More than just 9-5
Josiah
Experience Information
Employer: Disher
Job Title: Electronics Engineering Intern
Major: Electrical Engineering
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: Yes
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
Disher is an engineering consulting company. It has specialized in mechanical engineering for most of its history, and has just recently started an electronics division. It is a medium sized company of about 100 people. It works with companies in many industries including automotive, office furniture and consumer products as well.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
While at Disher I was able to work on many different interesting projects that I cannot describe to thoroughly. I was able to work with a company that makes car visors, on a project that is meant to redefine how visors are made and installed. I also was able to work on a project for a company that makes smart tables as well. There were plenty of smaller projects as well, but these were the two most important and interesting ones.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
I learned a lot in my time at Disher. I continued learning circuit design and considerations that need to be made when building circuits for different industries. I also became a much more competent embedded programmer as well. I learned how to program on multiple different chips solving many different problems.
Favorite Part of the Experience
The favorite part of my experience at Disher was the people. While the work was interesting and I had a good time completing it, the people at Disher are what made the experience great. Everyone here was friendly and helpful and taught me anything that they could.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
Before entering my co-op/internship I was not sure whether being an engineer was what I wanted to do with my life. Working at an engineering company has shown me that engineering goes far beyond what you do in your classes and has shown me that this is a job I really want to pursue.