I am currently a Graduate Hardware Applications Engineer at Arm Ltd based in Cambridge, UK. My role is to provide technical support and training to customers worldwide, developing the latest products using Arm CPUs and System IP. I provide technical guidance on interconnection and configuration aspects, investigating issues, identifying solutions using RTL simulations while effectively communicating my findings. Every day is a new challenge where different sets of skills are relied upon.
Upon completing the graduate scheme, I will be visiting customer sites around the world to deliver technical training courses to their engineering teams, whilst also providing reviews and advice on their system designs.
My interest has always been technology, smartphones specifically so I chose a path that involved these products. I worked alongside my studies as a mobile phone salesman for a leading high street name. This consistent exposure to the technology allowed me to keep up to date with the current trends, whilst understanding what the next generation of mobile technology will be.
The biggest factor in getting me where I am today, is failure. Without learning from my mistakes, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Learning from setbacks and knowing how to adapt and implement feedback is one of the biggest skills somebody should learn.
My course equipped me with the right skills and tools to become a competent engineer. The course is taught using industry leading tools, which has been very useful in industry. The content which is taught is very current and in many cases, ahead of its time. I had the opportunity to research an area of interest when it came to final year projects, where I researched an Internet of Things network infrastructure, which even today I find myself thankful for, as I learned a lot about wireless digital communication systems which are used today in our mobile phones.