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Muhammad - 
Development Manager

Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

About the job

Main responsibilities

Development manager for Pipe Stress Analysis product AutoPIPE

Typical day

- Going through piping standards, papers, journals and publications to get information related to solution of the tasks at hand
- Drafting design specification documents for tasks
- Implementation of the tasks including programming
- Attending to user queries regarding the use of software

What do I enjoy about my job?

- The work that I do
- My colleagues

Challenging aspects

- Sifting through a lot of information to filter required information
- Tight deadlines and schedule
- Responsibility and liability

Why did this area of work appeal to me?

- Involves continuous learning
- Challenging
- Requires problem solving abilities

Skills/qualifications I use in my job?

- Programming
- Basics of structural engineering


Career information

Brief history since leaving University

- Some 6 months time out
- Research software engineer / Development manager with Bentley Systems till date

Where do I see myself in the future?

- An expert in the field of Stress Analysis


Advice to students

My piece of advice to students

- Focus on basics
- Hard work
- Follow your passion
- For the first job, apply for work that you are interested in and take any opportunity that comes your way



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Last updated: 24 Mar 2017