I chose to undertake a placement during my degree to build my experience, using transferable workplace skills to supplement my academic studies. I hoped to use the experience to broaden my skillset and improve my employability, while getting an understanding of where I would like to further my career.
My placement was at the Ministry of Defence working for the Royal Air Force Centre of Aerospace Medicine in the Noise and Vibration Division (NVD) at RAF Henlow.
My job role was an Undergraduate Acoustic Technician. This role is to assist the laboratory manager and contribute to noise and vibration surveys, data processing and to assist in reports for NVD.
The role developed in 2nd term of the placement due to the work I was producing and increasing responsibilities I held, which resulted in me being an independent project manager which is the equivalent to a graduate acoustic consultant level.