Internship Diary Week 8, the Last Week!

Posted by David Albers on August 13, 2011 | 3 Comments

This week was my last week of working. I helped put together a laser keyboard. It is a lot bigger than the Voice Switches I worked on earlier. Also, I got to go to meetings about future software plans. That was interesting because I’ve never seen that part of development.

I’ve learned a lot here and have gotten some good experience. Engineering is obviously a large field with many different types of work. I’ve been a part of visiting clients, testing software, and building products. All of this experience is important when you’re like me and determining what you will be doing with the rest of your life within a few years!

It’s also been awesome to help build something that will really help someone else. In most jobs you’re usually providing a service to other people. There aren’t many--in my opinion--in which you do something that is really going to help someone and make their lives a little better.

When I started, I didn’t know much about building electronics and I definitely had no experience in it. Now, I know way more than I did when I started. I probably wouldn’t have gotten that knowledge in a classroom, either.

Working here has been enjoyable and rewarding. It’s been enjoyable because I like engineering and electronics. It’s been rewarding because of what I’ve learned and because I’ve been a part of helping others.