A day of an engineering intern at Darspec

The beginning of a typical day at Darspec often starts with the coffee maker running and a cup of coffee in hand. Often, correspondences with clients for ongoing projects take top priority, so they are always responded to promptly. The opportunity to be designated as responsible for one's own projects, under the guidance of the chief engineer, and to put one’s communication skills into practice are significant learning advantages at Darspec.

Whether it is continuing with internal projects, conducting research on a topic of interest for an upcoming presentation and publication, or preparing for a potential visit to customer’s site, our interns’ research and writing skills are constantly challenged.

Later, around noon, everyone gathers in the cafeteria to have lunch together, and often, the coffee maker resumes its coffee production.

After lunch, interns often head to the laboratory to perform calibrations and repairs on precision equipment. Sometimes, these calibrations go smoothly, while other times, significant repairs or After lunch, interns often head to the laboratory to perform calibrations and repairs on precision equipment. Sometimes, these calibrations go smoothly, while other times, significant repairs or part replacements are needed. During these events, interns are called upon to use their problemsolving skills, creativity, and judgment, since the difficulty of a modification can vary considerably.

Towards the end of a day at Darspec, finishing tasks are undertaken, either to respond to client communications and/or to make further progress on other assigned projects.