest in quality.
I have been working in my current company for 2 years, since graduating in 2019 and transitioned from a graduate role to a full-time engineer after approximately 1 year.
Academic knowledge and skills important to your role
A general understanding of engineering principles (including reading engineering drawings) as well as high level mathematics skills allow me to interpret data to develop solutions to challenges.
In my opinion, communication and organisational skills are amongst the most important for an engineer, in order to be able to work with others and ensure the successful completion of projects.
What inspired you to pursue a career in engineering
Alongside my GCSEs, I completed a Diploma in Engineering where I developed an interest for the practical, hands-on approach to solving real-life problems.
Typical week
I work alongside the manufacturing and operations teams, fixing day to day issues, updating procedures to improve processes and analysing data to feed back into improvement projects. Every week is different, and I get to work with different people across the business in a variety of departments and at all levels.
Favourite part of your job
My favourite part of my job is the variety in both the workload and the teams I am working with. One day I could be working with operators on the shop floor and the next I am presenting to the directors in meetings. No two days are the same and there are always new challenges to work on.
Working in the medical devices industry means that my work helps in the development and manufacture of devices which directly impact and improve patients’ lives.
Biggest challenges in the sector
Due to the rate of advancement, it is essential for engineering companies to develop at a rapid pace so as not to be left behind.
Where do you see yourself in 50 years
In 50 years’ time, I hope to have greatly developed my leadership skills and have worked my way up to a director level within my company. Along the way I would like to be a manager and have the opportunity to help my team to develop and grow.
Predictions for 50 years time
Due to the rate of advancement, it is essential for engineering companies to develop at a rapid pace so as not to be left behind.
Technologies for surgeries are constantly being developed and in 50 years’ time I predict these will include a much higher rate of robotic assistance. This is one of the things my company is working on and I predict it will become a much larger part of the sector in the future.