• Question: how long does it take to become a successful engineer

    Asked by lizzyp to Adam, Alexander, Aron, Jess, Neil on 13 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Alexander Finch

      Alexander Finch answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      When I find out, I’ll let you know! 😀

      That said, what makes an engineer successful? Good pay? Working on interesting projects? Having a team working with you? All of these happen basically immediately when you start working and slowly get better as you progress. I just started my career, and I think I’m doing pretty OK 🙂

      I guess the only way you would not be a successful engineer is if you didn’t like engineering very much. It is something you need to enjoy to make you happy!

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      Jessica Marshall answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      The beauty of engineering is there is always more to learn and discover. Which is why I like it! The important things I think is to make sure that everyone on the team is successful, no matter how long they have been an engineer for.
      I am pleased that at work I now show more junior engineers what to do and they work for me on my projects. It is showing me what I do, and don’t, know.

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      Aron Kisdi answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      As long as a piece of string is.

      After uni if you start work straight away you can get chartered in 2-3 years.

      For me success (at the moment) is building an excellent robot that can navigate robustly. I’m working on it.

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