Career Trip to Heathrow Airport

"On Monday 2nd June, 29 students and I had the amazing opportunity to go on an engineering trip to Heathrow Airport to learn about the many different parts of the aviation industry. It was a fantastic experience where I gained loads of knowledge that I know will help me in the future. Not only did I get a glimpse into the incredibly complex world of engineering, but I also discovered just how many different career paths exist within it. For example, I never would’ve guessed how much thought and design goes into something as simple as an armrest. After speaking to the team behind a 3D printing company working in aerospace, I learned all about the process of “overengineering” small parts to meet exact standards—and it was way more interesting than it sounds!