Why did you choose Meggitt?
During my final year of university, I knew that I wanted to go onto a graduate programme as I liked the idea of trying different roles. The Meggitt programme stood out to me because of the flexible nature of the programme; the vast product range means that graduates can trial several interests or technical specialties even a non-technical placement. The small number of intakes meant that the graduate steering committee can really personalise the experience for each of us. The length of each placement is ideal as well, long enough to really get involved in a project but not too long.
What is your favourite thing about the graduate programme?
The best thing for me is the amount of support available. As part of the programme, we all have a business mentor as well as a professional development mentor, who both support in different aspects of my growth ensuring I’m getting the right opportunities and work but are also genuinely great people to talk to. In addition to this, I have a placement manager as well as the graduate programme coordinator that I can talk to at any time. The steering committee for the programme is invested in our wellbeing and are accessible despite being senior leaders in the business. Lastly, I cannot forget the graduate community within Meggitt – this is a fantastic network, cohorts past and present are always eager to help in any way they can.
What placements have you completed?
I did my first placement at our composites site in Stevenage. I worked with different teams across the site from manufacturing engineering to microwave design. During this placement I learned a lot of things from programming and CAD Design to preparing proposal documents to support commercial bids. I have just started a new placement in additive manufacturing. As before, within my placement I will be doing a variety of things: project management, design, and quality assurance. I like that within a single placement there is still variety.
Describe your best moment so far?
Best moment so far would be when an application I’d been building to demonstrate how a piece of equipment on site could be controlled via LAN cable worked. This was a big achievement having little competency in programming. Meeting some of my cohort and other grads at a BBQ this summer has also been a highlight of my time so far.