Hazel: enjoying the variety of our rotational graduate scheme
Reaching new heights as an engineer on the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's (Dstl) Platform Systems graduate scheme.
Hazel gets to move around lots on our rotational graduate scheme whilst also applying her degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics with Spacecraft Engineering from Southampton University:
바카라 사이트śI바카라 사이트™m on the scheme where you get to move around and do lots of different things which has been really, really good. Dstl is a big organisation in some sense, but small in others, so being able to see what바카라 사이트™s going on across the lab is really cool. I바카라 사이트™ve had very positive experiences with all the groups I바카라 사이트™ve worked in. They바카라 사이트™re friendly and welcoming and keen to get you involved to get the best out of you.
바카라 사이트śIn my current 6 month placement I바카라 사이트™m working on survivability of different platforms, mostly air-focussed, looking at ways to make them perform better and make them safer for those operating them.
바카라 사이트śI바카라 사이트™m using my university skills too; Python to look at data, pulling out information, plotting it, looking at trends. At the moment I바카라 사이트™m looking at orbital mechanics, I did a module in that at uni, so I바카라 사이트™m using a lot of my background knowledge and applying it into some new software.바카라 사이트ť
Hazel also looks forward to new experiences with an industrial placement:
바카라 사이트śI바카라 사이트™m so excited about going off on my external placement. You get the freedom to choose where you want to go to match your interests. I바카라 사이트™m hopefully going to RAF Waddington where they look at tactics and training - a perfect match to my Aerospace degree.바카라 사이트ť
Joining Dstl has been a great match for Hazel too:
바카라 사이트śI found it easy to settle in. There was a big social when we all started so it was nice and easy to get to know the other 20 or so people in my cohort. I바카라 사이트™m lucky that I didn바카라 사이트™t have to move house but people who had to relocate used the group chat to get to know each other and find house shares. They all get on really well.
바카라 사이트śI heard about Dstl from a friend in the university climbing club. The work she was doing sounded really interesting. So I applied. And the climbing gym is one of the social groups I바카라 사이트™ve enjoyed at Dstl - you get to meet other people who are not on the graduate scheme which is good fun.바카라 사이트ť
And everyone is different:
바카라 사이트śFriends from my uni course, also on the scheme with me, have all got completely different interests but it바카라 사이트™s been easy to each find something we enjoy at Dstl. So, if you want to do computational fluid dynamics, propulsion systems, code development, or you like to be creative and think up weird and wacky new ideas - whatever you바카라 사이트™re into you바카라 사이트™ll find it at Dstl.바카라 사이트ť
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