Graduate Electrical and Battery Systems Engineer

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is always ready to support you - whether that’s your supervisor, your tutor or even the Head of Department. They’re busy people and it’s commendable how attentive and responsive they are. The personal ownership and responsibility they have for the course is really inspiring. They put so much effort into running the course and it inspires you to match that effort whilst you’re there.

 

What are your plans now that you’ve finished your course?

I’ve just finished my course, and I’m graduating in a couple months. I have a Graduate Electrical and Battery Systems Engineer job lined up with Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). It’s a two-year long programme comprising of on the job training and learning but also working on live projects in different departments. 

What was your favourite thing about your degree? 

The classroom learning is so interesting and for many of the modules the learning is really hands on. We did lots of lab sessions and group work and I really enjoyed working and interacting with different classmates and building connections with different people. Also, the coursework based on industrial level work helped me gain a proper understanding of the subject. 

Also, the forums for feedback and communicating about the course were great. I worked as a course representative, taking my classmates feedback to my professor. The back-and-forth communication and support they provide is excellent. They’re always happy to listen and help. 

How do you think your time at university will help shape your career? 

I learnt a lot on my course, and I think it’s given me an in depth understanding and hands on learning for what I’ll be doing in my career.  

I also developed some good interpersonal skills. I’ll need to interact with so many people for my job and I’m not really an extrovert naturally, but the course really gave me some good practice for how to communicate and talk to different people and work in a team.  

More specifically the Power Systems module came in useful for the company I’m joining as they focused on what I knew about it, so the learning for this module helped me a lot in getting my first job. 

What has your University of Nottingham experience meant to you?  

My experience was wholesome in all aspects. I made new friends, but I also had a great relationship with my professor, my supervisor, my tutor and my moderator.  

I met so many people - academically they were brilliant, but as people, they’re also very nice. Being an international student, I felt really welcomed. It was a real journey but it’s the people you meet on the journey that’s important, and they were amazing. 

What did you enjoy about your social time here?  

I’m really into my dancing and I got an opportunity to demonstrate Kathak, a classical Indian dance, in front of my peers at our Christmas gathering, which was great. 

I was a part of the University of Nottingham travel society and through that I got to explore other parts of the UK. I did two trips with them to Bath and Cambridge. It was a nice experience because the travel was arranged with at a low cost, and you feel safe travelling around and exploring. Coming to the UK as an international student, we don't know what routes to take when we’re visiting other places in the UK. It takes a little bit of time to figure it out. However, through this travel society it was all prearranged and easy to go along. 

Being an International Student Ambassador, I really enjoyed meeting and interacting with new people from the university, potential incoming students and their parents.  

What advice would you give someone considering studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering? 

Be open minded. There are a wide number of modules to choose from. You can explore different subject matter in the Autumn and Spring terms. 

Also explore the workspaces around campus. Try and visit every lab during your dissertation period. You’ll learn a lot by exploring, working in new spaces and speaking with different people and they’re all interesting spaces to visit.  

How has the Faculty of Engineering supported you? 

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is always ready to support you - whether that’s your supervisor, your tutor or even the Head of Department. If you contact them with a query, they’re always very supportive and they'll reply to you. They’re busy people and it’s commendable how attentive and responsive they are. The personal ownership and responsibility they have for the course is really inspiring. They put so much effort into running the course and it inspires you to match that effort whilst you’re there.