Our Scholars have the opportunity to work on some interesting, complex and impactful projects during their work placements with their sponsor company.
Read more about their experiences:
Bob
Codasip
"I was intrigued by the projects I had completed, and that lead me to research and find a company that would let me explore it - Codasip was that company."
Nathan
Blighter Surveillance Systems
"During my placement at Blighter, I was responsible for investigating and designing circuitry to bias an RF GaN power amplifier."
Oscar
Renishaw
"I found that the products they were creating really sparked my interest and felt I could understand how what they were creating would help better the future of technology."
Lady
Cadence Design Systems
"I was introduced to a wide range of chip design tools, a professional working environment with experts in their field and very supportive colleagues with the goal of providing the best services to our customers."
Henry
Konrad Technologies
"Throughout my internship I was working on projects and tasks directly for the customer. I had the ability to make a real and significant impact on projects while I was there."
Ethan
EDA Solutions
"I wanted to work in a small team and learn about the whole flow, from setting up machines, licensing, installation and troubleshooting the whole design flow."
Daniel
Cirrus Logic
"Being at a large company meant I would have the chance to interact with top professionals in the field, and have a large resource pool to enable me to operate at my best."
Jack
MAC Ltd
"Having never used VHDL and Vivado before, I was surprised how quickly I got the hang of it, and I have my MAC Ltd mentors to thank for this."
Daisy
CSA Catapult
"CSA Catapult has teams with different specialities such as Photonics and Power Electronics, which meant that I could broaden my knowledge and experience across the spectrum."
Liza
Beko
"I went through with Beko as their project’s outcomes seemed to have the most immediate and fastest impact even for a short-time internship."
Philip
AMD
"AMD's diverse range of offerings, including CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and more, perfectly aligns with my passion for intricate electronics."
Dawid
Renesas Electronics Europe
"With my interests surrounding automotive engineering and passion for programming, Renesas offered me a great opportunity to delve deeper into the world of embedded systems."
Ola
Siemens EDA
"The internship programme offered by Siemens created a possibility to look more in-depth at how the systems-on-chips are operating - the topic that interested me the most."
Kajol
Collins Aerospace
"I was exposed to the field of systems and safety, where I learnt about Model-Based Systems Engineering, requirements management and FMEA"
Abigail
STMicroelectronics
"I chose to do a summer internship at STMicroelectronics because the students get to be involved with real projects within the company."
“The UKESF Workshop was one of a kind. All the talks were very interesting and meeting all the other scholars was great”
UKESF Scholar 2021