We recently caught up with Luke, a Year in Industry student at Frazer-Nash Consultancy, to hear about his experience and get some top tips for Bright Network members to follow in his footsteps.
Name: Luke Adkins
Current Role: Year in Industry Student, Systems Engineer, Requirements & Acceptance Engineer.
University and Degree: Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering with Spacecraft Engineering & IPY, at the University of Southampton.
Explain your role at Frazer Nash and an overview of your key responsibilities
At Frazer-Nash, I have been working in a team of engineers undertaking technical work which included writing requirements, managing databases, and assisting with validation of work. I have also joined a business axis project organising a business conference.
What appealed to you about joining the team at Frazer-Nash?
Frazer-Nash offered a job promoting free thinking and problem solving, both of which are passions and strong skills of mine. They also offer an industry-competitive salary which goes a long way.
What have you enjoyed the most about your role since starting?
I have been listened to and treated as an equal whilst working here. I have also been able to explore all aspects and areas of the business with open arms, something I found to be great for an uncertain person trying to figure out what suits them best..
How would you describe the intern community at Frazer Nash?
There is no great divide between summer interns and year in industry students, graduates, and even established employees, in many ways the teams you work with and the groups you join are your community, and they are there to support you. There have been intern and placement events, including an Insight and Discovery day, organised to meet other intern and placement students across the company, and we also got to meet previous interns and placement students who now work for the company, this allowed for connections to be made and questions to be asked, and it also gave a strong sense of belonging. It is safe to say there will always be someone there for you at Frazer-Nash.
For members considering applying to Frazer-Nash this year, what would your top 3 pieces of advice be for the application/interview process?
- Let the ideas flow and let your creativity shine through, lots of bad ideas are better than no ideas or limited thinking
- There is no such thing as a bad question, so don’t be afraid to question the narrative if given a problem in an interview
- Professionalism is key, it is good to be relaxed but do not become too relaxed or overly confident; a measured response is always advisable.